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Sexual Integrity: Sexual Addictions

A topic guide covering dating, relationships, premarital sex, sexual addictions, gender and sexual identity, and more.

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Overcome Porn: The 40 Day Challenge

Learn how to quit porn and boost your recovery with Overcome Porn: The 40 Day Challenge.

CovenantEyes

Covenant Eyes helps you live porn-free with confidence.
 

Fight the New Drug

We know porn can be difficult to talk about, and that’s something we’re trying to change! Here, you’ll be able to find all of the tips you need to successfully navigate a conversation about porn with your partner, child, sibling, parent, friend, or your neighborhood mail person. Let’s get talking about porn!

6 Types of a Sex Addict (Know The Types)

There are six different types of a sex addict. The more you know about what type you are, the more successful you can be in recovery. Dr. Doug Weiss takes a look at each type, what the associated sex addiction is, and what behaviors go along with that type of addict.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwBWBySG67g

Perspectives

Every Woman's Battle

Your sexual needs are far different from your man's. And they may be more dangerous. When does an affair begin? Not with the first forbidden touch...but with the first forbidden thought. Unexpectedly, you find yourself enjoying a powerful emotional bond with another man. You feel like you matter to someone again. And the door you thought was locked so firmly-the door to sexual infidelity-is suddenly ajar. The only way women can survive the intense struggle for sexual integrity is by guarding not just your body, but your mind and heart as well. Every Woman's Battle can help you learn to do that. Using real-life stories and examples from her own struggle, Shannon Ethridge helps women like you-whether married, engaged, or planning to marry someday--to: ·     Understand the four unique components of female sexuality ·     Discern the common myths that keep women standing in the line of fire ·     Design a new defense to protect every aspect of your life ·     Cultivate an unimaginable level of intimacy with your husband or husband-to-be ·     Develop an affair with the one and only Lover who will truly satisfy your innermost desires: Jesus Christ   Written in the honest style of the best-selling Every Man Series but with a uniquely female perspective, Every Woman's Battle will lead you on a lifelong path to true joy and fulfillment--sexually, emotionally, and spiritually.   Includes a comprehensive workbook for individual or group study.

Stormproof Men

We live in a sex-saturated culture. Yet the believer in Jesus also lives under the authority of God and His Word. Culture says, "Explore and enjoy your sexuality." The Bible says, "Flee sexual immorality." Can a believer experience sexual purity when everything around him says to indulge and enjoy it? The Bible says yes In this book, Dr. Roger Fankhauser will help you: -See the resources God provides for you to experience purity. -Discover that God promises a "way of escape" when you face temptation. -Discover that the secret to experiencing purity is not self-effort but drawing on the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit. -See the value of positive goals for our purity beyond "flee immorality." -Discover five simple principles to move toward those positive goals. -Discover the greatness of God's grace, which is greater than any sexual sin you committed prior to your salvation or any after your salvation as a believer. With a healthy view of God and the resources He provides, you can experience the purity God desires for you. You can do it.

Finally Free

If you have struggled personally against the powerful draw of pornography, or if you have ever tried to help someone fighting this battle, you know how hard it is to break free. But real freedom isn't found by trying harder to change. Nor is it found in a particular method or program. Only Jesus Christ has the power to free people from the enslaving power of pornography. In Finally Free, Dr. Heath Lambert, a leader in the biblical counseling movement, lays out eight gospel-centered strategies for overcoming the deceitful lure of pornography. Each chapter clearly demonstrates how the gospel applies to this particular battle and how Jesus can move readers from a life of struggle to a life of purity. If you or someone you care about is fighting this battle, there is good news: No matter how intense or long-standing the struggle, Jesus Christ can, will, and does set people free from the power of pornography. "I've read just about every Christian book on the topic of pornography. Finally Free is now the number one book I will recommend to pastors, counselors, strugglers, and those who love them. - Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Biblical Counseling Coalition; Author, Sexual Abuse: Beauty for Ashes "This book is richly biblical, soundly Christian, and centered in the gospel. Christians should read it and quickly pass it to others. It will be of enormous help to pastors, youth ministers, college ministers, and the Christians of all ages struggling against the tide of our pornographic age." - R. Albert Mohler Jr., president Southern Baptist Theological Seminary  

Conquer Series: The Battle Plan for Purity

The Conquer Series ... is a cinematic teaching series that offers men proven principles and practical tools to break free from pornography.

A Christian Woman's Guide to Breaking Free from Pornography

This book is a resource created in response to numerous pleas for help from young girls and women alike regarding their struggle with sexual addictions. Although it is one of the largest issues facing today's Church, pornography addiction is also one of the largest secrets in the Church, especially among women. We aim to open the door to confession and conversation among women in the Body of Christ who feel as though they are alone in this struggle. Within its chapters you will find...* Relevant statistics that demonstrate the influence of pornography in modern media* Encouraging testimonies from women who have overcome their addiction by the unfailing grace and mighty power of Christ* And various strategies for resisting temptation in order to break free from pornography. Overcoming sexual addiction is not an overnight process, but one that requires a commitment to die to selfish desires each and every day, and take on the nature and purity of Christ. If you take the information presented in this book to heart, you will find yourself well equipped for the journey.

Breaking the Silence

He Lived a Secret Life for years. A respected pastor, husband, and father, Bernie Anderson battled behind closed doors with pornography and sexual addiction. Exposed to pornography early in life, he was held captive by the addiction until he allowed God to transform his life. It is a problem not often spoken about in the Christian community, yet pornography and sexual addiction are devastating countless Christian homes. To help others avoid it or break free from its stronghold, Anderson tells his personal story of torment, hope, and the God who changes lives. Offering insight, encouragement, and resources, Breaking the Silence boldly reveals the truth about this addiction and how you can protect yourself and your family from the dangers of pornography. Book jacket.

The Dangers of Pornography | REAL TALK WITH A PASTOR

This video digs deep into the science of how it actually rewires our brain, and how you can experience freedom from porn.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-laTjlk2_zM

Steps to overcome pornography | REAL TALK WITH A PASTOR

This video discusses practical tools that you can use to overcome addiction to porn.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFIBtoPbcgM