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Breaking the bondage of pornography
2:04am in the morning.
You toss and turn on your bed. You cannot sleep. Your stress level is just too high. You can’t beat that loneliness.
But no, don’t do that.
2:37am. You finally give in. You get up, turn on your computer, and you go back to that porn site. A few clicks later the video begins to stream. You masturbate to the screen. Or to that innocent girl in the video.
2:49am. Shutting down your computer, you go back to sleep. Finally you feel sleepy. But now you cannot stop hating yourself. How many times have you promised God not to watch porn and masturbate? And this is already the nth time that you fail to keep your promise.
You feel defeated. You feel hypocritic. You feel dirty. You feel trapped. You feel helpless. You feel hopeless.
There is help. and there is always hope.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! (2Corinthians 5:17)
the gospel promises liberation... but do you believe?
The Gospel that we Christians believe in is a Gospel of liberation. God frees us from all bondages and sins so that we can live a life of fullness and freedom. But many Christians have never experienced the life-transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, and are still bound by sins and brokenness. These bondages prohibit them from following God wholeheartedly, crippling the church in fierce spiritual battles.
AFC Vancouver is offering Restoration Group to help those who are bound and wounded experience the liberation and restoration of the Gospel through biblical teaching, genuine fellowship, honest self- reflection and confession in a safe small group setting. We believe the power of the Gospel can transform life. The only question is, as Jesus asked the invalid lying by the Pool of Bethesda, do you want to be healed?
This Restoration Group aims to help those young men addicted to pornography to break free from their bondages in order to live holy life as Jesus’ disciples.
Biblical principles will be applied and spiritual disciplines will be employed in the process. Participants will be required to participate fully in all prescribed activities, including attending all weekly sessions. Absence for only one weekly session will be allowed. Participants who is absent for more than once will be asked to leave the group. Fees will not be refunded. Commitment to the program is essential to the success of your change in behavioral pattern.
All information provided by the participants on this application form, including your name, will be kept confidential. Only the instructor and necessary administrative staff will have access to these information. Anything shared during the weekly sessions will also be kept confidential. Participants will be asked to sign a contract for maintaining confidentiality. This measure is for encouraging all participants to be open and honest in sharing their struggles, which we believe will be much necessary on the way leading to restoration and liberation.
Once registered, the instructor will begin praying for you. Please also pray for your own participation in this group.
Please send all inquiries and questions to: alan@afcvancouver.org
報名資料 Registration information
Date:
Starting Jan 7, 2010, every Thursday night 7:30-9:30pm (last session on Apr 1, 2010. There may be some weeks when the group will not meet. Detailed schedule will be distributed at the first meeting. Total 10 to 13 sessions)
Venue:
RoomC @ AFC
Unit 2110 Pacific Plaza 8888 Odlin Crescent, Richmond, B.C.
Instructor:
Dr. Alan Yu, Regional Director of AFC Vancouver
Requirements:
16-25 years old male, Christian or non-Christian, who is seeking help in his addiction to pornography, masturbation or other sexual behaviours
Group size:
maximum 8 people + instructor
Fee:
Format:
group discussion, bible study, seminar, intercession, prayer, worship, reflection and sharing
$80 (to be paid on the first meeting. No refund for dropping out once the group started.)
To register, please go to
Here
to fill in online registration form.
PDF 簡介:
Here
