Lust & Self-Control | Jonathan Pokluda
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- čas přidán 14. 02. 2018
- In today's society, we are told that lust and sex outside of God's design are harmless, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. In this message, we discuss the dire consequences that come with the vice of lust and bring to light the path to freedom gained by the virtue of self-control. __
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people under 18 need it the most now, it’s a crazy world it’s come to now.
Unfortunately
And it starts waaaay before that now
Super sexualized. Not hard to create a dating profile and sleep with 100's of partners in just a few months...
you said it
Being satisfied in or out of a marriage isn't really be all end all who cares its not like life's all about that
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"Everytime you feed something, it gets bigger, it grows. That's the way it works."
That is the way my belly works. I feed it and it gets bigger and bigger.😂
Lovely Roses 😂😂
Yes
It truth cos is happening to me is just as if he can sees me
and it goes the other way as well. That's the key to fight'em.
THE YOUNGER GENERATION NEEDS TO HEAR THIS TOO. Middle and High Schoolers before they face it.
they are already facing it..
@@sandywexler711 ти в
Middle schoolers and high schoolers long have been facing it..
well the problem is that im under 18 and im not allowed to watch :,)
@@ikaname4077 don’t watch … *listen* because take it from me: lust erodes the mind. And it hurts.
I respect him for going as deep as he did with this and not sugar coating it.This is something that needs to be talked about more in the church
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No my brother he is preaching in error he is preaching in the condemnation of the flesh you don't take the weaknesses and the shortcomings of your flesh and impute them on the believer and even with the world the Bible says that Jesus Christ is a propitiation for our sins not for ours only but for the sins of the whole world propitiation means to gain a soul no matter what the situation or circumstance might be it's by grace that you are saved through faith that not of yourself but the gift of God God sent his son in the world not to condemn the world but he sent his son in the world that we might be saved.
Do not be deceived my brother this is false doctrine the blind lead the blind and they all fall in the ditch .
The Bible says to judge ye not that you be not judged
Romans 8
for there is therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit for the law of the spirit of life through Christ have made us free from the law of sin and death.
What this means is not to judge any man after the flesh after the weaknesses and the shortcomings of your flesh for we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God but if any man sins we have an advocate with the father and there's only one mediator between man and God and that's the man Christ Jesus we are justified by faith justified means to be free from blame who can put anything to the charge of God's elect it is God that justifieth .
this man is taking every element of the flesh that he can think of and imputing it on the congregation and you cannot do that.
The Bible says to let all things be done unto edifying .
The Bible says that he did not come to impute our trespasses on us
Henceforce we know no man after the flesh.
The body is dead because of sin but the spirit is life because of righteousness
We are buried with him through baptism into his death.
If any man be circumcised Christ will profit you nothing.
he abolished in his flesh the enmity thereby all of this stuff that this preacher is bringing up is enmity.
and the carnal mind is enmity against God it is not subject to the law of God neither indeed can be we are born again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible the word of God which liveth and abideth forever but what this preacher is sowing is corruptible seed.
and if you can't discern it then that means that you have to be born again of The incorruptible seed faith comes by hearing hearing by the word of God how can they hear without a preacher how can he preach unless he be sent.
A lot of preachers are sent by Satan deceiving the hearts of the simple
I will give you some examples of the lust of the flesh and of the eye and it is not sexual if it was sexual then it would mean that the scripture that says he abolished in his flesh the enmity thereby would be false.
Here are some examples when the Pharisees and Sadducees and scribes saw Jesus and the disciples walking through the cornfields and eating corn because they were hungry on the Sabbath Day those religious groups condemned Jesus and the disciples.these religious groups were trying to defend their belief of the Sabbath day.
When they saw Jesus performing all of the miracles signs and wonders they said that he was a blasphemer and because of his doctrine they called him a blasphemer and him being named King of the Jews.
The good that was upon this Earth was evil spoken of this is the lust of the flesh and of the eye.
it is not taking the word of God and punishing an individual and punishing yourself because you may have a short coming or you had failed at one time
where Sin did abound Grace now much more abound.
The apostle Paul says there was a thorn in his flesh and he asked the Lord three times to remove it and the Lord says why do you ask me three times my grace is sufficient for thee.
I know I shared a lot but I will end it here God bless you May the peace of God that passes all understanding comfort and protect you 🙏 Amen
Not with all the kids
@@elijahj-l825 What do you mean not with all the kids ?
it sounds like you are replying to someone else other than that everybody on here does not know how the Gospel of Jesus Christ works under grace
@Clement Eyo okay brother you go ahead and believe this false teacher or preacher whatever he is I really feel sorry for you I have already given you in depth
scripture on why he is not teaching the truth and I will not go back through all of that if this is what he want to preach about then he does not need the bible
for this But do not use Gods word and commit spiritual fornication with the word ,the Holy Spirit works on the inside of us to convict us of wrong doing He did not
ordain the preacher to impute your sin or short comings on you READ : 2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-20 talking about to know no man after the flesh but this man
is standing flat footed talking about just about everything concerning the outward man sex, porn,and masturbation and all the other mess if you believe what he is saying then you are circumcised after the flesh READ :GALATIANS 5:1-6 talking about if you be circumcised Christ shall profit you nothing and if you be circumcised you are a debtor
to do the whole law TALKING ABOUT THE MOSAIC LAW which was under the condemnation of the flesh in which there was no peace with God but now under the New Covenant
we have peace with God through Jesus Christ READ: ROMANS CHAPTER 5 the entire Chapter I pray that you understand talking about being justified by faith we have peace
with God but this type of message contradicts the peace that God established Through Jesus Christ READ : EPHESIANS 2:14-16 talking about that he abolished in his flesh
the enmity thereby meaning the animosity that God once had against sin Jesus abolished through his blood ,one final verse is Jeremiah 31:31-34 talking about
our sins and iniquities he will remember no more ,but this man is coming against the very covenant that God has given us through Jesus Christ you see we have to rightfully divide the word of truth you see the confusion is the way that God judged the Israelite's in the Old testament compared to the writings of Paul the Apostle and preachers are turning Gods church the bride into the children of Israel and Satan does not want you to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb he wants you to be left behind after the rapture
of the church. Only those that are born again of the incorruptible seed shall see God 1 Peter 1:23 being born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible the word of God that lives and abides forever. AMEN !
