Pornography: Slaying the Dragon -audio

praise God for this message, it will set many people free by the power of Jesus Christ

What an excelent sermon, Todd Friel puts marriage, sex and pornography into perspective with such passion.

I agree with Lisa, all men should listen to this.

BTW, does anyone know of a good sermon that deals with keeping sex (within marriage) holy and honorable to God?

Ste

I downloaded this series to my mp3 player, hope to listen to it soon!

I think you duplicated track 2 ( for the 1 & 2 links)
everything else is correct, but track 1 is missing.

I have heard a many positive references to these messages,
Thanks for the links

This was indeed a great message on the issue that has frustrated the purposes of God for so many men.

I can not tell you of a sermon on keeping sex holy yet I can tell you that the Lord God who is Holy has a vehement jealousy for the preservation of the pristine concept of what intimacy should be between husband and wife. There are many preachers out right now that are saying that anything is lawful between spouses when it comes to intimacy. This I believe to be a malicious attack from hell itself.

Hell is vomiting its desires into the undiscerning minds of christian husbands and wives. This causes them to be on a never ending nose to the grind stone pursuit of "hotter" and better intimacy. So much so that they are not able to enjoy what God has given. When a husband can not enjoy intimacy with his wife unless it is done in a method that he saw in a website or rated R movie then, he has allowed his God given libido to be seared with the hot iron of worldly sensuality. Because of this the couple go to church on Sunday but eat and drink from the cup of devils in their bedroom.

I know some might say that is your subjective opinion. Yet I would say that the level of iritation and frustration you one would have with what I am sharing is indeed the level of dominance that the god of this world has over your relationship with you and your spouse as it relates to intimacy.

Men who pursue forms of sex that "feels better" may find themselves in the day of eternity regretting that they allowed Gods original intention for marital sex to be marred by selfish lusts that were fueled by illicit images and memories.

Husbands and wives must remember that their bodies are in fact the temple of the "Holy" Spirit. God has warned that who ever defiles this temple, Him will God destroy. That warning alone should be enough incentive to make us warry of treating our spouses bodies in a way that is dishonorable, even if husband and wife delight in the act.

May marital intimacy always remain true to the original thing that was in the Fathers heart when he gave this most precious gift.

Grace, Grace to you.

Does anyone have the 1st track to this message?
(since they are small, I am going to splice these together for a single message mp3)

Try downloading it again, I downloaded them in order, spliced them together and there didn't seem to be anything missing or duplicated, try to rename them as you download incase the filenames have been duplicated. if all else fails, PM me your email and I'll send it to you.

Ste

brother when you have this message in one mp3 file can you please tell us where we can get it??

i have krispy. i have stated it in multiple of my posts. as a matter of fact, it's the single thing for sure that i know right now that stands between me and God.... have done just about anything from sharing, to accountability etc. will hear the message and return if i need to comment

We can be delivered from a lot of things, but there are some things that God gives us specific direction on how to deal with. It would be nice if God would strip us (I mean men and women) of our natural desire to procreate- but is that practicable? This is not how God deals with this as nice and simple as that would be.

Paul told Timothy to FLEE fornication. This means to RUN. FLEE youthful lusts that war against the soul. This is a 'RUN Forest RUN' type of thing. You are no match for this type of thing.

We are told not to make provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts. We are told blessed is the man that condemneth not himself in the thing that he (she) alloweth. We are told to lay aside every weight. We are told to exercise our senses to discern good and evil. This means using your eyelids among other things. We are told to guard our hearts with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. We are told to have an attitude of shamefacedness (downcast eyes)- that does not look the opposite sex directly in the eyes and face. And many many other practical commands.

For some it will mean setting fire to their modem. For others it may mean to stop watching certain TV programs that start the process of lusting. Lust is a desire that seeks to control you. It is a bottomless pit. The more you feed it the more powerful the thirst. It is never full. The eye is not satisfied with seeing.

Women struggle with pornography also BTW. Generally these types of struggles come in cycles. A pattern. I believe God intervenes in the lives of people or it would not be a pattern at all- it would be a continual downhill slide into perdition. So for some it is a fall down- get up - fall down - get up pattern. In most cases God's grace breaks off the temptation before it totally takes hold. Again, this, I believe, is why it is often a pattern and not a downward progression.

Folk are praying for a deliverance when God already said that for us to be rid of all such temptation we must needs go out of the world. We have to learn what God says about these types of sins and obey the word. DO what it says. If it says not to make provision for the flesh to fulfill it's lusts- ask yourself; would I fall if I got rid of that (whatever 'that' may be)? Have I stepping stones to sin in my life that facilitate me sinning making me easy prey for the enemy? The famous last words of a Christian are, "I can handle this!" They handle it all right.

Everyone would like to be out of the range of the enemy and say, "I can't be tempted with that type of sin." No one is so sanctified that they are not temptable. And when you 'think' you stand- take heed lest you fall. The world is a spiritual minefield. The internet is a spiritual minefield. A person can talk trash like they have the victory one day and the next be thrust into the throes of some temptation. An attitude of, "What's wrong with everyone else?" develops.

So remember- we are not too spiritual to obey the simple teachings of scripture. Paul wrote to a Church in the midst of a lust filled pagan world. His counsel as well as the wrest of God's word will keep us from sin if we so desire. If not- a thousand proven methods would not stop you from being snared.

For some it will mean setting fire to their modem

Is internet filtering software an option, or do they all have password overide options? I can see that they would work for a family, but what about singles?

Great post Robert.

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