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Sex: Preaching That Oh-So-Delicate Subject

Preaching on the subject of sex is one of the hardest things I do. It would be much easier to dodge it. But there'd be no rescuing people from the devastation of misused sexuality and no leading them to the joy of God's intentions for this gift.
—Bill Hybels

I once had a professor who asked, "How often do you entertain thoughts about prophecy?"

One student answered what most of us thought: "About twice a year—once around Christmas, and again some time around Good Friday when I hear Isaiah 53".

"Okay," the prof replied. "Now, how many times in a given day do you have sexual thoughts?" Silence. The professor had accomplished his purpose. How many times do you hear biblically relevant preaching on human sexuality—something people are thinking about all the time?

That question stuck with me, and when I began ministering with youth, I put his advice to work. After all, what's on the mind of teenagers?

But as I got older, it occurred to me that I was still interested in sexuality, even though I was ...

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