I had a folder of 2000+ “hidden” photos that I deleted a couple days ago.... Let me tell you. Biggest move I’ve made in this fight. So freeing knowing those photos aren’t there anymore 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Those temptations will come back but Jesus will wash away those thoughts when you lean into him. God bless.
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
Continue to deny your flesh. God will bring you deliverance
Did something similar over a year ago. My external hard drive has a lot more free space now 😂😂😂
Good move……don’t go back. If you do; repent, remove the pics and learn to hate the bondage.
BUT……you can’t do it without God’s help!
That’s awesome Spencer! 😄 I’m glad that you felt comfortable enough to share that with people that’s awesome
I broke down into tears because I didn't know how serious this sin was. Thanks for making me realize that I needed God even more than I thought
It creeps up on one that’s for sure. Satan definitely makes it seem like it’s okay. This is why I rarely watch movies or anything on TV it’s all just junk.
The same thing happened to me
The same thing happened to me. I cried a lot and was filled with a heavy heart all that day, and I've never been the same since. I still struggle with lustful thoughts but i feel a lot of shame about it now and constantly pray for sanctification. Its so hard.
Under 18? You know, teenagers struggle with sexual sin just as much if not more then adults. I'm 16, and I know I needed this sermon, so I'm glad I watched it. Other then that, Thanks so much for the upload! And just a bit of advice, don't exclude teenagers from advice that they so desperately need these days.
I found out what p*** was in church when I was 7 and was fully addicted by 9 and am now watching this as a 23-year-old with relationship problems and addiction so I understand what he's saying it's not that they don't need to hear it it's that it could lead to something
Yes me too I'm 16 it's hard
Same !! Thank you God I stayed !
Teens need this more than ever. Pornography and pervasive behavior is literally pushed on kids. With Jesus youth will succeed in battles with temptation. God Bless
Because you don't have the permission from the parents and they have deemed this content inappropriate for people under the age of 18.
This is crazy, it was made 3 years. Which is exactly when I was lost in my sexual sin. Now I'm paying for it, and just stumbled across this video. This is such a great encouragement. Thank you lord for sending help.
Me to. Live and learn the good things is that you can teach others what not to do.
*Lust isn't about the physical aspect, it's about the psychological. Lust is a form of abuse and like all forms of abuse the psychological element is what drives the whole issue. As a survivor of childhood, domestic abuse, I know this almost better than anyone. The reason why people have this false sense of what lust is is because they don't understand that part, we see a mere fraction of what happened during these cases (the sexual assualt) and believe that's all there is to it. Because of this, we assume the victim was responsible for "enticing" the perpetrator, this is ignorance. What we don't see is the priming and grooming and intimidation and breaking down of the victim's psychology in order to make this happen. That part of it is more "fun" for the villain than the actual assualt and that's why all acts of lust (pee...dough...feel ya, raype, incest, prostitution, po...rn, molestation, neck...row...feel ya, zoo-feel ya, home...O...sexuality) are deemed men-tall disorders. Do your research and you'll find that the majority of sexual predators have severe men-tall disorders and PTSD. This is what I wish more people understood.*
@Drake Joseph *Look at the list I posted that constitutes lust. They're all abusive.*
@Drake Joseph *R U and brock fornter the same person? Cuz that account writes just like you and is responding at the same time.*
@@thewriter2634 I was bound by lust for 30 years. Not once did I abuse anyone while watching pornography.
“If you’re under 18 leave” pre teens, teenagers and young adults need to see this’d ESPECIALLY teenagers.
Maybe he said this intentionally, because he knew that whoever heard they shouldn't watch would just because he said not to
8:18 “Sexual sin can drag you all the way to hell.”
Porn opens Portals in your home, who let Demons in ‼️
I’ve struggled with pornography for years. Grew up in the church, my dad is a pastor. I’ve never heard a message as revelational as this. I’m so moved and convicted. Whoever is reading this and can intercede please pray for me and my sin with sexual immorality!
I can share this: sexual desire in itself is natural and not evil. But there is sin when purity of heart and self-control in one's thoughts and actions are lacking (Matthew 5:8, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27). And God calls us to love from a pure heart (see 1 Timothy 1:5, James 4:8, Isaiah 1:16-20). This is not impossible. But we need to agree 100% with God to go in that direction.
You are in a battle for your soul and it has to be won in your mind. Ask God to help you stay focused on right thoughts. But don't get distracted. You need to keep your mind on living in a way that pleases God in every way, from your thoughts to your actions.
Knowing what you need to do goes together with prayers for your deliverance, because you must follow God's instructions to you in your situation. You must be willing to see what it feels like to say "No" to a desire of your flesh when you are being tempted, and see how the temptation goes away (James 1:12-15). God's grace helps you to that (Titus 2:11-14). God will be with you in all those moments if your focus is on loving and pleasing God above all and you trust that He will deliver you.
Your obedience as you choose to follow God's ways opens the door to receiving God's forgiveness for your past sins (Romans 3:25), healing (Luke 5:31-32), and the gift of *a new life* that you will live for God and no longer for sin/addictions and the passing things of the world (Romans 6:4-7, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15).
James 4:7-8
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
This is always a good place to start drawing near to God:
Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
That will lead you to transformation by the power of God and freedom from sin.
