Sam Black on The Red Letter Disciple Podcast

040: Sam Black on What Age Parents Should Talk to Their Kids about Pornography, The Reason Churches Don’t Talk about It, and How To Fight Against Pornography

Sam Black has spent decades helping people find freedom from pornography. From early exposure to repetition through adolescence and finally using pornography as escapism, Sam believes that healing from any stage of pornography is possible. He offers the church tools to lead their people to freedom.

 

Lead yourself (and your church) to find freedom in forgiveness.  

We talk about the power of freedom in today’s episode with Sam Black. And we’d now love for you to go on the journey to not only forgive others, but to receive God’s forgiveness for your life. Before we can truly bring reconciliation to others in the world, we need to be reconciled to God. Thankfully, He doesn’t withhold His grace of forgiveness from any of us. It’s time to receive the freedom that comes with the forgiveness of God because a forgiven person becomes a forgiving person!

We’d love to introduce you to the 40-Day Forgiving Challenge.

Forgiving Challenge takes you on a life-changing journey to experience the gift of God’s grace so that you can share it with others. It also helps you identify and walk through the five phases leading to freedom. 

You can learn more about the challenge here!

 

Resources mentioned in the episode: 

The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong About Pornography And How To Fix It by Sam Black 

Covenant Eyes

Victory App by Covenant Eyes

Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds by Kristen A Jenson M.A.

Good Pictures Bad Pictures Porn-proofing Today’s Young Kids by Kristen A Jenson M.A.

Pure Desire 

Be Broken

Key insights from the episode: 

Sam Black Quote

Early exposure to pornography, repetition through adolescence, and the use of escapism as an adult create a pattern of addiction. – Sam Black

The church falsely claims that men will struggle with pornography their whole lives. – Sam Black

We need mind, body, and spirit healing to escape the grips of pornography. – Sam Black

Parents are afraid to say anything about pornography because they are afraid that it will make them curious. – Sam Black

If you want to teach a kid to hide, shame them about pornography. – Sam Black

You should begin having conversations about pornography when your child is 5,6 years old. – Sam Black

We need to equip our kids, not if they get exposed, but when they get exposed to pornography. – Sam Black

Knowledge proceeds to understand, and understanding proceeds to change. – Sam Black

Anger is a common trigger for pornography. – Sam Black

93% of churches do nothing to address pornography. – Sam Black

Food addiction and porn addiction are shockingly similar. – Sam Black

Sam Black’s Challenge: Be the friend you would like to have.

Lead yourself (and your church) to find freedom in forgiveness. 

Before we can truly bring reconciliation to others in the world, we need to be reconciled to God. Thankfully, He doesn’t withhold His grace of forgiveness from anyone of us. It’s time to receive the freedom that comes with the forgiveness of God because a forgiven person becomes a forgiving person!

We’d love to introduce you to the 40-Day Forgiving Challenge.

The Forgiving Challenge takes you on a life-changing journey to experience the gift of God’s grace so that you can share it with others. It also helps you identify and walk through the five phases leading to freedom. 

You can learn more about the challenge here!

Watch the entire season for free: 

We’ll be uploading every episode of season one of The Red Letter Disciple on our YouTube Channel. If you aren’t subscribed already, you can do so here!

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