Dirty Little Secret

This Sunday is going to be tough. It's going to be tough for me as the speaker, and it's going to be tough for you as the audience.

Pornography is a major addiction in our culture today - for men, women and teenagers. The reason it is allowed to have such a pervasive grip in our lives is because we keep it a secret from everyone around us. It's our dirty little secret. There is so much shame and guilt that comes with it that we don't think we could ever pull back the curtain and reveal our second-lives.

This Sunday at Great Oaks, we are pulling back the curtain. It needs to be addressed. It needs to be talked about. You need help in dealing with this issue. The stats are scary - 50% of Christian men and 20% of Christian women struggle with porn. Pastors aren't immune either - 37% of pastors say they struggle with porn. Marriages, families, and churches all suffer the consequences of pornography.

Don't be afraid to show up at church on Sunday. Don't come up with some lame excuse because you are afraid you will be "found out." You need to hear what we are talking about. You need to have the resources at your fingertips to recover from this secret sin. You need to step out of the darkness and into the light. You've been trying to "fix" yourself for far too long. You can't do it alone...you need help. And we want to help you.

Step up and be a man (or a woman or a teenager) and show up this Sunday. God is going to do some amazing things!