The Falls Church Sermon Series Sunday, March 01, 2026 | The Rev. Dr. Sam Ferguson | "Ten Rules for Life | Seventh Commandment: Do Not Commit Adultery" | Exodus 20:14
Mar 2, 2026
A sermon exploring the Seventh Commandment and its relevance in a hypersexual, lonely age. Discussion of adultery’s societal and personal consequences and why marriage is protected. Talks about sex as covenant cement and warnings from Proverbs. Covers how people might respond to the law and three promises: forgiveness, reformation, and ultimate fulfillment in Christ.
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Sex Is Cement For Marriage
- Sex is a gift designed to seal permanent marriage, not to spice up temporary relationships.
- The Rev. Dr. Sam Ferguson compares sex to super glue or cement that binds a lifelong covenant and warns casual use tears apart family and society.
More Sexual Freedom, Less Deep Connection
- Greater sexual freedom in Western culture has coincided with more loneliness, fragile relationships, and falling birthrates.
- Ferguson calls this ironic: more sexual opportunity but less deep connection and fewer children, signaling harmful fruit from misuse of a gift.
Proverbs Father Warns Against Adultery's High Cost
- Proverbs is portrayed as a father's passionate warnings about adultery's cost: reputation, finances, and even life.
- Ferguson reads Proverbs 6 describing burning clothes and walking on hot coals as vivid metaphors to deter adultery.
