Power of Purity | Helping Men to Honor God with their Sexual Gift

As Christians we're called to do many things that are very hard to do... if not impossible. Things like... Forgiving others Forgiving ourselves Turning the other cheek Loving your enemies Esteeming others higher than myself Sacrificially serving Trusting God when I don't understand Being non-judgmental Walking the narrow path Resisting the urges and passions of the flesh... and being a man of sexual purity! In the same way an appliance has to be plugged in before it can "work"... the Christian has to be plugged into the Holy Spirit... the divine "power source"... in order to be the person God is calling them to be. If we're ever going to be men of purity... and if we're ever going to manage the urges and passions of the flesh... we absoulutely must have the power of the Holy Spirit. It's non-negotiable. In this series Tony shares 3 amazing things that Jesus said about the Holy Spirit... and then 5 practical principles on how to "plug in"... and translate Holy Ghost power into our lives. In this episode - # 306 - Tony shares the gospel... and how we become the temple of the Holy Spirit when we accept Christ as our personal Savior. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8

As Christians we're called to do many things that are very hard to do... if not impossible. Things like... Forgiving others Forgiving ourselves Turning the other cheek Loving your enemies Esteeming others higher than myself Sacrificially serving Trusting God when I don't understand Being non-judgmental Walking the narrow path Resisting the urges and passions of the flesh... and being a man of sexual purity! In the same way an appliance has to be plugged in before it can "work"... the Christian has to be plugged into the Holy Spirit... the divine "power source"... in order to be the person God is calling them to be. If we're ever going to be men of purity... and if we're ever going to manage the urges and passions of the flesh... we absoulutely must have the power of the Holy Spirit. It's non-negotiable. In this series Tony shares 3 amazing things that Jesus said about the Holy Spirit... and then 5 practical principles on how to "plug in"... and translate Holy Ghost power into our lives. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8

The Christian life is a battle! There's spiritual warfare! We have to fight against the devil... who is the enemy of our soul... who is attempting to steal... kill... and destroy. And sometimes we have to fight agains human enemies who are poised against us in hurtful and destructive ways. Moses had a conflict with Pharaoh. David had to fight Goliath. King Nebuchadnezzar threw Daniel in the lions den. Gideon had to fight the Midianites. Samson had to fight the Philistines. But what do you do when the enemy you're facing is YOU? What do you do when you're in a fight with yourself? What do you do when you're the one sabotaging your own forward progress in God's Kingdom? Sometimes we can we our own worst enemy... and in this series Tony talks about what it's like to be in a fight with Tony... and how we can find victory in God... even when we're fighting against ourself! What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:24-25

The Christian life is a battle! There's spiritual warfare! We have to fight against the devil... who is the enemy of our soul... who is attempting to steal... kill... and destroy. And sometimes we have to fight agains human enemies who are poised against us in hurtful and destructive ways. Moses had a conflict with Pharaoh. David had to fight Goliath. King Nebuchadnezzar threw Daniel in the lions den. Gideon had to fight the Midianites. Samson had to fight the Philistines. But what do you do when the enemy you're facing is YOU? What do you do when you're in a fight with yourself? What do you do when you're the one savbataging your own forward progress in God's Kingdom? Sometimes we can we our own worst enemy... and in this series Tony talks about what it's like to be in a fight with Tony... and how we can find victory in God... even when we're fighting against ourself! What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord! Romans 7:24-25

Tony's mother... Mary Ingrassia... passed away a year and a half ago... and this series of The Power of Purity Podcast... Wisdom From The Grave... is presented in honor of her. Mary loved the Lord... she was a deeply devoted Christian... and she was a serious student of the bible. She spent many years doing her personal bible studies... including Beth Moore studies... Bible Study Fellowship... and Precepts bible studies. When Mary went to heaven... she left behind stacks of her bible studies and workbooks... and Tony's sisters ended up with these treasures. Recently... Tony's sister sent out a few pages from one of Mary's bible studies... that was entitled... 4 Musts To Live Successfully. When Tony recieved these bible study notes from his mother's past... it was a tremendous encouaragement to him... and perfect timing... as he's been struggling through the most difficult year of his entire life. In this series of episodes... Tony applies these 4 principles of success to a man's walk of purity... and in this episode Tony shares the fourth principle. I miss you mom... and I love you with all my heart! From Tony

