A simple definition of deception is to make someone believe something that isn’t true. Every Christian in ongoing sexual sin has mastered the art of deception. And while we often think of deception as something we do to other people, the most dangerous form may be the deception we do to ourselves.

Steve Martin, Biblical counselor at Pure Life Ministries, joins the podcast to talk about how to recognize self-deception, its dangers, and what you must do about it.

Resources we mentioned:

• At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry (Book) By Steve Gallagher

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The last chapters of Revelation give us a glimpse of a new heaven and a new earth. God will purify this earth to usher in His Kingdom, free from crime, fear, and pain. Soberly, how you live now proves if you belong there. If we love and obey God here, we will in eternity; if we love sin now, we will not magically desire His Kingdom later.

Unfortunately, the American church is full of people who wear the mask of hypocrisy. And it’s not just sexual sin. Many “deeds of the flesh” are indulged in, like anger, envy, gossip, and greed. But you would never know it because many who sit in churches every Sunday have learned to play the Christian part so well, it’s hard to know what’s true or what’s just an act.

Vinny Pappas joins the podcast to share how the Lord exposed the hypocrisy in his life, and how that was crucial in leading him out of sexual sin.

Resources:

• Pure Life Ministries Residential Program
• 20 Truths that Help in the Battle with Porn Addiction (Video Series) By Steve Gallagher
• 20 Truths that Help in the Battle with Porn Addiction (40 Day Study Journal) By Steve Gallagher
• At the Altar of Sexual Idolatry (Book) By Steve Gallagher

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This week’s episode features a sermon Pastor Steve Gallagher preached in May 2023 titled “Light, Darkness, and the Great Decision.” Teaching from John 8, Steve shows how Jesus exposes religious pride and false assurance, declaring, “If you knew Me, you would know My Father also.” This message calls us to truly know the Lord and walk free from the kingdom of darkness.

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Revelation 18 exposes how mankind is affected by the spirit of this world and how it helps set one's mind and heart in opposition to God's authority. Join us as Steve Gallagher discusses how we can either be filled with the Lord and His Spirit or the enemy and the spirit of this world. Also, Steve breaks down the joy and hope we have in the coming of the Lord's Kingdom and the destruction of the spirit of this world, (the spirit of Babylon) in these last days.

When Brian was growing up, he wholeheartedly pursued sex, drugs, a musical career; ANYTHING that would bring him fulfillment. But then, God began to draw Brian—through a drumming gig at a church, through a girlfriend who was fed up with his porn addiction, and then through his time in the Residential Program at Pure Life Ministries. Little by little, God was calling Brian to become a dedicated follower of Jesus.

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Resources we mentioned:

• Pure Life Ministries Residential Program

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In Revelation 17, the Apostle John warned of the mystery of Babylon, the great mother of harlots. Join us as Steve Gallagher unpacks this profound chapter and warns us of how if we do not separate ourselves from the lawlessness of this world that has even crept into church culture, we will be seduced into the spirit of Babylon.

Jordan Yoshimine’s story is all too familiar. Raised in a church-going family. Introduced to sexual sin at an early age. Craved everything the world had to offer. A recipe that always ends in disaster and ruin.

But God.

Jordan’s testimony is a perfect example of how the hope and divine mercy that only comes from Jesus opens the way for ANY addict to return to the Lord. His story of victory can be your story, too.

Resources we mentioned:

• Pure Life Ministries Residential Program

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