Sex Sex Sex

Caught your attention didn't I? In Hollywood, sex sells. That's why there's this need to include sex scenes and profanities in most, if not all movies. Having to teach a class of teenagers on this subject was quite a bit of a challenge when you have a twelve year old boy in your class who shooked his head when asked if everyone in class know something about sex. So I had to explain where babies came from. I suppose now they understood that babies were not found in dustbins nor was it the work of a stork in the middle of a rainy night.

I really enjoy teaching in small but interactive groups, especially teens and college students. In this particular class, I start by asking where babies come from. I asked which came first; the egg or the chicken. So kids are smarter nowadays with the internet age (or should I say more informative). Their answer were quick and resounding … chicken. I asked why they thought so? Without missing a beat, they said God made chicken first (I think I was the one to tell them so in one of my Sunday sermons). So I asked them to pretend for a while that they are not Christians and to answer the question based on logic. Now, what was the response? Silence. Ahh... I got them. The answer of course is still the same. The chicken came first cos you need a chicken brood (sitting on the egg) in order for the egg to hatch. From here the lesson began and I got their attention. Maybe it's not me. Maybe it's the topic that got their attention. Anyway, couple of things I taught in this particular class based on the Fall of man in the Garden of Eden. After all the preliminaries and context, sex begins first with...

1. The mind.
2. The conversation.
3. The sight.
4. The touch.
5. The crossing of the line.

What I was doing was to help them establish a boundary as to what they think they can or cannot allow when it comes to matters regarding sex. So that's their homework they have to submit by Sunday as they consult with their parents.

I had loads of fun teaching this subject. In today's context (with the influence of the internet, Hollywood and especially the Korean movie industry) I see the youth letting down their guard not knowing they are hurting themselves and others. I think church is a safe place for youth to have dialogues on issues and the subject of sex being one of them. How else are they going to get the right and proper information? From Hollywood? From their peers who are just as uninformed? God's word is truth. And if the church don't teach it, how will they know?

According to God's word, in the last days many shall fall away and turn to ungodliness. One of the main reason is because of the the church. In the book of Revelation, there's this church called the “harlot of Revelation”. It has the form of a godliness but denying its power. It's a place of entertainment, a brand and it's consumer based. In order to thrive, the church must cater to the demands of the consumers, the church goers. Here's where the compromise and the thinning out of the church begin (and it began since centuries ago). Church is a gift from God. It's an extended family. But never lose sight of what church truly is. Let me remind us today that church is still a place of prayer, of worship, of upholding one another and especially a place where the Word is being taught. On these we must not compromise or side lined with programs. Our youth need help and guidance. Let the Word of God be a "lamp unto their feet and a light to their path". My exhortation today ... parents, get serious and get real. Your children will come under your influence not for always. There'll come a time when they will be on their own to discover their own paths. Whatever influence you have on them now, set the example yourselves. If you reckon church as important and you actually walk the talk, they will develop the same culture. But if church is secondary and everything else comes first, someday you will have to pay a price for this. After all, we do reap what we sow. This age we are living in is rather scary. Ungodliness abounds. Morality erodes alarmingly as time passes. Our safety is in God and in His church. Let us all take heed. God bless.