Pure Victory Podcast

Welcome to episode #210! This week, Matt and Braden talk about the connection between financial things and sexual immorality.  We are given the choice between life & death, between blessing and cursing.  God implores us to choose life. There is no grey area. When we are not walking with God and walking in sin, there will be physical and spiritual ramifications. Choosing life and walking in the...

Welcome to episode #209! This week, Matt and Braden talk about P. Diddy, Kanye and Bill Hybels and the things that they were a part of, the loss of some of their reputations and the lessons we can pick up from them.  We need to be careful with how much faith we put into people.  We don’t know what is happening behind closed doors for those who have a platform. Eventually things will come out and b...

Welcome to episode #208! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Sam Black about his book “Healing the church” and equipping church leaders on how to talk about sexual brokenness in the church. Pornography is undermining every ministry in the church. The average age for first exposure is 8-12 and so our children’s ministries are being impacted by pornography whether we recognize it or not. If we don’...

Welcome to episode #206! This week, Matt and Braden speak with Elizabeth Good - CEO and founder of Foundation United and author of “Speak the Unspeakable”. Elizabeth grew up loving her family and church and those are a huge part of her purpose.   The enemy attacked her family from a young age but the Lord has helped her not lose her fight for staying in her purpose and destiny. She faced death and...

Welcome to episode #205! This week, Matt and Braden talk again with Jonathan Daugherty from BeBroken Ministries about what happens when a couple goes through a betrayal and what do they do? Ask a question Have a question you'd like answered live on an episode? Send a voice recording of your question to braden@familylifecanada.com or matt@restoredministries.ca. Share this with your friends Who do y...

Welcome to episode #204! This week, Matt and Braden talk with John Daugherty from Be Broken Ministries about grace based models for recovery.  Grace is not opposed to effort.  Our effort doesn’t earn anything from God. But we need to put in effort for recovery. There is nothing that we can do that will make God love us more or less. We need to understand that our identity, our value and worth cann...

Welcome to episode #203! This week, Matt and Braden talk about fighting our battles with a focus on resilience and the importance of resilience and endurance in battles against sexual sin and life in general. In battles, we need to think in short terms.  It isn’t always easy to think in the short term especially when we don’t want to do hard things or particular tasks. We just see the big, overwhe...

Welcome to episode #202! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Mike Novotny about his new book: “Taboo: Topics Christian’s should be talking about but don’t”. God has taken Mike’s shameful sin and used it to give Jesus glory.  The devil is the father of lies. He wants us in secret and in the quiet. When we are transparent about what we’re going through, often people will react differently than we e...

Welcome to episode #200! This week, Matt and Braden talk about a different perspective when you are feeling H ungry, A ngry, L onely, T ired or S tressed.  When you go through trials, don’t just avoid the trial to avoid sin, but rather ask how you can use it to mature.  We need to realize that when we are simply pursuing comfort rather than being at peace in the discomfort, that is a worldly respo...

Welcome to episode #199! This week, Matt and Braden talk about the importance of good, healthy friendships in your life and how they can correlate with overcoming sexual sin. God designed us to be in community It’s important to have a church family if you are a follower of Jesus. Family connections and friendships are central to our spiritual, physical and mental health. We need people in our life...

Welcome to episode #197! This week, Matt and Braden talk about social media. When you’re looking at social media, remember you’re looking at the highlight reel.  It can be easy to compare and we feel bad about ourselves or where we are in life. It creates a nasty cycle. The emotions are negative, we are filled with longing and our relationships can become passive. If the full extent of your relati...

Welcome to episode #196! This week, Matt and Braden dive in to porn and how it is the biggest internal threat within the church. Porn and sexual addiction is only taboo if we don’t talk about it.  When it is time to address something uncomfortable in the church, it doesn’t get brought up because it’s not comfortable. When it comes to caring for the sheep, they will be fed healthy stuff, but any wo...