Peace to you!
This is literally one of the hardest sins to stay away from. I was once married. The marriage was born from lust. It wasn't from God. I lost 3 family members in 6 months in 2017 and that made me turn to Christ. I was divorced in 2019. I struggle with this so bad. The best thing I have found is to stay away from anything and everything that can even make you think of ( for me women in a sexual way). Just gotta stay away from all of it. I am not saying I haven't failed. I am saying when I avoid it at all cost I win a lot of days. It's not me, it's God's grace. I pray to God all of the time. Lord please don't let me have those thoughts.
Heart purity is the answer. God has created us to have natural sexual desires and there is nothing wrong with them, but heart purity and self-control in our thoughts and actions are a must (Matthew 5:8, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27). God calls us to love from a pure heart (see 1 Timothy 1:5, James 4:8, Isaiah 1:16-20). That will eliminate lust that makes one look at another person as a sex object which goes beyond merely acknowledging sexual desire or attraction. And that is possible with Jesus, but we need to not only believe it but also agree 100% with Him to go in that direction. What God's grace promises to his servants who live for Him is "life and peace" (Romans 8:6), not a losing battle with natural urges or any uncontrollable habit likely accompanied with impure thoughts that result in sin certainly.
You have to be in agreement with God about doing his will for the rest of your life and you will become "dead to sin" as the Bible says (1 Peter 2:21-24, Romans 6:1-2, Romans 6:11): that is how you will be set free from sin (John 8:34-36, Romans 6:4-7, Romans 6:14-18).
It is the truth that will set you free (John 8:31-32, 36).
I am addicted to porn and it’s destroying me. I’ve tried quitting it and the most amount of days I could stay away was 4 days and I keep going back to it ! Please keep me in your prayers and hope that helps I’m am really in war with my lust and pornography 😓
Email Me Jeff. Let’s talk. I was addicted to porn for 17 years. God wants to help you. Contact me.
ffocusfforward@icloud.com
Look up Derek Prince and watch his video and let him pray over you and listen to to some of his sermons. God bless
look for some sin that you are hiding, or built a wall around in your heart. For me the real change didn't come until I really let God and Jesus into the two abortions I paid for and regretted. Also please seek help I spent 15 years addicted to porn and lust, to the point where I would have ruined my marriage, only by the grace of God I did not. God wants to help you and he will set you free.
Praying for you bro. Leave the room you’re in, go outside, pray
Porn opens Portals in your home, who let Demons in ‼️
Starts with the eyes. Follows by the mind. Ends with your hands. How sin grows.
Correct! For sure as warned in Matthew 5:26-30.
The way I overcame this sexual repetitive sin was to make a strict plan. This plan consisted of strict rules for myself such as; no t having any electronics on me while in bed except the T.V., no watching shows or movies with sensual dressed women, not talking about my past sexual experiences and praying/repenting of my sin. These rules helped me a lot. Just come up with your own rules and follow them to a T. Don't forgot to pray about it and you should see results as long as you try.
Thank you! Will try this, I find every time I pray when I get lustful it works if I don’t let my sin overtake me. It’s hard and a battle.
Thank you for this comment, all I really need was specific instructions
Fast , pray , stay in the Word of God, etc @@maxrozum5897
“If you don’t control your sexual desires, they will control you”
Sexual sin has destroyed my life in more ways than I can count. I praise the Lord Jesus, Christ for leading me out of this! I still struggle with temptation and singleness and loneliness every day of my life. I sent this to both of my sisters, because they have young boys that are about to be men. I wish I would’ve heard this when I was younger. What a powerful message! There is hope in Jesus!
You can find answers to any questions you have about your sexuality in your relationship with God. He will surely point out to you anything that is possibly in the way of closeness to Him, whether that's a wrong action or behavior, or a wrong mindset. So, if you focus on building or deepening your relationship with God, then you will be able to seek and receive his precise guidance on anything.
I can share this: sexual desire in itself is natural and not sinful. But there is sin when purity of heart and self-control in one's thoughts and actions are lacking (Matthew 5:8, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27), for instance, in the case of having an addiction or intending to engage in any lawless behavior (remember sin begins in your heart/mind). It's up to you to know if any situation you are involved in is sinful because of such reasons or any other indication you have from God. Make sure you approach God in genuine repentance so you will have the Holy Spirit to lead you to "walk by the Spirit" (Acts 2:38, Galatians 5:16)-with a pure heart and self-control, which is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
►You must submit to God. That is essential:
James 4:7-8
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
That's what the attitude of your heart needs to be when you are going through the process of *repentance* and committing to be obedient to God for the rest of your life. You must sincerely regret having sinned against God, and come to the point of hearing and agreeing 100% with Jesus' message saying, "I do not condemn you, now go and don't sin anymore" (John 8:11). Your obedience as you choose to follow God's ways is key-that's how you show your faith to God (John 3:36, Luke 6:46, Hebrews 3:17-18). That opens the door to receiving his *forgiveness* for your past sins (2 Peter 1:9), *healing* (Luke 5:31-32), *freedom from sin/addictions* (John 8:34-36), and the gift of *a new life* that you will live for God and no longer for sin and the passing things of the world (Romans 6:4, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15). That is salvation.
Please stay in the word and obey it (James 1:21-22). The word of God is fuel for your faith. To live as a follower of Jesus you must go out of your way to put the word of God in your heart and keep it there, rejecting all distractions. It's a fight and that's how you need to stand to not fall down. The truth will set you free from all sin (John 8:31-32, 36).
Yes to truth
How about learning what sexual sin is by reading how God defines it in the law. Not made up modern definitions made up by the Catholic Church
Did you know the Bible never defines fornication as un married s x. ?
