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The Real Marriage Podcast

Afraid of Sex

The Real Marriage Podcast

Mark Driscoll

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.7919 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

A lot of what’s talked about in the church around sex is that it is dirty, wrong, and gross, so, save it for the one you love. Mark and Grace talk about how married couples can undo a sense of fear and shame around sex.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New  21 Day Journey - 25% off your first month Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So why do you think it is, if a kid grows up in church, why do you think it is that there's such a, so much of what's talked about sexually is all that we're against, all that's wrong?

0:11.0

Because they're trying to keep their kids from having sex.

0:14.0

And that's not the goal. The goal is that they would have a healthy marriage.

0:18.0

And so the goal is not, our kids are not having sex because if they're married.

0:23.5

One, I think a lot of married people don't have healthy sex, and so they also impart that

0:31.0

onto their kids.

0:32.6

Well, hey, thanks for tuning in to the Real Marriage Podcast.

0:35.6

Pastor Mark Driscoll here.

0:37.3

Really honored to have you

0:38.7

join us. And today's episode is a special one. It was recorded in front of a live studio

0:44.7

audience at the Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, where we live and minister. And at the very

0:50.8

end of this event, we took some impromptu questions. And today's is basically,

0:56.3

how do you undo a sense of fear and shame arounding sex? Because maybe you've been taught

1:04.2

that it's dirty, nasty, vile, and wrong. So save it for the one you love. Or maybe you have

1:09.1

some abuse in your past. Or maybe just one of you thinks that sex is a little bit gross.

1:14.1

If we're honest, we've all had these thoughts at times

1:16.9

and some of us still struggle with them.

1:18.4

So I hope you enjoyed this episode,

1:21.6

and let us know when all is said and done,

1:24.1

how administered to you.

1:27.7

We're gonna take a couple of your most intimate questions

1:31.0

and grace will answer them while I pray for her.

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