Overcoming a Porn Addiction (Part 1): Episode 691
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Getting real about the dangers of pornography, plus Joe Rigney on winning the war against lust, and spouse-hunting in a different culture.
Featured musical artist: Lara Landon
Roundtable: When Pornography Controls You (Part 1)
According to Barna, over 60% of Christian men say they’ve viewed pornography within the last month. But before you ladies start pointing fingers, statistics also show that an increasing number of Christian women are falling prey to sexualized content and entertainment, whether online pornography or more subtle and insidious offerings like the Fifty Shades franchise. With such a pervasive problem, how can people find true freedom? In part one of a two-week discussion, our panel shares their stories of pornography addiction and the sad and sneaky ways the culture enables sexual bondage.
Culture: It All Begins With Lust
When Joe Rigney was first exposed to pornography, he never imagined it would lead to a decade-long addiction. But once he gave sexual sin a chance, it settled in his heart for the long haul. When Joe got engaged and was on the verge of jumping into full-time ministry work, he experienced a big wake-up call. In this insightful conversation, he explains how choosing obedience started him on the long road to freedom.
Inbox: Cross-Cultural Spouse Search
She’s just moved to a new continent and is looking for a church to meet guys. However, she feels like her chances of finding a mate in her new home are slim. In such a scenario, what can she do? Lisa Anderson weighs in.
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| 1:01.8 | Boundless show. Hey, everyone, and welcome to this week's episode of The Foundless Show, Lisa Anderson, here with you and a little preview of what we have coming up after our roundtable. |
| 1:19.3 | Later on for our inbox, we have a woman who just moved from one continent to another and feels like her chances of finding a spouse are pretty slim. |
| 1:28.6 | But I'm going to weigh in with some thoughts and hopefully some encouragement for her on making the most of her new home. And then for |
| 1:34.5 | our culture segment, Pastor Joe Rigney is going to share part of his story of winning the war |
| 1:39.8 | against lust. Also a powerful story of overcoming addiction to pornography and specifically just |
| 1:46.5 | kind of where we are in our culture related to this. He is a pastor. He's done a lot of work in |
| 1:52.4 | this area in a number of different spheres. And so stay tuned for that. But here we are for our |
| 1:57.8 | roundtable. And we thought we would kind of take it real, practical, |
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