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

Every person is the sum total of the accumulation of the "stories" of their life... or said another way... who you are today emerged from the "stories" of your past. This is a very important concept when it comes to the issue of sexual purity... because who you are today as a sexual person is the natural result of certain "stories" from your past... that shaped you into the sexual person you have become. Are you a person who struggles with internet pornography... and you can't stop looking... no matter how hard you try? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. Are you a person who doesn't like sex... or is uncomfortable with sex... or doesn't feel safe when you have sex... even with your spouse? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. Are you a person who acts out sexually in violation of your profession of faith... and in violation of your very own conscience? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. When you begin to truly understand the "stories" of your life... you'll understand yourself better than you've ever understood yourself before... you'll understand how you became the sexual person you became... and you'll understand how you can be set free from the power of your "stories" to become a new and different person. And here's the really GOOD NEWS! God wants to take a journey with you into the "stories" of your life... to bring his light to the darkest places of your "stories"... to bring his freedom to the places of bondage in your "stories"... and to bring his healing to the places of pain in your "stories". In this series of 13 episodes (54-66)... Tony shares 16 principles that will help you take this healing journey with God through the "stories" of your life. In this episode Tony shares PRINCIPLE 6 - and half of PRINCIPLE 7. Welcome to... UNDERSTANDING YOUR STORY!

Every person is the sum total of the accumulation of the "stories" of their life... or said another way... who you are today emerged from the "stories" of your past. This is a very important concept when it comes to the issue of sexual purity... because who you are today as a sexual person is the natural result of certain "stories" from your past... that shaped you into the sexual person you have become. Are you a person who struggles with internet pornography... and you can't stop looking... no matter how hard you try? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. Are you a person who doesn't like sex... or is uncomfortable with sex... or doesn't feel safe when you have sex... even with your spouse? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. Are you a person who acts out sexually in violation of your profession of faith... and in violation of your very own conscience? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. When you begin to truly understand the "stories" of your life... you'll understand yourself better than you've ever understood yourself before... you'll understand how you became the person you became... and you'll understand how you can be set free from the power of your "stories" to become a new and different person. And here's the really GOOD NEWS! God wants to take a journey with you into the "stories" of your life... to bring his light to the darkest places of your "stories"... to bring his freedom to the places of bondage in your "stories"... and to bring his healing to the places of pain in your "stories". In this series of 13 episodes (54-66)... Tony shares 16 principles that will help you take this healing journey with God through the "stories" of your life. In this episode Tony shares PRINCIPLE 2 - PRINCIPLE 5. Welcome to... UNDERSTANDING YOUR STORY!

Every person is the sum total of the accumulation of the "stories" of their life... or said another way... who you are today emerged from the "stories" of your past. This is a very important concept when it comes to the issue of sexual purity... because who you are today as a sexual person is the natural result of certain "stories" from your past... that shaped you into the sexual person you have become. Are you a person who struggles with internet pornography... and you can't stop looking... no matter how hard you try? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. Are you a person who doesn't like sex... or is uncomfortable with sex... or doesn't feel safe when you have sex... even with your spouse? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. Are you a person who acts out sexually in violation of your profession of faith... and in violation of your very own conscience? The answer to who you are is found in the "stories" of your life. When you begin to truly understand the "stories" of your life... you'll understand yourself better than you've ever understood yourself before... you'll understand how you became the sexual person you became... and you'll understand how you can be set free from the power of your "stories" to become a new and different person. And here's the really GOOD NEWS! God wants to take a journey with you into the "stories" of your life... to bring his light to the darkest places of your "stories"... to bring his freedom to the places of bondage in your "stories"... and to bring his healing to the places of pain in your "stories". In this series of 13 episodes (54-66)... Tony shares 16 principles that will help you take this healing journey with God through the "stories" of your life. In this first episode Tony shares an INTRODUCTION and PRINCIPLE 1. Welcome to... UNDERSTANDING YOUR STORY!

Tony's special guest for this episode is Keelie Reason... also known as "THE SEX TALK LADY". Could you use some "SPICE IT UP" in your marriage? Although these episodes are being originally published for Valentine's Day... the ideas and principles discussed can be applied to your relationship... to "SPICE IT UP"... not just on Valentine's Day... but 365 days a year! How does a couple have a SEXY Valentine's Day? How do you unleash your creative genius to surprise your spouse? Is it alright to try some things you've never tried before? How do you stretch your comfort zone? How do you create a relational environment that's conducive to a deeper level of sexual intimacy? What are some good ideas to create a SEXY mood? What can a couple do to really "SPICE IT UP"? What can a couple do for a special day even if they're not in a very good place in their marriage? In these episodes (52 & 53) you'll find ideas that will help you to "SPICE IT UP" on Valentine's Day... or any other day of the year! lovehopeadventure.com iamthesextalklady.com thedatingdivas.com http://lovehopeadventure.com/resources/ 11 Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages. 12 Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom - there I will give you my love. 13 The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, both new and old, that I have stored up for you, my lover. Song of Songs 7:11-13

Tony's special guest for this episode... and the next... is Keelie Reason... also known as "THE SEX TALK LADY". Could you use some "SPICE IT UP" in your marriage? Although these episodes are being originally published for Valentine's Day... the ideas and principles discussed can be applied to your relationship... to "SPICE IT UP"... not just on Valentine's Day... but 365 days a year! How does a couple have a SEXY Valentine's Day? How do you unleash your creative genius to surprise your spouse? Is it alright to try some things you've never tried before? How do you stretch your comfort zone? How do you create a relational environment that's conducive to a deeper level of sexual intimacy? What are some good ideas to create a SEXY mood? What can a couple do to really "SPICE IT UP"? What can a couple do for a special day even if they're not in a very good place in their marriage? In these episodes (52 & 53) you'll find ideas that will help you to "SPICE IT UP" on Valentine's Day... or any other day of the year! lovehopeadventure.com iamthesextalklady.com http://lovehopeadventure.com/resources/ 11 Come, my lover, let us go to the countryside, let us spend the night in the villages. 12 Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom - there I will give you my love. 13 The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, both new and old, that I have stored up for you, my lover. Song of Songs 7:11-13

