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JOHN 10:10 THE THIEF COMES TO STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY Jesus

FREQUENCY OF CONTACT WITH PORN 49% 37% The Porn Phenomenon by Barna Group

REGULAR PORN USE BY AGE, GENDER AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICE The Porn Phenomenon by Barna Group

GAME RISKS • 9% pathologically or clinically addicted • 23% of youth say they are addicted • 44% say their friends are addicted www.pluggedin.com DIYfather.com, webmd.com

INCREASE IN DEPRESSION Rates of depression and anxiety have skyrocketed since 2011 when smart phone ownership by teens passed 50% Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Scree Time - Jean M. Twenge, Thomas E. Joiner, Megan L. Rogers - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702617723376

INCREASE IN SUICIDAL RISK Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Scree Time - Jean M. Twenge, Thomas E. Joiner, Megan L. Rogers - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2167702617723376

LAUNCH PROCESS Motivation External Internal Responsible Parent Teach Coach & Discipline & Mentor Child Not Responsible Age Birth “Adult”

If you don’t own the “off” button, who does?

LET’S NOT FREAK OUT

LAGGING INDICATORS

LAGGING INDICATORS Fix the problem, not the gauge

WHAT IS FUELING ADDICTION? ‣ Shame ‣ Ignorance ‣ Fear of overreaction ‣ People pleasing ‣ Perfectionism ‣ Entitlement ‣ Hopelessness ‣ Loneliness

FOCUS ON RECOVERY OVER ABSTINENCE

Buffer Rules Rules Values

HTTPS://WWW.ELEPHANTJOURNAL.COM/2016/10/WHAT-BOYS-NEED-TO- KNOW-ABOUT-PORNOGRAPHY-BUT-ARE-NOT-BEING-TOLD/ “I’m not interested in a world where men really want to watch porn but resist because they’ve been shamed; I’m interested in a world where men are raised from birth with such an unshakeable understanding of women as living human beings that they are incapable of being aroused by their exploitation.” Jonah Mix

Your relationships are under attack

ADDICTION SEPARATES US FROM PEOPLE - MAKES US CONSUMERS OF PEOPLE

REDUCES WAYS FOR GOD TO WORK IN OUR LIVES AND FOR US TO EXPERIENCE HIM

THE FRACTURED MIND

AVOID RATHER THAN PURSUE OUR WORST FEARS

How are self-efficiency and unhealthy dependence impacting our kids?

How is fear of intimacy impacting relationships?

How do we normalize the “backstage” life?

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