If you’re reading this post because you’re looking for the links I mentioned in a presentation, skip down to the bottom of the article to find them. One of the primary reasons I’ve been able to serve in ministry as long as I have is the fact that I’ve served under some tremendous pastors who […]
YouCat – The Ninth Commandment (on lust)
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.” In addressing the Sixth Commandment, You Shall Not Commit Adultery, we looked at the idea that human beings have been made in God’s image, and capable of entering into permanent, life-giving relationships of love. The most intimate of these we call marriage – and this is the proper […]
Sexual Purity Part VI: Growing Strong through Fasting
This final tip is the most challenging, but the one of most effective ways to stay sexually pure:
Fast.
Yes, I’m talking about giving something up. Fasting isn’t just for Lent. In the sermon of the mount, Jesus said, “When you fast,” not “if you fast.” (Matthew 6:16) Jesus spent lots of time fasting. Don’t we want to be like Him? Fasting should be a regular part of our spiritual lives.
Sexual Purity Part V: Mercy
The very name of Jesus in Hebrew, Yeshua, is literally translated as “I Save”. It’s what He does. It’s what He wants to do. It’s what we need to let Him do in our lives when we fall into sin.
Sexual Purity Part IV: Trust
In 2010, Bob Rice put together a list of six tips – six things you can work at – when you’re fighting the battle for sexual purity (something many of us have to do). Bob is a former youth minister and currently a professor of Catechetics at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He spoke at the Holy […]
Sexual Purity Part III: Avoid
In 2010, Bob Rice put together a list of six tips – six things you can work at – when you’re fighting the battle for sexual purity (something many of us have to do). Bob is a former youth minister and currently a professor of Catechetics at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He spoke at the Holy […]