Fighting sexual sin with the promises and pleasures of God

For many years I tried to use bible reading and prayer and church to beat porn, and it didn't "work". I'll talk about what didn't work and why, and how to fight at the level of desire and seek Christ for His own value to overcome sexual sin.

More resources:

Anthem - expanded strategy for fighting sinful desires:


APTAT - prayerful approach to daily bible reading:


Celebrate Recovery - Christ centered 12 step recovery and accountability - they have groups for depression, chemical addiction, purity, and more:
(find a group near you:

Preach to yourself, get a 'new loop' -

great sermons:

The path to full and lasting pleasure (John Piper) -


Spiritual depression in the Psalms (John Piper) -


I act the miracle (John Piper) -


Progressive sanctification (Voddie Baucham) -


Resisting seduction (David Guzik) -

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