Just because you desire a woman does not make it lust. Unless of course that woman belongs to another
This is the first time I've watched this sermon. I've struggled with porn/lust for almost 6 years. It's been one of the hardest areas of my life to control. Watching this has given me a little more hope but I know that I have to take more action. Great sermon
Give your heart to Jesus repent of your sins and sexual sins all sins, and be baptized in Jesus name accept The Lord Jesus now don’t waste time. You need his help to fight sexual sin and other things get connected in a local church that will help you.
You need to fully REPENT = STOP,THINK and TURN from SIN.. stop PLAYING GAMES with GOD.. dont die in your SINS.. run to JESUS.
How are you doing on it now man?
Porn opens Portals in your home, that let Demons in‼️
*Lust isn't about the physical aspect, it's about the psychological. Lust is a form of abuse and like all forms of abuse the psychological element is what drives the whole issue. As a survivor of childhood, domestic abuse, I know this almost better than anyone. The reason why people have this false sense of what lust is is because they don't understand that part, we see a mere fraction of what happened during these cases (the sexual assualt) and believe that's all there is to it. Because of this, we assume the victim was responsible for "enticing" the perpetrator, this is ignorance. What we don't see is the priming and grooming and intimidation and breaking down of the victim's psychology in order to make this happen. That part of it is more "fun" for the villain than the actual assualt and that's why all acts of lust (pee...dough...feel ya, raype, incest, prostitution, po...rn, molestation, neck...row...feel ya, zoo-feel ya, home...O...sexuality) are deemed men-tall disorders. Do your research and you'll find that the majority of sexual predators have severe men-tall disorders and PTSD. This is what I wish more people understood.*
Jesus is the only way to heaven ✝️
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I’ve been struggling with lust and I have had horrible anxiety because I have finally found the man I have prayed for my whole life and I am suffering with lust. This video was exactly what I needed to hear. I thank you and pray that it is behind me so I can live a peaceful, lovely life with no regrets.
I can share this: sexual desire in itself is natural and not evil. But there is sin when purity of heart and self-control in one's thoughts and actions are lacking (Matthew 5:8, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27). And God calls us to love from a pure heart (see 1 Timothy 1:5, James 4:8, Isaiah 1:16-20). This is not impossible. But we need to not only believe it but also agree 100% with God to go in that direction.
You are in a battle for your soul and it has to be won in your mind. Ask God to help you stay focused on right thoughts. But don't get distracted. You need to keep your mind on living in a way that pleases God in every way, from your thoughts to your actions.
If you realize that you are trapped and need to be delivered, knowing what you need to do goes together with prayers for your deliverance, because you must follow God's instructions to you in your situation. You must be willing to see what it feels like to say "No" to a desire of your flesh when you are being tempted, and see how the temptation goes away (James 1:12-15). God's grace helps you to do that (Titus 2:11-14) and He will be with you in all those moments if your focus is on loving and pleasing Him above all and you trust that He will deliver you.
Your obedience as you choose to follow God's ways opens the door to receiving his forgiveness for your past sins (Romans 3:25), healing (Luke 5:31-32), and the gift of *a new life* that you will live for God and no longer for sin/addictions and the passing things of the world (Romans 6:4-7, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15). +You just need to approach God the way He expects you to. It will not be a cycle of keeping on sinning and asking for forgiveness.
James 4:7-8
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
This is always a good place to start drawing near to God:
Psalm 119:11
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
That will lead you to transformation by the power of God and freedom from sin.
Peace to you!
It’s no accident I saw this video tonight, I’m so grateful to have stumbled upon this CZcams channel. I needed to hear this. Thank you JP 👏🏼
Under 18? I struggled with porn and masturbation addiction from 6 to 15 and I struggled with lust and my sexuality for a long time but thank you Jesus He has set me free!🙌🏽but this needs to be for even people under 18 because there are so much kids doing lustful things out there
So true
I think it’s because the part of Texas they’re in has laws against minors sitting in or parents with heads in the sand that would make a riot because their son little Bobby couldn’t possibly be dealing with temptation
That 36:00 mark. When he spoke of God's view of the hurtful sex. I couldn't shake thinking of His heartbreak and disappointment at seeing us pervert something He meant to be so pure and beautiful. Had me in tears.
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i pray that everyone going through this find their freedom and overcome their lust as I would love nothing more than to get over this myself !
“No more times. You don’t have to do it anymore. You don’t have to look at that anymore. You don’t have to go there anymore.”
Those words alone are more powerful now than I ever thought they would be
This is speaking directly to me. I was introduced to this nasty addiction at a young age and have battled with it for over 20 years. I'm so sick of it, thank you for these words. God bless you 🙏🏿
How have you been doing? It doesn’t help when it happens at a young age. Been 20 years for me to and I’ve been celibate from porn and sex for 6 months. Just yesterday I threw out the rest of my psych meds because I know I’ll try to numb out. 🤷♀️ Now I’m happy just serving at church and attending church. Sometimes one has to replace bad things with good ones
@@mariahconklin4150 definitely not easy but fighting the good fight is what we're called to do. Since posting I did slip but I'm now going on 17 days free 😁
Porn opens Portals in your home, who let Demons in ‼️
*The problem is most people don't even know what lust is. You probably think lust and sexuality are the same thing...guess what?...THEY'RE NOT. Sexuality is completely natural, healthy and proven to lengthen a life span. Lust is a manipulation of sexuality that harms yourself and others. Having a sexual feeling for someone isn't "lusting" after them. God created us to be sexual beings, that's why He gave us genitals and sex hormones. Also it's clinically proven that we benefit from daily masturbation meaning we benefit from sexual urges further proving that we're supposed to, by God's design, embrace our sexual nature. So even if someone is dressing to be enticing and turn heads, that's completely natural.*
Best teaching on lust that I’ve ever heard. He really breaks it down
I SEE WHY IM NOT MARRIED, I NEED TO GET CLOSER TO GOD, NOT LUSTFUL SIN😪
It is important that you answer God's call to repentance the way the Bible teaches. You must sincerely regret having sinned against God, and come to the point of hearing and agreeing 100% with Jesus' message saying, "I do not condemn you, now go and don't sin anymore" (John 8:11). Your obedience as you choose to follow God's ways is key. That opens the door to receiving his *forgiveness* for your past sins (Romans 3:25), *healing* (Luke 5:31-32), freedom from sin/addictions (John 8:34-36), and the gift of *a new life* that you will live for God and no longer for sin and the passing things of the world (Romans 6:4, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15). That is salvation.
