HELP! I want to fight lust.
HELP! I want to fight lustRaynald III
Christians who look at pornography regularly
Why does he need to fight lust? What happens if he doesnt?Cost
to your Christian lifeHinders fellowship with GodStifles prayer
lifeCan leads to more sin/worse sinDecreases self-control in other
areasIt enslaves youCauses depression, anxiety, irritabilityCost to
the churchChurch needs leaders and a new generation to rise
upHinders your fellowship and openness with other believerCost to
your family and wifeSpiritual distance (even if not
caught)Emotional distance (even if not caught)Pain caused to
spouseLost trust and respectDistorts your view of normal sexCost to
your neighbourCauses eyes to wander in real lifePerson in the
pornographic image is your neighbour. Love them? Every woman is
made in the image of God and is someone for whom Christ diedNot
praying for non-Christians? Less focussed on your mission on
earth.Cost to your SaviourEvery sin that you commit is laid on
Christ
How not to fight lust
How to fight lust start with the GospelAwareness of our sin and
how offensive it is to GodAwareness of our inability to turn from
sin ourselvesAwareness that God has forgiven our sin and does not
count it against usAwareness that God is transforming us to be like
his Son Jesus Christ, and he is the one who does this work,
although he uses our effortsHeath Lambert Finally Free
Josh Harris Sex isnt the problem, lust is
StrategiesSorrowRadical measuresAccountabilityThe word of
GodBible passages that can be helpful in the battleProverbs 5-71
Corinthians 6:9-20Colossians 2:20-3:17Ephesians 5:3-151
Thessalonians 4:3-6StrategiesSorrowRadical
measuresAccountabilityThe word of GodRun to JesusPsalm 16:11You
make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is
fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Romans 15:13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as
you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power
of the Holy Spirit. Jude 24-25To him who is able to keep you from
falling and to present you before his glorious presence without
fault and with great joy to the only God our Saviour be glory,
majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before
all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
