Porn and The Gospel
For the Christian man, pornography use is at an all-time high. The most recent statistics indicate that 51% of all Americans seek out porn. And even though 80% of pastors believe porn use is a massive issue in their church, only 7% say they have a way to help men who desire to live a life of purity. This podcast is for brothers in Christ who are struggling with porn and want to walk in sexual purity. We will explore how the Gospel destroys sexual sin and how a Christian man can leave the shame and guilt of habitual porn use behind and enjoy fellowship with Christ and live a life of purpose. This is a Natural Porn Killer podcast.
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Episodes
Saturday May 14, 2022
Saturday May 14, 2022
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.
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
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 17:9-109 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, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
Saturday May 07, 2022
Saturday May 07, 2022
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 different in everyone's life, but it will most definitely be the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
But what about the life of addiction? It will also bear fruit.
Jeremiah 17:5-6 says... 5 Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. 6 He is like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.
And later in the same chapter...
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, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
Every day we're producing fruit. That fruit comes from being planted and nourished by the Word of God in the presence of Christ. Or it comes from a life wandering in a spiritual desert. That fruit will not provide any nourishment for the man or his family.
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
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 with uncomfortable truths? Has using been an escape to a life of comfort instead of addressing issues that have lingered for months, years, decades?
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
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 in the Word.
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
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 of control if the truth comes out.
You don't think you're desperate, and that's why you stay trapped in the pit of . Let's walk through Psalm 107, 2 Corinthians 4, and Galatians 1 to see, maybe for the first time, that your life of 'peace' is actually one of your greatest enemies.
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
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 demonstrating one of the requirements for freedom from .
But it takes two.
In this podcast episode, we use Psalms 88, Hebrews 10, and 2 Peter 1 to uncover these two requirements and put them in perspective for the man struggling to quit and masturbation forever.
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
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 harmful stories and patterns.
This is a fight we need to fight. This is a fight we must rely on Christ to fight on our behalf.
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
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
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
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 through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Most men immediately think tactical and strategies without taking into consideration the greatest power available to them in this fight - the Gospel. This series is going to examine every aspect of freedom from pornography but with an extreme emphasis on the Word of God. I hope you will find help along your own journey by the grace of God!