It is the truth that will set you free (John 8:31-32, 36).
I have not had sex since I was 19, and I’m 24. I’m overcoming lust. I don’t want to be a slave to sexual immorality.
@@billh.8515 It’s not going well. I fell into temptation with a guy just few weeks ago. 🙁 Now I wish I could of done something different.
@@billh.8515 We were talking for a while. We both believe in God.
If you fall back in just repent. Keep moving forward
*Lust isn't about the physical aspect, it's about the psychological. Lust is a form of abuse and like all forms of abuse the psychological element is what drives the whole issue. As a survivor of childhood, domestic abuse, I know this almost better than anyone. The reason why people have this false sense of what lust is is because they don't understand that part, we see a mere fraction of what happened during these cases (the sexual assualt) and believe that's all there is to it. Because of this, we assume the victim was responsible for "enticing" the perpetrator, this is ignorance. What we don't see is the priming and grooming and intimidation and breaking down of the victim's psychology in order to make this happen. That part of it is more "fun" for the villain than the actual assualt and that's why all acts of lust (pee...dough...feel ya, raype, incest, prostitution, po...rn, molestation, neck...row...feel ya, zoo-feel ya, home...O...sexuality) are deemed men-tall disorders. Do your research and you'll find that the majority of sexual predators have severe men-tall disorders and PTSD. This is what I wish more people understood.*
Praying that you keep it up and praying that I give up sec too
im 16 after the last time i gave in to lust i watched this video and now im a few days clean and feel no urges This video has changed my life thank you so much JP ❤️😅
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Hey man, I hope your still doing good and staying strong bro. Good luck
@@austindavis8685 i've relapsed so many times but im not giving up
@@kylemuckian4431 we can't give up!
I’ll pray for you brother. I’m 24 and have been lusting since I was your age at least. It’s a nasty demon bro. You’ve got this man. Check out iAmLucids videos on NoFap. It’s been a huge help for me as well. You got this little brother
I burst out crying when he said South Africa, I know it's not just me here... but God spoke.
No you're not, Luke 🇿🇦
We're in this together.
I absolutely loved this! This was phenomenal. I battled and continue to battle lust and pornography. It's this that drove me to become a born again believer in Jesus Christ 12 years ago. 12 years later I still struggle with it but this sermon has to be one of the best sermons on lust I've heard and the fact you relayed your own experiences Jonathan made it very meaningful. We live in a time and society that is likened to the days of Noah where the thought of man was "only evil continually". The issues of lust and pornography I believe are the absolute biggest struggles believers face in their walk with Christ and will continue to face in the years to come and it is an all out, no holds barred, teeth grinding warfare. I pray for all those that struggle with this that we may continue to fix our gaze upon and continually seek Christ and grow in our walk with Him.
"For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." #Romans8:13
Wow, this sermon was so REAL. I continue to struggle with lust even after being saved 🥺 I needed to hear this. Thank you for this honest message. God bless you 🙏🏼🕊🤍
Me to it’s tough but have been celibate from sex for almost 4 months.
What helps me is serving at the church I attend and attending church on Sunday. Also knowing what will happen if I join the church (which I plan on doing soon) so the last thing I want is to be having sex with my boyfriend. Are you involved in a open Bible church where everyone reads along with the Bible? It helps apparently. I’m not sanctified quite yet but am going through the process and it’s definitely been interesting. I don’t like doing the things I used to do.
@@mariahconklin4150 I've been celibate for two years now :) All glory to God! You can do it with His strength. & Yes, I've been going to a Christian church for 8 months now & I serve in the children's ministry. I have not yet joined a small group but I plan to as well! Thank you sister.
*The problem is most people don't even know what lust is. You probably think lust and sexuality are the same thing...guess what?...THEY'RE NOT. Sexuality is completely natural, healthy and proven to lengthen a life span. Lust is a manipulation of sexuality that harms yourself and others. Having a sexual feeling for someone isn't "lusting" after them. God created us to be sexual beings, that's why He gave us genitals and sex hormones. Also it's clinically proven that we benefit from daily masturbation meaning we benefit from sexual urges further proving that we're supposed to, by God's design, embrace our sexual nature. So even if someone is dressing to be enticing and turn heads, that's completely natural.*
Absolutely the best video I've ever seen on why porn, lust, masturbation, is killing our lives. I've let it kill some of my own, but I've got to get my accountability friends with me and win this war with Jesus Christ. I'm thankful God allowed this message to be on CZcams for me.
Porn opens Portals in your home, who let Demons in ‼️
I follow jeanine amapola and she speak about the porch often. One day i finally decided to listen to a message which was laziness & discipline. I was truly blessed because i deal with laziness a lot. I didnt realize how much it affects ones life until hearing the message. I then decided to see if there was a youtube channel and i was glad i found it! I have been listening on my drives home frome work in the morning sometimes. I have my own church home but it is dometimes good to hear from other preachers as well. I am grateful for this serieanit is much needed! Sometimes i wish i was in dallas to attend in person
Jeanine amapola
been there. wow. only with God and only through God and with His Word one can overcome and repent. grace indeed abounds more where sin abounds. thank you all guys. praise God the Lord of hosts.
