Cultural Tides to Navigate: Pornography

to not recycle

The majority of students say it's more immoral _________________ than it is to view porn.

90%, 96%

_____ of teens and ________ of young adults are either encouraging, accepting, or neutral when they talk about porn with their friends.

49%

_____ of young adults say all or most of their friends view porn regularly

41%

____ of practicing Christian boys 13-24 use porn at least once a month.

23%

___ of practicing Christian men 25+ use porn at least once a month.

1 out of every 5

1 out of every 8 online searches and __________ mobile searches is for porn.

Porn is a harmless expression of sexuality

Cultural Lie #1:

1 in 10

Only _______ teens report their friends think watching porn is bad.

scientifically proven

Porn has been _________________ to be chemically addictive.

actually changes, physical structure

It ____________ the ______________ of your brain.

great promiscuity, risky behavior

It distorts our attitudes about sexuality leading to _________________ and ________________.

affect marriages

It tends to _________________ later in life by decreasing satisfaction and breaking down trust.

guilt and shame

It leaves people with perpetual feelings of ___________________

Porn is personal; it's no one's business

Cultural Lie #2

Porn is dehumanizing

it treats people as objects for your own pleasure, not as persons.

ask the designer

To know how we are designed to live, we should ___________________.

purposely constructed

Our body and soul are carefully and ___________________. (Psalms 139:14)

one-flesh union between husband and wife

Sexuality was intended to be experienced in a _______________________________ - not in isolation.

to procreate the human race

Sex was created to bind a man and a woman together for life ___________________.

Porn disconnects sex

___________________________ from a relationship between two people who become one and deforms it into a means of personal indulgence.

thoroughly selfish

Watching porn is a ______________ pursuit.

Song of Solomon

___________________ is a divinely inspired book that reveals God's wonderful intentions for human sexuality

Wake up!, Confront the problem, Protect yourself, Be honest about the consequences of viewing porn, Understand the darkness of the porn industry, Build strong relationships, Be ready to forgive yourself and seek God's grace

Action Steps:

picture of God

Man is an icon or ___________.

he who loves

Man is:

self sacrifice

Love = ______________; doing good to another at my own expense.

lay down his life

Man is made to ____________ for woman.

hero

Every man is crafted to be a "____" in some fashion.

imparts identity

Man (a father) ______________.

picture of all creation

Woman is an icon or __________________, who when loved brings forth life in every respect.

she who is loved

Woman is "________________"

She brings life

Woman comes into the fullness of her potential when she is loved. ______________ physically, relationally, financially, and spiritually.

respecting

She best loves her husband by believing in him, ___________ him, letting him know he is her hero.

revered and honored

She is to be _______________ because of her gender and what she represents, not because of her looks.

loves best

Man ______________ when the woman knows she is the apple of his eye, the object of his affection and delight.