Jonathan McKee - Sex Matters

2015 by Jonathan McKee

Published by Bethany House Publishers

11400 Hampshire Avenue South

Bloomington, Minnesota 55438

www.bethanyhouse.com

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Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Ebook edition created 2015

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ISBN 978-1-4412-2904-5

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible , New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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Cover design by Greg Jackson, Thinkpen Design, Inc.

Author is represented by WordServe Literary Group.

Just dont do it isnt enough. Lets face it. Todays young people chronically encounter sexually charged images and messages, but rarely hear the whole story. They are looking for real answers to tough questions, and Sex Matters isnt afraid to tell them the unedited truth. Every teenager with an Internet connection or a phone in their pocket needs to read this book!

Doug Fields, co-founder of DownloadYouthMinistry.com, youth pastor for thirty years at Saddleback & Mariners Church, speaker, and author of 50+ books including Ways to Be Her Hero

As a youth pastor Im so grateful for Jonathan and his straightforward, honest approach to sexuality and the pressures facing students today. The topics addressed and the real-life case studies hit to the heart of where kids are today. This isnt a sanitized, Christianized, moralized just say no approach but a practical approach to whats really pressuring kids today with biblical wisdom for how to succeed. This is one book that every parent, student, and youth pastor needs on their shelf. Sex Matters has been added to my short list of books every parent and student needs to read before leaving middle school... yup, middle school.

Pete Sutton, director of student ministry and middle school pastor, Christ Community Church, St. Charles, Illinois

This could be the most honest and relevant book available for teenagers in your ministry. I wish I had something this honest and helpful in my hands when I was a teenager.

Brooklyn Lindsey, youth minister, Nazarene Youth International and ReThink Group; author, Thoughts
for Junior High and Confessions of a Not - So - Supermodel

There are a lot of potentially embarrassing questions that rattle around the minds of many Christian teenagers when it comes to sex ( How far is too far ? Is masturbation a sin ? stuff like that). Using powerful stories, eye-opening facts, and surprisingly blunt biblical truth, Jonathan McKee answers these kinds of tough questions with the right mix of truth and grace. He gives teenagers a clear path to living a pure life in a sex-saturated world. Get it, read it, and learn how to let your life and light shine in the darkness.

Greg Stier, president, Dare 2 Share (www.dare2share.org)

Sex Matters provides super-helpful, truthful answers to the big questions youve wondered about, but never asked. Way better than anything youll find through a web search.

Scott Rubin, junior high pastor,
Willow Creek Community Church

Every great adventure starts with preparation. Sex is a great adventure! But it requires thoughtful preparation. Jonathan McKees Sex Matters is the perfect tool to prepare you for that journey. Do yourself a favor and spend some time thinking, processing, and preparing for the great adventure of sex.

Josh Griffin, Founder of DownloadYouthMinistry.com
and high school pastor at Saddleback Church