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Unwanted Pornography & Other Forms of
Same Sex Attraction Masturbation Sexual & Relational
Addiction Brokenness

Support those who struggle
to grow in their relationship with God

Equip the church about
Equip the church
sexual temptation
to understand the issues and grow in love
and some related issues

Comes from God Comes from Satan
Acknowledges Your Sin Acknowledges Your Sin
Upholds Your Value Attacks Your Value
Drives Your Towards God Drives You Away From God
and His People and His People

Bad Things ≠ Worthless Bad Things = Worthless

GRACE WORKS
Actions ≠ Worth Actions = Worth

1. God says we will
2. We are fallen
3. We live in a fallen world, which influences us
4. We have an enemy, who influences us
5. We have a built-in desire for sex
6. We have a built-in desire to be loved and
valued
7. God gives us the freedom to choose

 King David

1. Physical Consequences
2. Emotional and Relational Consequences
3. Spiritual Consequences

 Truth
– Don’t be deceived
– Know God, know yourself, know your triggers and
how your sin works

 Healthy Relationships
– The only way to receive love and value
– Talk about yourself, confess your struggles

 Guilt and Shame
– Don’t be a slave to the “works” mindset
 Be Encouraged
– It’s normal for Christians to struggle sexually
 Be Rebuked
– God always forgives, but sexual sin still has consequences
 Have Hope
– Sexual struggles can be overcome, but you need truth
(about God, yourself, your struggle) and love/respect
(through healthy relationships/friendships)

1. Lust always promises what it can’t ever deliver
2. God has a heritage of helping sexually troubled people
3. Everything that porn teaches you is a lie
4. Raising children in an ocean of porn
5. “Thou Shalt Not Masturbate” and other things the Bible
doesn’t say
6. Boundaries, burn out, and why putting others first can be
selfish
7. How to renew your mind by taking every thought captive
8. Open questions

 Genesis 3 – Eve lusts over the fruit
 Genesis 25 – Esau lusts over Jacob’s stew
 2 Samuel 13 – Amnon lusts over his half-sister

 Joshua 2, 6 – Rahab
– Matthew 1 - In Jesus’ Line! (Ruth’s Mother-in-Law!)
 Judges 13-16 – Samson
 2 Samuel 11-12 – King David
 John 4 – The Samaritan Woman (at the well)
 John 8 – The Adulteress
 Luke 7 – The Sinful Woman (with the hair and tears)
– John 11 – It’s actually Mary (Martha and Lazarus’ sister)
 1 & 2 Corinthians – The Corinthian Church

 Shelley Lubben
– Former porn star and prostitute
– Got out of the sex industry and became a Christian
– Her story is confronting, but strips away the lies
– www.shelleylubben.com

 The Pink Cross
– Primary aim to reach out to workers in the sex
industry (evangelism and physical care)
– Secondary aim to reach out to porn addicts
– www.thepinkcross.org

 You need to TALK about it!
– Foster an environment where anything and everything is OK to talk about
– They have questions, and if you don’t satisfy them, they’ll go looking for the answers
elsewhere...
– First “serious” sex talk around age 10-12

 PREPARING them is better long-term than shielding them
– Clearly you can’t shield them from everything: bus stops, poster ads, TV commercials, their
friends
– Preparation promotes maturity, responsibility, and growth
– Be wise about timing: you don’t want them to grow up too fast!

 You need to KNOW what they are watching, reading and playing
– Filters are helpful, but not a substitute for involvement in their activities

 Discussion

 Genesis 38:1-11 – Onan treats his dead
brother’s wife like a prostitute
 Leviticus 15:1-18 – Any bodily emissions make
you unclean for a day (even semen, even
during sex)
 Deuteronomy 23:9-11 – Specific case of “wet
dream” but still the same result as Leviticus

 So maybe masturbation isn’t sinful, but lust certainly is:
27 “You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery. 28 But I tell you,
everyone who looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with
her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away.
For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body
to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw
it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your
whole body to go into hell!”

 In my opinion:
– Married: Masturbation has no place in marriage
– Single: Masturbation trains you against healthy sex in marriage
– Regardless: Masturbation tends to addiction
– Maybe not sinful in itself for everyone, but it certainly was for me

My
Responsibility

Someone Else’s
Responsibility

Feelings / Emotions
Attitudes / Beliefs
Behaviours / Actions

Irresponsibility and Immaturity “It’s not my fault, I had no
Avoidance (Blame or Manipulate) choice...”
“If I say ‘No’ then I’m a bad
“It’s not really that bad...”
Selfishly ignore my problems person”
“If they don’t like me, then it must
have been my fault.”

Overworked, Overloaded, and Burnt-out
CRAVE RELIEF!!
Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
ESCAPE INTO SIN!! Selfishly take everyone else’s problems

 Ephesians 4 – “Take off old self, put on new
self, renewing your mind”

 Colossians 3 – “Put off old self, put on new self,
renewed in knowledge”

 2 Corinthians 10 – The apostles “take every
thought captive to obey Christ”

TRIGGER
ACT OUT

Your Brain

TRIGGER
ACT OUT

NEW
Your Brain ACTION

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