From Porn To The Pulpit...
From Porn To The Pulpit...

Author: Danielle Williams

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2011-07-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781477673829

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Evangelist Danielle Williams-McCord is the founder and CEO of the cutting edge, no nonsense, international ministry, "Danielle Williams-McCord Ministries" designed to snatch the world's youth out of the jaws of hell. However, before she became an anointed Woman of God, she endured many horrific events during her lifetime. Danielle's anointed testimony is astounding!At the age of eight, she was molested. At age ten, she was almost beaten to death by her father. At age twelve, Danielle was raped by a neighbor and by thirteen years old, she became pregnant by a twenty-seven-year old pimp. When Danielle turned fourteen, she was already a stripper and by age fifteen, she was introduced to prostitution. Upon her eighteenth birthday, Danielle became a porn star. By the time Danielle was nineteen years old, she was locked in a dark, dirty basement for weeks on end, about to lose her life.Evangelist Danielle Williams-McCord has appeared on multiple television programs worldwide, including Maury Povich, The 700 club, and many more. She is based in Atlanta, GA, but her ministry is worldwide. She has appeared on speaking tours throughout the United States and the Caribbean, with no end to her popular story.

JESUS IS BETTER THAN PORN: How I Confessed my Addiction to My Wife and Found a New Life
JESUS IS BETTER THAN PORN: How I Confessed my Addiction to My Wife and Found a New Life

Author: Hugh Houston

Publisher: Hugh Houston

Published: 2018-06-07

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1797641417

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You can break free from porn and find a new life. Apply practical strategies and escape the hamster wheel of compulsive pornography use. Get the inspiration, motivation and information you have been looking for as you begin your journey to the LIGHT. Honest, hard-hitting, helpful and hopeful! This story of one man's courageous battle against lust and pornography shows how a Christian (even a pastor) can be trapped in the darkness, feeling isolated and afraid to ask for help. Yet Hugh’s story of heartbreak, humility and trusting in Christ shows how God offers new life. When Hugh finally confessed his secret double life to his wife of 30 years, it almost destroyed her. Yet out of this terrible pain, the Lord brought forgiveness and healing. Their marriage today is stronger than ever! This can be your story too! There is HOPE for anyone enslaved by sin, because Jesus came to set the captives free. Learn how to fight lies with the truth. See how you can take control of your thoughts and your mind. Begin using your own personal “Battle Plan” today. Practice intentional living. Your life can be different. God has already provided you with everything you need for your new life. Use the discussion questions at the end of each chapter with your group. A Certified Partner Coach wrote: “During the past 17 years, I’ve read countless books on the topic of secretive sexual behaviors. Few offer as much humble-yet-helpful wisdom as this book by lifelong missionary, Hugh Houston.” Get your copy today. Jesus is so much better than porn!

Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence

Author: Bernie Anderson

Publisher: Autumn House Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780812704624

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He Lived a Secret Life for years. A respected pastor, husband, and father, Bernie Anderson battled behind closed doors with pornography and sexual addiction. Exposed to pornography early in life, he was held captive by the addiction until he allowed God to transform his life. It is a problem not often spoken about in the Christian community, yet pornography and sexual addiction are devastating countless Christian homes. To help others avoid it or break free from its stronghold, Anderson tells his personal story of torment, hope, and the God who changes lives. Offering insight, encouragement, and resources, Breaking the Silence boldly reveals the truth about this addiction and how you can protect yourself and your family from the dangers of pornography. Book jacket.

Biblical Porn
Biblical Porn

Author: Jessica Johnson

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2018-04-19

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 082237160X

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Between 1996 and 2014, Mark Driscoll's Mars Hill Church multiplied from its base in Seattle into fifteen facilities spread across five states with 13,000 attendees. When it closed, the church was beset by scandal, with former attendees testifying to spiritual abuse, emotional manipulation, and financial exploitation. In Biblical Porn Jessica Johnson examines how Mars Hill's congregants became entangled in processes of religious conviction. Johnson shows how they were affectively recruited into sexualized and militarized dynamics of power through the mobilization of what she calls "biblical porn"—the affective labor of communicating, promoting, and embodying Driscoll's teaching on biblical masculinity, femininity, and sexuality, which simultaneously worked as a marketing strategy, social imaginary, and biopolitical instrument. Johnson theorizes religious conviction as a social process through which Mars Hill's congregants circulated and amplified feelings of hope, joy, shame, and paranoia as affective value that the church capitalized on to grow at all costs.