Tony's mother... Mary Ingrassia... passed away a year and a half ago... and this series of The Power of Purity Podcast... Wisdom From The Grave... is presented in honor of her. Mary loved the Lord... she was a deeply devoted Christian... and she was a serious student of the bible. She spent many years doing her personal bible studies... including Beth Moore studies... Bible Study Fellowship... and Precepts bible studies. When Mary went to heaven... she left behind stacks of her bible studies and workbooks... and Tony's sisters ended up with these treasures. Recently... Tony's sister sent out a few pages from one of Mary's bible studies... that was entitled... 4 Musts To Live Successfully. When Tony recieved these bible study notes from his mother's past... it was a tremendous encouaragement to him... and perfect timing... as he's been struggling through the most difficult year of his entire life. In this series of episodes... Tony applies these 4 principles of success to a man's walk of purity... and in this episode Tony shares the second and third principles. I miss you mom... and I love you with all my heart! From Tony

Tony's mother... Mary Ingrassia... passed away a year and a half ago... and this 300th episode of The Power of Purity Podcast is presented in honor of her. Mary loved the Lord... she was a deeply devoted Christian... and she was a serious student of the bible. She spent many years doing her personal bible studies... including Beth Moore studies... Bible Study Fellowship... and Precepts bible studies. When Mary went to heaven... she left behind stacks of her bible studies and workbooks... and Tony's sisters ended up with these treasures. Recently... Tony's sister sent out a few pages from one of Mary's bible studies... that was entitled... 4 Musts To Live Successfully. When Tony recieved these bible study notes from his mother's past... it was a tremendous encouaragement to him... and perfect timing... as he's been struggling through the most difficult year of his entire life. In this series of episodes... Tony applies these 4 principles of success to a man's walk of purity... and in this episode Tony shares the first principle that's absolutey necessary if you're going to live successfully. I miss you mom... and I love you with all my heart! From Tony

Sometimes husbands act out sexually... apart from their wife... in the context of their marriage. For many men the default mechanism for acting out is internet porn and masturbation. But many men then escalate to other acting out behaviors... including cyber sex... strip clubs... massage with a "happy ending"... prostitutes... and affairs. When a man is caught acting out in any of these ways... his wife is typically very hurt... trust is broken... and it's the equivalent of an emotional and relational atomic bomb exploding in the middle of the marriage. This can then create a profound insecurity within the wife... and she often feels like she's living on a "trap door"... wondering if she'll ever be able to trust her husband again... and wondering if he's going to do it again. In this episode Tony talks the important distinction between "demand" versus "appeal"... and what a wife can do... if she's afraid her husband is going to do it... AGAIN!

Would you be shocked if you found out that Tony Ingrassia... the Founder and Director of The Power of Purity... is not beyond temptation? In this series Tony talks about a temptation he's been struggling with in the recent past... as he's found himself being tempted toward some forbidden fruit. The temptation says... "Tap... Tap... Tap" on Tony's shoulder. Tony looks at the temptation... and says... "Get away from me. Tony... you know you can't do that." The temptation comes back and says... "Tap... Tap... Tap"on Tony's shoulder. Tony looks at the temptation... and says... "Will you please get away from me. Tony... you know you can't do that." And on... and on... it goes. Apparently these temptations don't always give up easily. This temptation was messing with Tony's head enough... that he finally sat down and wrote out a list of 8 reasons... just to remind himself... why he cannot go for this temptation. In this series... Tony shares the 8 reasons that have empowered him to escape this temptation. If you can relate to being tempted to do something that you know God does not want you to do... this series is for you. Welcome to... Price vs Commodity! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. I Corinthians 10:13 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7

Would you be shocked if you found out that Tony Ingrassia... the Founder and Director of The Power of Purity... is not beyond temptation? In this series Tony talks about a temptation he's been struggling with in the recent past... as he's found himself being tempted toward some forbidden fruit. The temptation says... "Tap... Tap... Tap" on Tony's shoulder. Tony looks at the temptation... and says... "Get away from me. Tony... you know you can't do that." The temptation comes back and says... "Tap... Tap... Tap"on Tony's shoulder. Tony looks at the temptation... and says... "Will you please get away from me. Tony... you know you can't do that." And on... and on... it goes. Apparently these temptations don't always give up easily. This temptation was messing with Tony's head enough... that he finally sat down and wrote out a list of 8 reasons... just to remind himself... why he cannot go for this temptation. In this series... Tony shares the 8 reasons that have empowered him to escape this temptation. If you can relate to being tempted to do something that you know God does not want you to do... this series is for you. Welcome to... Price vs Commodity! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. I Corinthians 10:13 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7