Porn and The Gospel

Psalms 3:1-4 1 O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 2 many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah 3 But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. 4 I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Count Your Enemies: 1. Your flesh 2. The influence of the world 3. The Great Accuser and Liar What are t...

How do you quit for good? Your mind is either a weapon or an enemy. You decide. In this episode, we'll walk through specific thoughts from God's Word on how the mind is used to either remember and rejoice in God or forget His goodness and steadfast love.

What is hypocrisy? When I live or act in contradiction to who I portray myself to be. I remembered how subtle this can be this past Friday night. Learn from my hypocrisy and change your own path. Jeremiah 17:9-10 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? 10 “I the Lord search the heart and test the mind,[ b ] to give every man according to his ways, ac...

What does it mean that The Way (Jesus) is Unstoppable. It means that when you have submitted to the rule and reign of Christ in your life, you will bear fruit in keeping with the truth. Mark 4:20 "But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold." What is that fruit? Its practical outworking will look...

The way is not only uncommon, but it's also uncomfortable. What does it mean to choose The Way over comfort in this life? In this episode, we'll look at several passages that demonstrate that the Way of Christ...a life with Christ...does not mean one pursuing the most comfortable life here. We have a different Way. We are seeking things to come. In what ways has been used to keep you from dealing...

Jesus said He is the Way... What does it mean for Jesus to be THE WAY not only to eternal life with the Father but to a life of fruitful service here on earth? First, it is an uncommon life. The problem with many men today is our desire to follow Jesus...but do it our way. But the life of freedom from is anything but common. In this episode 1 of 3, we'll break down what the uncommon way looks like...

Psalm 107 shows us what desperate men do in desperate situations. They call out to God. But one of the biggest challenges...your greatest enemy...is that you don't believe your life of is a desperate situation. You've managed to hide it and lie about it so long, that it's a part of your life. But in the back of your mind, you believe it can come unraveled at any moment...your life can spiral out o...

When I speak with Christian men about quitting forever, one of the first things we discuss is their past. We talk about the real struggle that is involved in Christian men leaving behind...not just for a day or a week or a month...but forever. Many times this has been going on for decades. That's not unusual. At this point in our discussion, it's important for them to know that they are demonstrat...

Why do good Christian men say trapped in The Circle of Insanity for decades and decades? There is a pattern...the building blocks of sexual addiction...that robs the Christ-follower of usefulness and fruit-bearing for the kingdom. But there is hope. In this episode, we are going to begin walking through each step of the circle of insanity and some practical steps we can begin to identify our harmf...

In this episode, we are exploring some important concepts a man needs to understand on the road to recovery. We'll talk about... The Circle of Insanity - Why You’re Stuck The Resistance - Fear and Lies - what holds us back How we shrink the Cross The Wall Robert Sternberg's Triangulation of Love Do You Want To Get Well? The Importance of a Band of Brothers Your assignments

This is #1 in a series for Christian men who want to be completely free from pornography addiction. In this episode, we will discuss the following: 1. How to achieve success throughout this series 2. We live by a code 3. The journey ahead 4. This is War 5. This is Deep 6. Freedom requires Commitment If you're a follower of Christ struggling with , I want you to know that you can experience freedom...

Our Mission is Simple God has commanded us to put to death whatever is sinful in us and set our minds on things above where Christ is seated in victory. Colossians 3:1-5 It is a very similar command that God gave King Saul, and yet he believed that partial obedience was good enough for God. Where in your life...and in my life...are we holding on to sin and pretending that God doesn't care? For a l...

As men...as God's people...we are always doing something or not doing something based on WHO we believe ourselves to be. God's people throughout history have struggled with their identity. And because of this, they struggled with sin. In this episode, we will look at how Israel's request for a king to look 'like all the other nations' was not only a rebellion against God, but it was a refusal of t...

1 Samuel paints a sobering picture of God's people...even His judge Eli...taking His Word lightly. The result is disastrous for the people. But God raises up Samuel who ministers before the Lord and grows in both stature and in favor with God and the people (sounds familiar). But Samuel's word is not enough...the people must suffer a humiliating defeat by their enemies before they repent, put away...

Do your prayers reveal.... I live in comfort and ease as far as the eye can see...I am content to offer the customary prayers of a comfortable Christian. I live as if I were in an orphanage where my father is absent and he will not hear my cries or answer my calls to Him. I live in desperate need of my Father's help. My cry of prayer is a cry of faith and arises because I believe God is a Father w...

1 Thessalonians 3:1-5 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we...

You and I don't have much time. In fact, we don't know the day or hour we will draw our last breath. Yet we live as if we are never going to die. Never going to meet Christ face to face and give an account of how we spent our lives. In this episode, I want to remind you of the urgency with which we must live our lives. We cannot afford to waste another day, week, month, year, or decade on and mast...

YOU and I need to receive this Word if we desire it to Work in us. 1 Thessalonians 2:13: And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.

If you are a true follower of Jesus Christ, Paul charges you to 'walk in a manner worthy of God.' (1 Thessalonians 2:12) What does that look like? What does it mean? In this episode, I point to three imperatives for every man who wants to live a significant life for Christ...for the man tired of his addiction to and masturbation...for the man who desires to walk in a manner worthy of God.

There is a Psalm I love that says: "So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." Psalms 90:12 Numbering our days is just a way of remembering that life is short and we're not guaranteed tomorrow. John Piper says great wisdom...life-revolutionizing wisdom...comes from thinking about these things from time to time. I like to think of the end of a year like the end of a lifetime...

Galatians 5:17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. “Sin is always acting, always conceiving, always seducing and tempting. Who can say that he had ever anything to do with God or for God, that indwelling sin had not corrupted what he did? Do y...

This is a tough question for most men. In this episode, I'll help you think through this important issue. Hebrews 11:23-29 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosin...

The stories you tell yourself and believe have the ability to either keep you trapped in the Circle of Insanity or bring you freedom in Christ. Choose wisely. In Christ, I am accepted … John 1:12 — I am God’s child John 15:15 — As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ Romans 5:1 — I have been justified 1 Corinthians 6:17 — I am united with the Lord, and I am one with Him in spirit 1 Corinthian...

What does it take to be done with forever? In this episode, we'll discuss the faith that walks with you through all of life's issues and struggles, and obstacles...including .

The power to overcome pornography in your life comes down to your ability to do three things: 1. Look back 2. Look ahead 3. Look deep In this episode, we're going to see how the writer of Hebrews encouraged his struggling church (and US) to do this very thing.