I recently stopped playing the video game "Sims 3." Despite it being virtual reality, it obviously opened the door to lust and pornography in the mind and heart.
Wow..This explains so much to me
Good on you! That is so brave of you 👏
I watched this a few months when my soul was crying out to get free and this was hugely impactful for me. The truth will set you free. God has delivered me. Thank you Jonathan, for spurring us on to get free from our sin and explaining to us how to. God bless you.
I was really on fire for the Lord, I had this physical feeling in my eyes as though they had been opened on a spiritual level, I couldn't get enough of the bible and I was sharing messages all over Facebook and messenger etc.
However, I gave into the urge to run back to my poison (porn) and it has really damaged my relationship with the Lord.
It's been really hard, trying to get back, but I know he hasn't given up on me.
I want to be delivered of this, so I can show others that they can be too.
Hey man l had a similar process l recommend you find a spiritual father in a sense and how they overcome it it will help with accountability until you can overcome it yourself. But more specifically the Bible tells as to run, flee from the initial temptation of it. Look at Joseph when he was tempted by Potiphar wife he ran outside the house abd never even once flirted with the thought of it. How could he abstain from a presumably attractive rich successful women time and again. Get into the word study this topic by the word of God guided by the Holy Spirit.
I'm going through the exact situation too, bro. we can do this with God's help, asking for strength to starve the flesh's desires
CPR CPR
[C] Confess at the thought level. 1000x if you need to confess.
[P] Prayer. It’s going to be a battle. You need to fight like you’re at war.
[R] Repent. CHANGE THE GOAL.
[C] CHRIST. Fill your life with the things of God everyday. Write songs, Bible study, Christian radio, Christian books.
[P] Pursue. Pursue marriage.
[R] *Remove.* Remove access. Oof...
Make it difficult for yourself.
It is better to lose one part of yourself than for your whole body to go into hell.
SUMMARY:
The cause of lust is
feeding your fleshly desires.
The cost of lust is
life and love
The cure for lust is
allowing the Holy Spirit to give you CPR.
So well said! 👍
O my gosh, the truth hurts and I love it. Thank you so much for this message because you help me realize this in a different way, thank you again.
Tonight i was so depressed, angry, shameful of all my sins amd this video popped up by Gods grace. ThankYou Jesus. God bless you all. Day by day lets follow Jesus together.
Love this dude. I discovered him through a podcast and it has been helping me out so much. I’ve been so much more disciplined it’s crazy.
@@respetoirrestricto nothing can satisfy like God 🙌
I just came across him. He seems to have a lot to offer and l can use the help. It’s encouraging to hear that he helped you. Let’s see what happens.
Many statements made stuck out as realities in this well taught message. The one statement made - "When you keep looking and acting in sexual sin, you are really pursuing the counterfeit." It was my "nail in the coffin"statement during this message!!!
You will never get God's orignal plan in marriage nor his ordained purpose in life with these uncontrolled desires.
Been struggling with porn addiction and sexual sin since I was 10 years old. Definitely could've used this sooner. I am now 25 years old and saw this video for the first time. God has done so much in my heart and helped me through this journey. I am no longer where I used to be, but I am still not yet where I want to be nor ready for a relationship/marriage yet.
Porn opens Portals in your home, who let Demons in ‼️
I'm glad I found this I struggled with this sin for years and I'm glad he broke it down to show just how destructive it is. I just wished more preachers preached on this topic. It's so important especially for young people to hear this
Hi… my name is Christian and I’ve been struggling with lust and I was searching for some video to help me and I ran into this one. It was the first video in my recommendations about lust/ self control and I clicked on it…. Your message from 3 years ago is speaking to me tonight in October 2021… thank you so much and God bless you🙏🙏
Hey! It’s been 2 months since your posted your comment. How you are you doing friend?
As once a Gay Person, who recently saved again, Lust is REAL... It consume you... I had to kneel and pray hard twice.. THE CURE they he preached I did definitely is effective! Summit to God all your desires of Lust, but You Desires God more.. The Holy Spirit will fight and give you Rest ❤️💪👏
The other thing is a lot of churches don’t want to talk about struggles with the same sex they just look past it. No one even knows why some people like the same sex it’s truly baffling to me
It needs to be spoken about more instead of looked at as gross
How did he save you? Are you attracted to women now or living in celibacy?
@@mariahconklin4150 yup it is
Porn opens Portals in your home, who let Demons in ‼️
This was so raw and I loved every second . Churches need to be this raw and honest .
This is just what I needed God is so good! I hope anyone who is struggling like I am finds freedom from this. JESUS LOVES YOU
This is absolute gold. What an incredible blessing this sermon is.
As a teenager, I needed to hear this. This degenerate aga had led me to believe that porn is normal but honestly Christ I need you, every hour I need you.
Amen this guy is so real about a problem that’s only getting worse nowadays. Praise God!!
Im under 18 but I need this so 😐
Excellent message!! I wish the church as a whole would speak to the issues in this way! Preach Pastor!
this is one of the hardest things ive done. Its only day three.
God strengthen you. David rightly said, Your word have I hid in my heart that I may not sin against You. He will give oil in your lamp so that you keep burning for Him. He will give His grace to you so that you pass this for His glory.
how’s it going?
@@hidude4491 war
@@portfolio641 you've got this bro. praying for you
@@jacobprice970 no nut november now
This was absolutely amazing! Thank you for your raw, open and honest insight into God's heart for this topic. Truth. Freedom.
Couple years ago the only “one last time” I could actually follow through with, is if I said “I’m going to listen to The Porch, one last time” but today, is not that day. I wish I didn’t need to hear this sermon, but I do, and there will never be a “listening to The Porch one last time” 🤞🤞🤞
How are you doing now man?
