Dirty Little Secret
We hear about it but we don’t talk about it.
We see it, but we don’t.
It’s all around us but it’s not.
What is it…..
There is not a lot of talk in general about sex in the Church and for teens the most obvious answer is just don’t do it.
We are called to handle the situation more than just this.
Sexual Immorality covers every sexual sin possible, examples, porn, adultery, masturbation, lust, prostitution and well you get the point.
If you think this is a matter that is dealt with outside of Church, think again.
On average…
The average age a student first looks at pornography is 11.
90 % of teens 8-16 have viewed a porn site (most while doing homework).Christians who said pornography is a major problem – 47%.
Regularly 40 million adults visit pornography websites daily.
If you think this is just men….
1 of every 3 visitors to adult web sites are women. (All of these stats are on xxxchurch.com)
This is a huge issue nobody talks about.
It can get even more dangerous with the fact rather than looking on computers, it’s easily accessible by Ipods, cell phones and other hand held internet devices.
As Christians we are told…
“It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4.
The problem is sometimes we need help to make this happen and it’s a subject we don’t want to ask for help on.
So here is some help…
As a Church we are hosting an event on Sept 17th.
It’s called Porn and Pancakes and is through the organization xxxchurch.com
XXXchurch.com was based by Craig Cross to answer the need to help people out of the film industry and to help people struggling with all aspects of porn.
This is a breakfast in which we bring in two nationally known speakers on this subject in Jake Larson and Brian McGinness.
They will talk about the porn industry, how it affects the Church and what we can do about it.
We all need accountability if we are moving towards being more like Christ.
Check this out and pass it along, it could save, a teen from making wrong ideas or thinking of sex in an ungodly way (Sex was meant to be great for a husband and wife), a future marriage, a marriage or a single person trying to live a pure life.
If you need help, there is help, it doesn’t have to be a dirty little secret anymore.
Even if you don’t need help, this is a great breakfast to give you resources that will help you, your family, your Church, your kids or your grandchildren.
Have a great day.
