This Saturday, 8a-12p, the Youth Ministry at PBF is hosting a workshop, Avoiding the Allure of Pornography. All men and young men (teens) are invited, whether you regularly attend Providence or not.
This is the kind of event that every man desperately needs to attend and that the enemy desperately wants men to avoid. I want to give you the best reasons to make every effort to be there this Saturday.
- The intentional, group pursuit of holiness is commanded in Scripture. 2 Tim. 2:22: So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Attendance at this specific workshop may not be commanded in Scripture, but the intentional, group pursuit of holiness is. The vast majority of Christian men disregard this on a regular basis. Why not take this first step in the right direction?
- You DON’T currently struggle with the allure of pornography. Attending the workshop is NOT tantamount to a public admission that you struggle with pornography. Rather, at the very least you’re saying you have the spiritual foresight and wisdom to be proactive in the fight. The workshop has been named very intentionally. We’re avoiding the allure of pornography, not only grappling with enslavement to pornography.
- You DO currently struggle with the allure of pornography. Sin flourishes in darkness and isolation. “Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment” (Prov 18:1). When we allow ourselves to be isolated in our sin, it wins the day. When we get help in the power of Christ within the body of Christ, we live in freedom. To remain alone with our sin in the dark is to guarantee continued slavery. John 3:19-21; Eph 5:11-14; Psa 32
- Other people need your help. You will be equipped to help those who are in utter desperation. There are men who will be encouraged just to see your face there, not the least of which will be the young teenage men who are on the front end of this lifelong battle. Attendance not only means we’re serious about being proactive, but it also means we’re serious about be useful to the body of Christ. Recognize that while you may not struggle, this is rampant in our culture and the church. Those who stay away because they personally do not struggle have all the wrong ideas about the nature of the body of Christ. We need to stand shoulder to shoulder and take the hill together.
- You don’t know what you don’t know. Though many men believe they have “tried everything” in the battle with sexual sin, this workshop is not your run-of-the-mill material. You likely will hear things you haven’t before in the context of fighting sexual temptation. Even if you do know everything that will be said, the great repetitive nature of the truths of the Bible indicates that we benefit from hearing it over and over again. Come and be refreshed by helpful truth.
It’s not too late to register. You can do so here!
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