Preaching In Pain
Preaching In Pain

Author: Danielle Williams-McCord

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2020-11-14

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13:

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As much as I'd like to lie and tell you that all of these years in ministry have been a walk in a rose garden, but that is simply untrue. I'm not sure what I expected when I got the call, but I had no idea what was on the other end of my "yes". What I can tell you, is that ministry will have you love the very people who will turn around and stab you in the back. Ministry will have you pray and pour out when you're empty. Ministry won't allow you to finish with the people you started with because everyone can't go. Ministry will cause many sleepless nights. Ministry will cause you to stand alone at times. Ministry will have you cover the very people who cut you. Ministry will have you Preaching In Pain. While many are blindly chasing platforms and pulpits, they have no idea what demonic plots, plans or poisons are waiting at the door for every leader or anyone who is called. However, the ultimate crushing is when you find out that the ongoing heartache may not just be the devil's doing at all, but it is the Lord himself who is purposely putting you in the fire. Who do you turn to when you're vexed and offended with the Almighty God? I share my truth for the leader who wants to quit, for the "strong friend" who's ready to commit suicide and for the prayer warriors who are just simply tired. I know you've faced devastating times, but you are not alone. I won't give you typical church clichés, but I do what you to know that there is a greater purpose in the pain.

Messy Grace
Messy Grace

Author: Caleb Kaltenbach

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2015-10-20

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1601427379

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Sometimes, grace gets messy. Caleb Kaltenbach was raised by LGBT parents, marched in gay pride parades as a youngster, and experienced firsthand the hatred and bitterness of some Christians toward his family. But then Caleb surprised everyone, including himself, by becoming a Christian…and a pastor. Very few issues in Christianity are as divisive as the acceptance of the LGBT community in the church. As a pastor and as a person with beloved family members living a gay lifestyle, Caleb had to face this issue with courage and grace. Messy Grace shows us that Jesus’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself” doesn’t have an exception clause for a gay “neighbor”—or for that matter, any other “neighbor” we might find it hard to relate to. Jesus was able to love these people and yet still hold on to his beliefs. So can you. Even when it’s messy. “Messy Grace is an important contribution to the conversation about sexual identity for churches and leaders. Caleb's story is surprising and unique, and he weaves it together compellingly. He states his views clearly, leaves room for disagreement, and champions love no matter where you are in this conversation.” —Jud Wilhite, Sr. Pastor, Central Christian Church

Living a Life of Fire
Living a Life of Fire

Author: Reinhard Bonnke

Publisher: CFAN Publications

Published: 2021-12-04

Total Pages: 795

ISBN-13:

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Living a Life of Fire is more than simple facts about an evangelist's life, it is filled with adventures from the heart of Africa, real-life dramatic stories of people and places that will leave you on the edge of your seat, and powerful demonstrations of the Holy Spirit working in the here and now. An autobiography of the life of one of God's generals that has left a legacy that is still impacting nations today.

Sensitive Preaching to the Sexually Hurting
Sensitive Preaching to the Sexually Hurting

Author: Sam Serio

Publisher: Kregel Publications

Published: 2016-07-27

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0825444179

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Today's church has sadly failed to minister to men and women deeply affected by porn, abortion, rape, casual sex, a sexless marriage, same-sex attraction, or childhood sexual abuse. Church leaders know these broken people sit in their pews. What they don't know is what to say to them. Those who would speak out directly from the pulpit worry that they will be unwise or insensitive, whatever their intent to the contrary. They may even fear being fired and losing their ministry altogether. The truth is that seminary curriculums rarely prepare preachers to talk about sex in their sermons. Despite the pervasiveness of sexual wounds in the church, preachers tend to either ignore them and say nothing or abhor them without nuance and condemn. Sam Serio posits a powerful and necessary middle ground: preaching that offers forgiveness, transformation, and restoration. Sensitive Preaching to the Sexually Hurting is a ready-to-use resource written from a preaching perspective. Serio examines the causes and consequences of the seven most difficult sexual issues of today. Moreover, he provides appropriate wording to use in crafting sermons, along with corresponding Scripture texts. He examines how preachers can prepare their churches, their hearts, and their sermons for the topic, and how these can all work together to build a healthier future for their congregations and the wider church body.

Finally Free
Finally Free

Author: Heath Lambert

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0310499240

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Eight gospel-centered strategies for overcoming the lure of pornography and finally breaking free. This book is not about pornography. You won't find graphic depictions about the porn industry, the catastrophic effects it has on individuals and relationships, or how to think differently about porn. If you're reading this book, you probably have some understanding of those things already—the last thing you need is to be subjected to that kind of detail...again. Finally Free is about hope. It's about discovering the freeing power available to those who trust in Jesus Christ, who can, will, and does set people free from the power of pornography. Dr. Heath Lambert, a leader in the biblical counseling movement, has organized this book around eight clear and practical tactics you can wield to make it easier to flee lust and temptation and shelter in the protection of God's grace. Each chapter: Clearly demonstrates how the gospel applies to the fight against sexual temptation. Lays out relevant methods for leaning on Christ's strength—both in advance of and in moments of temptation. Explains how Jesus can move readers from a life of struggle to a life of purity. If you've struggled personally against the powerful draw of pornography, or if you've ever tried to help someone fighting this battle, you know how hard it is to break its bonds. But there is good news: no matter how intense or long-standing the struggle, Jesus Christ has the power to free people from the enslaving power of pornography. The Gospel has a power that works practically in the lives of those who seek to imitate Christ—and you can learn how to live into that power.