12 Questions and Answers at the end of this teaching –

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Pray

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Goal:  Controlling Our Inner World

One Can Have No Smaller Or Greater Mastery

Than The Mastery Of Oneself

Leonard Da Vinci

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Our God Is: Mighty In Battle

Psalm 24:8

Who Is This King Of Glory

The LORD Strong And Mighty

The LORD Mighty In Battle

(NIV)

Point Three

It Is Never Too Late To Be What You Might Have Been 

George Eliot

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Sex Addicts In Their Hearts Are Often Guilty Of This Next Scripture

Isaiah 5:20 

Woe To Those Who Call Evil Good And Good Evil

Who Put Darkness For Light And Light For Darkness…

(NIV)

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Sex Addicts Allow Themselves To Be Deceived

It Is A Deception That We Keep In Secret

As The Bible Says We Keep It In Darkness And We Are Very Willing To Often Lie To Keep Our 

Precious Addiction Alive

And Often It Is Ourselves That We Lie To First And Foremost

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And Why Do We Lie To Ourselves ?

Because We Don’t Want To Admit That We Have Become Slaves To Sexual Sin

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Also Always Remember Lying Greatly Damages Any Trust We Have Within Our Relationships

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Always Remember 

Often When Trust Is Weakened – Intimacy Within The Relationship Is Weakened

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We Often Live A Double Life And  

What Do We Get From That Double Life A Lot Of

Condemnation – Guilt – Shame  – Self Hatred

And Fear Of Being Found Out

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Reality Check =

Sexual Addiction Only Causes Problems It Never Solves Them

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Romans 1:25 Says

That Sex Addicts 

Have Exchanged The Truth Of God For A Lie And

Worshiped And Served Created Things Rather Than The Creator

(NIV)

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Both Married Men And Single Men

Who Have An Addiction Of Any Kind

Must Realize That Addiction Is An Enemy Of 

Your God 

Your Soul 

And Of 

Your  Relationships

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Sexual Addiction Is Easy – You Turn To Your Fantasy And Get Sexually Drunk

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The Rewards =

Condemnation –

Guilt –

Shame and

Self Hatred

On The Other Hand A Good Healthy Intimate Relationship Takes Time –

Focus And Often Hard Work

But The Rewards Are Blessing Designed By Your God

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Always Remember

With Sexual Addiction We Find Ourselves Doing Things We Most Often Regret

Because

Often When We Are Deceived

Then We Deceive Ourselves

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Now Let’s Set The Words Sexual Addiction And 

Another One Of The Bible Words Next To Each Other- 

Cursed

Jeremiah 11: 8

But They Did Not Listen Or Pay Attention

Instead They Followed The Stubbornness Of Their Evil Hearts

So I Brought On Them All The Curses Of The Covenant

I Had Commanded Them To Follow

But That They Did Not Keep

(NIV)

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Deuteronomy 11:26-28

See I Am Setting Before You Today

A Blessing And A Curse

(NIV)

The Blessing =  

If You Obey The Commands Of The LORD Your God  

That I Am Giving You Today

The Curse = 

If You Disobey The Commands Of The LORD Your God

And Turn From That I Command You Today

By Following Other gods Which You Have Not Known.

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Proverbs 3:33

The Lord’s Curse Is On The House Of The Wicked

But He Blesses The Home Of The Righteous

(NIV)

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An Now Let’s Set The Words Sexual Addiction Next To Our Last Words From Scripture

Sin and Death

Reality Check= Sin Seems To Always Bring About Death One Way Or Another

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James 1:13-15

When Tempted No One Should Say God Is Tempting Me

For God Cannot Be Tempted By Evil Nor Does He Tempt Anyone

But Each One Is Tempted When By His Own Evil Desire 

He Is Dragged Away And Enticed

Then After Desire Has Conceived It Gives Birth To Sin And

Sin When It Is Full-grown Gives Birth To Death

(NIV)

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Romans 6:23

For The Wages Of Sin Is Death 

But The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life

In Christ Jesus Our Lord

(NIV)

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Pray

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Goal:  Controlling Our Inner World

One Can Have No Smaller Or Greater Mastery

Than The Mastery Of Oneself

Leonard Da Vinci

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Our God Is: Mighty In Battle

Psalm 24:8

Who Is This King Of Glory

The LORD Strong And Mighty

The LORD Mighty In Battle

(NIV)

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Point Three

It Is Never Too Late To Be What You Might Have Been 

George Eliot

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Our God Is: Mighty In Battle

Psalm 24:8

Who Is This King Of Glory

The LORD Strong And Mighty

a knight with his horse standing on the dark skull cliff, digital art style, illustration painting

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PRAY

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QUESTIONS?