In this series of episodes Tony interviews Steve & Jamie VanValin. Steve & Jamie's story is a remarkable journey from personal and marital sexual brokenness to sexual wholeness, healing, and freedom. It's an amazing story of God's ability to rescue and heal deeply broken people, and deeply broken marriages. Steve & Jamie both experienced difficult, painful, and ungodly events during their adolescence and teenage years that laid the foundation for both of them to become overtly sexualized. When they met - the chemistry between them - fueled by their respective pasts - led to an exaggerated and explosive sexual journey they would follow for years to come. SEXUAL ABUSE - PORNOGRAPHY - PROMISCUITY - RAPE - HOMOSEXUAL EXPERIENCES - STRIP CLUBS - SWINGING - SEXUAL ADDICTION... Does God have the power to bring a person - and a couple - from the depths of sexual darkness and bondage to sexual healing and freedom? Can God rescue and redeem the most sexually broken people - and couples - and transfer them from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light? Listen to this remarkable story of redemption, and find out for yourself!

In this series of episodes Tony interviews Steve & Jamie VanValin. Steve & Jamie's story is a remarkable journey from personal and marital sexual brokenness to sexual wholeness, healing, and freedom. It's an amazing story of God's ability to rescue and heal deeply broken people, and deeply broken marriages. Steve & Jamie both experienced difficult, painful, and ungodly events during their adolescence and teenage years that laid the foundation for both of them to become overtly sexualized. When they met - the chemistry between them - fueled by their respective pasts - led to an exaggerated and explosive sexual journey they would follow for years to come. SEXUAL ABUSE - PORNOGRAPHY - PROMISCUITY - RAPE - HOMOSEXUAL EXPERIENCES - STRIP CLUBS - THREESOMES - SWINGING - SEXUAL ADDICTION... Does God have the power to bring a person - and a couple - from the depths of sexual darkness and bondage to sexual healing and freedom? Can God rescue and redeem the most sexually broken people - and couples - and transfer them from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light? Listen to this remarkable story of redemption, and find out for yourself!

In this series of episodes Tony interviews Steve & Jamie VanValin. Steve & Jamie's story is a remarkable journey from personal and marital sexual brokenness to sexual wholeness, healing, and freedom. It's an amazing story of God's ability to rescue and heal deeply broken people, and deeply broken marriages. Steve & Jamie both experienced difficult, painful, and ungodly events during their adolescence and teenage years that laid the foundation for both of them to become overtly sexualized. When they met - the chemistry between them - fueled by their respective pasts - led to an exaggerated and explosive sexual journey they would follow for years to come. SEXUAL ABUSE - PORNOGRAPHY - PROMISCUITY - RAPE HOMOSEXUAL EXPERIENCES - STRIP CLUBS - THREESOMES - SWINGING - SEXUAL ADDICTION... Does God have the power to bring a person - and a couple - from the depths of sexual darkness and bondage to sexual healing and freedom? Can God rescue and redeem the most sexually broken people - and couples - and transfer them from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light? Listen to this remarkable story of redemption, and find out for yourself!

Sex is a wonderful, awesome, and mysterious gift that God has given us to delight in within the context of marital exclusivity. Through sexual intimacy married couples are intended to experience deep and profound relational values such as intimacy, connection, union, trust, caring, and love. In view of this wonderful gift... and these wonderful benefits... you'd think every married person would anticipate... desire... and fully enjoy the pleasures and ecstasy of sexual connection with their spouse on a regular basis. Yet many people... both men and women... struggle deeply with significantly diminished sexual desire or interest... and often do everything they can do to avoid... or at least limit... sexual contact with their spouse. As you can only imagine, this lack of sexual interest and avoidance often leads to significant tension, confusion, misunderstanding, and hurt in the context of the marriage... especially if the other spouse has sexual desire and interest. What if one person in the marriage in interested in sex... and the other person is not? What if one person in the marriage wants and needs sex more than the other person? In this very important series of 5 episodes (43-47), Tony exposes 4 common reasons that contribute to low sexual desire, and then shares 9 principles that will help and encourage those who are interested in increasing their level of sexual interest and desire... so they can become sexually present in their marriage in a healthier way. In this episode Tony shares principles 7 - 9.

Sex is a wonderful, awesome, and mysterious gift that God has given us to delight in within the context of marital exclusivity. Through sexual intimacy married couples are intended to experience deep and profound relational values such as intimacy, connection, union, trust, caring, and love. In view of this wonderful gift... and these wonderful benefits... you'd think every married person would anticipate... desire... and fully enjoy the pleasures and ecstasy of sexual connection with their spouse on a regular basis. Yet many people... both men and women... struggle deeply with significantly diminished sexual desire or interest... and often do everything they can do to avoid... or at least limit... sexual contact with their spouse. As you can only imagine, this lack of sexual interest and avoidance often leads to significant tension, confusion, misunderstanding, and hurt in the context of the marriage... especially if the other spouse has sexual desire and interest. What if one person in the marriage in interested in sex... and the other person is not? What if one person in the marriage wants and needs sex more than the other person? In this very important series of 5 episodes (43-47), Tony exposes 4 common reasons that contribute to low sexual desire, and then shares 9 principles that will help and encourage those who are interested in increasing their level of sexual interest and desire... so they can become sexually present in their marriage in a healthier way. In this episode Tony shares principles 3 - 6.