In this episode we're tackling a topic that isn't often spoken about in Christians circles (or certainly not enough), and that's porn. Pornography is a huge issue across the world and surprisingly, is rife within the church. Here are some stats that might shock you: • Every second 28,259 users are watching pornography on the internet • Every second $3,075.54 is spent on pornography on the internet • Every day 37 pornography videos are created in the US • Every day 2.5 BILLION emails containing pornography are sent or received • Every day 116,000 queries related to child pornography are received • 25% of total searches on the internet are related to pornography One study showed that 68% of church-going men and over 50% of pastors view porn on a regular basis. Of young Christian adults 18-24 years old, 76% were actively search for porn. Another study conducted that ruled out the "casual church-goers" found these stats to be lower, but you get the point - both inside and outside of the church, porn is a common issue. In part 1 of this episode with Matt Cline, we discuss the the epidemic of pornography and sexual brokenness in our world. Matt Cline is the founder and director of Restored Ministries, focused on leading men and women out of sexual brokenness and into a life of freedom and impact. Internationally known as a leading speaker and coach on Biblical sexuality, he has seen countless lives radically changed around the world. Restored Ministries: https://www.restoredministries.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/@restoredsexuality FB: https://www.facebook.com/Restoredministries/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd7nJcXdCUQdlQTyFAZTeEA Pure Victory Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pure-victory-podcast/id1510639399 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aMPtwNXuzic5Is2vhSG80 Pure Freedom Community for men 18+: purefc.ca 💌 CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 3:25 Starting Restored Ministries 9:01 Shame & pornography 14:30 Talking about sex in the church 20:41 The power of sex 22:53 Pornography & tech 26:00 Power over pornography 30:20 Part 2 intro INSTAGRAM 📱 https://www.instagram.com/@hallelujahpodcast CONTACT ✉️ hallelujahpodcast@gmail.com PODCAST 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/hallelujah-podcast/id1654433035 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4cf18tdfgFRMU8jWjUxK1Y WEBSITE 🖥️ https://www.hallelujahpodcast.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks so much for tuning into the Hallelujah! Podcast. My hope and prayer is that I will always be able to point you to Jesus and that you will leave feeling encouraged, equipped, inspired and ready to go out and be salt and light in this world! Don’t forget to follow and leave us a 5 star review if you like our content so that we can get the good news out and reach more people. Thanks for tuning into the Hallelujah podcast! See you next time. ❤️✝️