JP, I'm thankful for you man! This was exactly what we needed to hear. - Mumbai ,India.
Amazing! It's sad to think about how much we have perverted God's design, but there is hope! Hope starts now, and as long as we work for it, freedom is there, Freedom is waiting for us, all we have to do is run toward it.
We are victims of The Love Of Money. This has. Whole lot to do with it.
Gotta clean house. Probably 90% of my movies are sinful and they’re not even considered pornographic
A subject that needs addressing, but difficult to approach. Well done! This will help so many.
I used to have a serious addiction of mustarbation and porn but through hearing the word and listening to a lot of sermons Jesus made me go through such a terrible addiction
This was the first porch video I watched 3 years ago. It’s amazing how god will put in your life what you need. At that time I needed someone. Someone for one night or maybe life I was alone and tired and stressed about being single. Until this video. Good luck world.
Boy this was a good, unfiltered message!!!! Thank you for bringing the word of God so raw, some of us (including myself) need to hear it this way. God bless you brother in Christ!
hopefully you can lean something from this Bonnie not just listen to it . In my opinion women are sometimes worse than men in regards to lust .. why do you think so many women dress so provocatively today??
No words for the amount of burden lifted off of me hearing this message. NO words but Thank you Jesus.
I cried this entire sermon
OH GOD THIS IS TOO DEEP, BUT THIS US TRUE. MY LUST IN THE PAST COST ME ALOT. IM TRYING NOT TO CRY, I CANT SAY NO MORE.😪😪
I’ve been a slave to it sense 17 years old and now I’m 36. I didn’t realize it was a result from loneliness and not being able to connect with people. The truth is though that I met a guy who was not a believer (my high school sweet heart) and that’s where our lust grew. It wasn’t tears later until I found messages of him talking to a friend about his plans of having sex with a woman he was dating. Imagine that. Really comes to show that I didn’t even know him at all and to this day he’s still not a Christian. 😞
Anyways, when I’m tempted with lust I just look at the bigger picture and know how much it’s going to hurt me and keep me away from my future husband.
I believe I have about a month free from it which is amazing.
You're doing extremely well ma'am, that is very admirable but I'll leave you with 1 Corinthians 15:58
@@KeketsoN01 thank you! Wow at the time I wrote this comment I was and still am dating a new guy. Me and my boyfriend at this time were still pretty new to everything. We now have 3 months and 2 weeks together and we are still celibate. These videos have been such a God send! I just watched the one on what kind of woman men should be looking for and God convicted me. I never understood what my boyfriend truly meant when he told me that he wanted me to follow Jesus and him to follow Jesus and then together follow Jesus until I watched that video and wrote down all the sermon notes. I served with him today with his kids he teaches and I loved it. I even walked away from a really toxic job and for once felt happy. I used to have to work on Saturdays. I pray that everyone pursues Jesus and tries hard to control their lust it’s really not that easy. Like he says I have been a slave to this sin and it’s really destructive. I have to even be careful with what I watch and so does my boyfriend. I do still feel tempted to talk about sex with my boyfriend because i want to know that he cares for me in that way and I’m wondering what it would be like If I just kept those thoughts at bat right now. I’m really hoping that God draws me nearer to him because I don’t want me or my boyfriend to go down the wrong path. I don’t want the enemy to even be entertained.
*The problem is most people don't even know what lust is. You probably think lust and sexuality are the same thing...guess what?...THEY'RE NOT. Sexuality is completely natural, healthy and proven to lengthen a life span. Lust is a manipulation of sexuality that harms yourself and others. Having a sexual feeling for someone isn't "lusting" after them. God created us to be sexual beings, that's why He gave us genitals and sex hormones. Also it's clinically proven that we benefit from daily masturbation meaning we benefit from sexual urges further proving that we're supposed to, by God's design, embrace our sexual nature. So even if someone is dressing to be enticing and turn heads, that's completely natural.*
Stumbled upon this as I’m taking my real pursuit in the Bible. It got suggested to me. Watched it throughout the span of 3 days. I’m honored that El Paso has been mentioned. I’ll share this to my Vino Nuevo youth group community. This a seriously underrated preaching that I’m lucky to have found. Thank you pastor Pokulda. Thank you God.
We are in an age where you see cucumber and it trigger your urge. God please help us
The WORD pornography is a trigger. How sick is that 🤒
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26 min in, and I had to turn it off bc he was triggering me. I don’t feed my lust any more, but after hearing him describe it in detail for 26 minutes I started to slip. Had to stop it before it got too far, it was too much. I hope this video helped someone, but it wasn’t me personally
I really hope the best for you 🙏
Brazil Here! - Thank you for this message so open and Clear!
Thank you i needed this. THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD🙏🏾
This is by far the hardest part of my journey.
This sermon just helped me so much I'm putting it on replay.
Jonathan Pokluda is a blessing.. praise God for this message
wow, this was so eye opening and was so needed to be shared and listened to by everyone. So beautiful thank you.
God bless you pastor Jonathan for shedding a light to the dark places some churches are not willing to address!
Cool church, you can really feel that they have the passion for lost souls ❣️
I definitely see this differently now. Thank you God.
This is the kind of raw openness we need.
Great massage! I've been struggling with lust. Lord Jesus guide me and liberate me from this sin. Help me walk accordingly to your word. In your powerful name Jesus amen 🙏🙌
Thank you for sharing! God bless.
Wow this really shed the light on struggles of all ages, thank you Lord for freedom and truth🙏❤, I have been on my journey with God for a couple of years but fighting temptations and lust.
I just want to hug this guy.
Thank you for this message. It is coming at just the right time for me.