Welcome to episode #195! This week, Matt and Braden answer a question about healing from the imprints of your childhood.  You Are Not Alone Everyone has the influence of their childhood. It can be difficult to break away from certain imprints that happened to you. You need to have compassion for yourself as there are good things that came from your childhood. For the things that we want to change...

Welcome to episode #194! This week, Matt and Braden talk about deliverance and what it means for us. You have to take ownership of your own life.  The devil can tempt, lie, and entice us but he cannot force us to do anything. We have full control and choice in our lives. He will try and get us to make certain choices. The more we make a choice towards something, the more we are in agreement with t...

Welcome to episode #192! This week, Matt and Braden talk about rationalizations and justifications that we use to go to sexual sin. We need a different perspective.  We often blame other people or circumstances to justify our behaviour. Throughout scripture there is a whole different perspective on situations. When we bring things to God, we are able to replace it with truth and it reveals your he...

Welcome to episode #192! This week, Matt and Braden talk about coming up to the line of things we maybe shouldn't be involved in - where the line is and why we need to be aware of it so we don't straddle it. It's the little things that start us down the path of damaging behaviour.   It could be small visuals you see on YouTube or social media that you keep coming back to because of the dopamine ru...

Welcome to episode #191! This week, Matt talks with Walter Perez on the importance of community and allowing others to help you in your journey to be porn-free. Jesus gives you what you need before he gives you what you want.    Walter prayed for one thing, but God knew what it was that he needed. Before Jesus heals the man lowered into the room by his friends, he forgave his sins. He does heal hi...

Welcome to episode #188! This week, Matt and Braden talk about endurance and pushing through in your journey to becoming and remaining porn-free. You can pick up the word of God and seek the Comforter.   This is a way to persevere through the discomfort. As you seek Him, God will meet you. Jesus had to persevere as well - when he was tempted by Satan, he responded with the Word of God each time. W...

Welcome to episode #187! This week, Matt invites his wife Louise to replace Braden as co-host. They talk to Elisha and Katie from Now That We're A Family on how their decision to go smart-phone free affected sexual temptation, family time, and more. Be aware of potential open doors Elisha knew that any potential porn consumption in his life would come through his phone. Apart from sexual temptatio...

Welcome to episode #186! This week, Matt and Braden talk about key changes to make in our lifestyle and mindsets to achieve and maintain freedom from porn. Think about what to do, not what not to do. When we constantly think about not doing something, we end up thinking about doing something. Our brain can't have no thoughts going through it. So rather than focusing on the desires of the flesh and...

Welcome to episode #185! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Mark, who went through Pure Freedom Journey and 1:1 Coaching with Matt. Mark's story of redemption is incredible. Abuse and neglect at a young age Mark was physically and sexually abused as a child, both of which confused him. The sexual abuse was a violation, but because it felt good, he was left confused wondering about who and what h...

Welcome to episode #184! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Mitch London (founder of Just Add Wilderness) about spiritual maturity and discipleship. What is spiritual maturity?  Spiritual maturity begins with the introduction to who Jesus is and continues into the pursuit of becoming who he has called us to be - like him. Not a lot of people became disciples back in the day. There is a big cost...

Welcome to episode #183! This week, Matt and Braden answer more listener questions about betrayal trauma, dry spells, fasting, the love of God and more! Creating safety and security takes time and understanding. Remember that when you are the one who confesses, you knew it was coming. You feel more free and more at peace. However, your spouse is in turmoil. They are at the beginning of the process...

Welcome to episode #182! This week, Matt and Braden answer some of your questions. This weeks questions focus around 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 and shame and identity. If the biblical command is to you, it's to YOU.  We need to be reading scripture within its context and understand who the audience is. If it is addressed to husbands/men, it is for husbands/men, if it’s addressed to wive...

Welcome to episode #181! This week, Matt and Braden talk about when is a good time to ask for outside help when we are battling addiction. Look at your motivations and scepticisms for reaching out.  Family upbringing can be a big factor for reaching out. If your family didn’t talk about things or share deep inner hurts because there was ridicule or criticism, that will contribute to your wiring an...