Don’t Miss This Before National Back To Church Sunday
Why should churches address porn instead of avoiding it?
Because the people filling the pews are already struggling. Studies show 68 percent of church-going men view porn regularly, porn is a contributing factor in 56 percent of divorce cases, and a Barna study found 59 percent of married men have sought a pastor's help for it. Yet only 7 percent of pastors have a program. Prayer matters, but men also need a real process for renewing the mind.
National Back to Church Sunday is quickly approaching, September 18 to be exact. Attendance will be expected to increase drastically, and small groups will begin meeting once again. As the church doors open, one by one people will start filing in, bringing their sins of the Summer with them.
Is the church willing and prepared to deal with these issues, or are we going to spend one more year skirting the biggest issue at hand? Porn.
Men who are ready to deal with it can start by learning how to quit porn for good.
Facts About Porn
Recent studies have shown that 68% of church-going men view pornography on a regular basis, and research has cited that porn use spikes over the summer months. Even more startling to me is the fact that in a recent study conducted by the Barna Group, 59% of married men have sought the pastor’s help for porn use.
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While the topic may be uncomfortable to discuss, it is so vitally important! Porn has been listed as a contributing factor in 56% of divorce cases. Sadly, only 7% of pastors acknowledge that they have a program to help those who are struggling.
“Once men know the truth about hell’s master plan, they will find boldness in talking about it.”– Jeremy Wiles, Founder & CEO of KingdomWorks Studios
This epidemic is sweeping the Nation and is silently destroying families while the church turns a blind eye to it. A large majority of pastors are mortified to even think of speaking on such a topic, out of fear of self-exposure or denial that a problem even exists. The solution? “We’ll pray about it.”
Are you kidding me? Don’t get me wrong, prayer is a powerful tool to use. However, when your family is drowning in the sin of your spouse, you need more than that. Porn is an addictive cycle and only through the renewal of the mind can a man be set free, and that is a process.
What starts off as a moral problem, quickly becomes a brain problem.
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The Time Is Now
How many more men are going to have to cry out in silence? How many more wives have to endure the pain and heartbreak? How many more marriages have to be torn apart before we wake up and realize that it is time to tackle this problem head on?
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Sexuality is the war and enemy’s nuclear payload is pornography. Satan is devastating the church and the church doesn’t even know it.
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Writing from personal experience and biblical truth to help individuals and families find healing, restore relationships, and discover the redemptive power of God's grace.
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How many pastors have a porn recovery program?
Only 7 percent of pastors acknowledge that they have a program to help those who are struggling. That gap is striking next to a Barna Group study finding that 59 percent of married men have already sought their pastor's help for porn use. The men are asking. Most churches simply have nothing to hand them when they do, and the silence costs families.
Is pornography a factor in divorce?
Yes. Pornography has been listed as a contributing factor in 56 percent of divorce cases. That number is exactly why the silence is so expensive. While the subject stays uncomfortable to name from a pulpit, families quietly come apart, and the spouse sitting in the pew carries the weight of it without anyone in the church knowing there is a war going on at home.
Why can't a man just stop looking at porn?
Because it stops being purely a matter of willpower. What starts off as a moral problem quickly becomes a brain problem, and porn settles into an addictive cycle that resolve alone does not break. Only through the renewal of the mind can a man be set free, and that is a process rather than a single decision. Men do not need to try harder. They need to learn how to fight.
How can our church start addressing pornography?
Put it on the calendar instead of on the prayer list alone. Offer a small group study on porn addiction for your men, and a study for married couples alongside it. Soul Refiner exists to supply exactly that, and it can be a life-changing investment for individuals, couples, and whole congregations. A church does not need a resident expert to begin the conversation.
How many church-going men view porn?
Recent studies show that 68 percent of church-going men view pornography on a regular basis, and research has found that porn use spikes over the summer months. So when attendance surges in September, a large share of the men filing through the doors are carrying a private struggle in with them, and nearly all of them assume they are the only one.
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