Point One

       1.  Fill In The Blanks For Point One:  My Great Concern Is Not__________________________________

But Whether You Are___________________________________________________With Your Failure.

       2. To ______________________________A Lie Is To ____________________________________ A Lie.

3. What Are The Six Words Found In Scripture That Are Associated With This Teaching On Sexual

Addiction?

1. _____________________________________________       

2. ___________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________         

4. ___________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________    

 6. ____________________________________________

4. According To Patrick Carnes What Are The Three Lies That Sex Addicts Believe About

Themselves?   

1.) I’m Basically A _________________________ And_________________________________ Person.

2.) No One _______________________________________________________________ Me As I Am.   

3) My _____________________________________________________________________________ 

      If I’m Going To Have To _________________________________________________________ Others.

5.  What Did Leonardo De Vince Say?

One Can Have_______________________________________________Or  ______________________

Than The Mastery Of Oneself.

Point Two 

 6.   Fill In The Blanks For Point Two:  

“While We May Not Be Able To ______________________ All The That Happens To Us, We Can Control What ___________________________________________________________________________Us.

     7.  2 Peter 2:19 Says: For A Man ______________________________________________________

     To Whatever Has _______________________________________________________________ Him. 

Point Three 

  8. Fill In The Blanks For Point Three:

It Is ____________________________________________________________________________To Late

     To Be What You ___________ ___________________________________________________Have Been.

9.  Isaiah 5;20 Says: “Woe To Those Who Call ____________________________________________And 

  __________________________________Who Put _______________________________________And

      ________________________________________________________________________________…”

10. Sexual Addiction Is Good For _____________________________________________________________

11.    Deuteronomy 11:26-28 Says;   “See I Am Setting Before You Today A __________________________

       And A __________________________________________________________________________…”

12. Romans 6;23 Says:  For The Wages Of Sin Is _____________________________________________

     But The Gift Of God Is __________________________________________In Christ Jesus Our Lord.” 

ANSWERS!

Point One 

  1. Fill In The Blanks For Point One: 

My Great Concern Is Not Whether You Have Failed But Whether You Are Content With Your Failure

      2.   To Believe A Lie Is To Empower A Lie.

      3.   What Are The Six Words Found In Scripture That Are Associated With This Teaching On Sexual

Addiction?

            1) Strongholds       2) Idolatry        3) Slavery        4) Cursed         5) Sin           6) Death

     4.   According To Patrick Carnes What Are The Three Lies That Sex Addicts Believe About

Themselves?   

          1.) I’m Basically A Bad And Unworthy Person.

         2.) No One Loves Me As I Am.

        3 ) My Needs Are Never Going To Be Met If I’m Going To Have To Depend On Others.

     5. What Did Leonardo De Vince Say? One Can Have No Smaller Or Greater Mastery That The M

Mastery Of Oneself.

Point Two 

    6.  Fill In The Blanks For Point Two:  

    While We May Not Be Able To Control All The That Happens To Us, We Can Control What Happens

Inside Us.”

    7.  2 Peter 2:19 Says: For A Man Is A Slave To Whatever Has Mastered Him. 

Point Three 

   8.  Fill In The Blanks For Point Three: 

It Is Never To Late To Be What You Might Have Been.

  9. Isaiah 5:20 Says: 

     “Woe To Those Who Call Evil Good And Good Evil, Who Put  Darkness For Light And Light For

Darkness…”

10. Sexual Addiction Is Good For Nothing

11. Deuteronomy 11:26-28 Says; “ See I Am Setting Before You Today A Blessing  And A Curse…”

12, Romans 6;23 Says:

For The Wages Of Sin Is Death, But The Gift Of God Is Eternal Life  In Christ Jesus Our Lord.”