I REALLY needed this! THANKYOU
This is so so good ! Thank you for being brave enough to talk about this. Glory! Helping people more than you know ! ❤️
Thank you god for this pastor
God bless you for this sermon!
I was crying and so heartbroken 💔that my life is over and God has nothing to do with me but I’m in South Africa right now and when you called my country while praying I knew God was showing me that he still loves me Nd it’s funny that this vid is from 3 years ago Nd God knew I was going to need this💕💕💕THANK YOU FOR YOUR MESSAGE
Wow
Gods always with us we just need to stay close and be loyal to him ❤️
My lust has costed me my self esteem
Huh? How does that work
@@Sugarshane88 well if you look at the human chakras, the lowest chakra is the root chakra located in our private area, so if you keep staying in your lowest chakra it’s impossible for you to grow spiritually, and therefor staying in your lower self can give you anxiety, fears etc etc. Your sexual energy is the most powerful energy, we have to protect it! Not forget to mention, the demons that come with lust and sexual sin
Such a powerful and timely message for our time.
I’ve been praying to God to make me understand more why having lustful thoughts is bad.. like you know it’s bad right but you kept doin it cuz first you like it and second, don’t have enough knowledge “why”.. today God answered my prayers and I’m thankful for this video and the wonderful preaching.. I just heard all the things I desperately needed to hear years ago. Praise you, Lord.. saving us all everytime 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️
You got this!!
Tyler - The Fit Chemist thank you! And Jesus’ got me! 🙏🏻♥️ Godblessu
Powerful 🔥I'm blessed with this message. Thank you JESUS 🙏
Wow!! Someone who is actually preaching the gospel! Thank you for your message!! ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you Sir for yours sermons.
Purity before marriage is a blessing
Struggled a lot with Wattpad and ao3 fanfictions..knew everymoment that it is destroying me..this was very much needed..thankyou jeasus
OMW !!!!! this is so so underrated!!! it's pornography but on paper. I'm a girl and struggle with this especially when normal people or your future husband will not act exactly like that fictional character
Shu, this is so so refreshing
This was my most persistent stronghold 💔i feel you. Thank you Jesus for freedom and revelation 🥺
Thank you for this video, pray for my soul that I can fight I’ve backslid in this season of life. Lord never leave me or forsake me thank you for your mercy and love
I worked at a bar in my late teen years and got to see the reality of that scene from the sober side of the bar. That didnt completely stop me from glamorizing it but it definitely planted seeds that i never wanted to become like those i saw losing it under the influence. I went to club type places when i was 21 and here and there until i was about 24. Having seen the lights come on every shift when i workedbat the end of the night something started to happen in those mid 20s years... A light came on in my head and when i was 24 my girlfriend and I went to a club one last time...and all i could do was see everyone with the lights on even when they weren't. It looked absolutely ridiculous and i know that light will never leave me in that context. Its like i can see their souls and cant help but feel pity and cant enjoy that scene the way satan intended at all any longer. It's completely ruined and i thank God for that.
Being a Jezzy is lots of fun, I think it's in my genes and I love it, speaking to other girls and some of them feel the same so I'm not unique.
It's good fun to see the sap rising in men when you give them a little encouragement, low cut blouse and no bra just watch their eyes when I have to bend a little when I'm up close and personal, I asked one of the patrons at my local bar named Jordan to take me back to my apartment when I became very tipsy, he is a large black man who is built like Arnold schwarzenegger.
I told him I was a Jezzy and he said he was feeling a little guilty because his wife and family were away in Nashville on a family visit but that didn't stop him from staying for two days of love and debauchery, what a man OH MY GOODNESS ! ! I think he would put a horse to shame if you catch my meaning, he is going to meet up with me every couple of weeks in future but in the meantime the bartender is glancing at me with shy smiles, he's next.
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@@Lili-Benovent missing out on? How is a life of prostitution something anyone should worry about missing out on? When you get old you might regret not settling down, and being loyal to someone is the most important part of any relationship the fun your experiencing is temporary and won't be there for long, and it's also just wrong leading men on and influencing them to cheat. There is nothing good about this lifestyle you need to rethink your life.
*Lust isn't about the physical aspect, it's about the psychological. Lust is a form of abuse and like all forms of abuse the psychological element is what drives the whole issue. As a survivor of childhood, domestic abuse, I know this almost better than anyone. The reason why people have this false sense of what lust is is because they don't understand that part, we see a mere fraction of what happened during these cases (the sexual assualt) and believe that's all there is to it. Because of this, we assume the victim was responsible for "enticing" the perpetrator, this is ignorance. What we don't see is the priming and grooming and intimidation and breaking down of the victim's psychology in order to make this happen. That part of it is more "fun" for the villain than the actual assualt and that's why all acts of lust (pee...dough...feel ya, raype, incest, prostitution, po...rn, molestation, neck...row...feel ya, zoo-feel ya, home...O...sexuality) are deemed men-tall disorders. Do your research and you'll find that the majority of sexual predators have severe men-tall disorders and PTSD. This is what I wish more people understood.*
@@thewriter2634 You don't know what you're talking about, you associate lust with crime, predation and a poor upbringing, it has nothing to do with those things.
Lust is a gift to be enjoyed by both people in any relationship, whether it's a one night stand or something more permanent.
You are a typical negative control freak who can't keep your nose out of other peoples sexual experiences, always ready to put the psycho doom and gloom on anything that others enjoy.
You might have had a bad childhood but it's time to put it behind you and stop worrying other people with your hangups, your generalizations of the evil motives behind anyone having a little fun or expressing love through lust make you somebody who needs psychiatric help.
@@sisigs4820 Prostitution ? ? how does having some fun in my life make me a prostitute, and if I was a prostitute what business would that be of yours?
As far as settling down and devoting my life to just one person, I would rather have a nest of angry scorpions in my panties.