Purity For Life

We all know that Jesus longs to redeem us from pride and sin. However, we also need to be convinced that He alone knows how to save the human soul, and to bring it out of bondage and into freedom. For the last six weeks we’ve been exploring how all our struggles with sin can be traced back to the “self-life,” and the pride that comes out of it. Now it’s time to look to the great Savior and Physician of our souls to see what His remedy really is. In this show we look at the wonder of poverty of spirit, brokenness, and surrender, and their important roles in the process of salvation in Jesus Christ.

We’re taking a break this week from our current series. We know that the Lord is actively sanctifying and preparing His church to spend eternity with Him as His bride. But there is also a frightening reality that many people who claim to be Christians are false professors. Satan uses the currents of our culture to entice Christians to live for themselves rather than God, to pursue pleasure rather than Jesus in self-denial, and to pursue worldly philosophies rather than the pure Word of God. These truly are perilous times, and we all need to know how to go through in the power of Jesus Christ.

Do you ever find yourself bragging to others about your spiritual life or telling others about how you gave financially, or how you spent extra time in your devotions? These can often point to a dangerous sickness called spiritual pride. Pastor Steve Gallagher joins us this week to help us understand this deceptive piety. We also talk about how easy it is for other sins to creep in with spiritual pride.

“Work hard.” “Do your best.” What do you think of when you hear things like that? Now, there is obviously nothing wrong with putting your heart into something and seeking to do your best. But as with any good thing, our human nature has a knack for corrupting it into something wicked. Enter perfectionism. The perfectionist takes these things to an unhealthy, and prideful level. They hear words like “do your best” as “you must be perfect.” But what is so sinful about perfectionism and why is it prideful? We discuss that and more on this week’s episode of Purity for Life.

Pride can spring up in many ways depending on our temperament. Last week, we talked about pride that loves the spotlight. But maybe you’re not like that; maybe you want to be in the background. Maybe you’re sensitive, quiet, or even shy. In this episode, we’ll look at the expressions of the self-life and pride that are revealed in those who want to keep themselves safe – safe from embarrassment, safe from being exposed, safe from being hurt.

Every single person is vulnerable to the sin of pride. You might be the kind of person who loves being in the background or maybe you’re a people person. It makes no difference; our self-lives will find a way to express themselves. And It will do that in many ways, leaving us blind to the way pride takes root in our hearts. This week we’ll start with the type of pride found in those who want to be at the ‘top and in the center.’

Last week we began to explore how our prideful self-life is the root of all sin. Today we dig a little deeper, looking at what allows pride to flourish and grow. We’ll look at life in America and examine the ways it encourages us to be proud. We’ll also be talking about trials in marriage, and how they can nurture the growth of pride in unexpected ways. Both topics will help us see more clearly the way God deals with pride, and the consequences of its unchecked influence.

One truth has forever shaped our work at Pure Life Ministries. And that is, that a man’s sexual addiction is merely the symptom of a much deeper problem; pride and self-centeredness are the ruling force in his life. If transformation is ever to occur, then these must be dealt a death-blow. Over the next nine weeks, we will be exposing the root of all sin: the self-life, and its many insidious fruits.

The apostle Paul said, “I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” The path into a life filled with Christ is the crucified life, a life marked by profound brokenness and dependency. But those in sexual sin cannot live the crucified life, because their lives are marked by self-will and hardness of heart. But it is our testimony, again and again, here at Pure Life that God is able to transform anyone’s life that will earnestly seek Him and surrender to the truth that true life is when Christ lives in us.

The world tells us that hope comes from an expectation that something good is going to happen. But if that’s true, how can a wife have hope when her marriage is failing? You see, we need a hope that anchors itself in something beyond this world of suffering. We need a living hope flowing to us despite the difficult circumstances of this life. Kathy Gallagher joins us again to talk about the true hope of all believers, and she helps us see how to anchor ourselves in it.

We were made for love. To give it. To receive it. And no wonder, because the God who made us in his image—is love. Maybe this is why a husband’s betrayal is so painful; because first and foremost, it is a sin and an offense against love. Kathy Gallagher joins us to talk about the love of God, and why the knowledge of His love is crucial if a wife is going to find her way through the devastation of a husband’s sin. Plus, Stephanie Ehrenberg testifies to the grace of the Lord even in the midst of difficult trials.

Hey everyone, welcome to ANOTHER Christmas episode of Purity for Life! In our last episode, we took time to reflect on the wonder of Jesus—his lowliness, his love and his sacrifice. This week, we'll do it all over again!

There are a lot of things that are trying to keep us from fixing our eyes on Jesus this year. People are stressed out about the pandemic, no one knows what Christmas will look like, and many people's lives are broken. But we want to help you allow Jesus to take center stage during this holiday season. No matter what's going on in your life, please take some time to stop everything and focus with us on the greatest gift ever given.

Kathy Gallagher has spent decades ministering to wives who have seen their marriages and their lives ripped apart by their husband’s sexual sin. And she can do this because she experienced this in her own life. Her marriage to Steve was far from the fairy tale she had hoped for, but God turned the worst thing that happened to her into something very precious to her. In the first of three episodes for wives, we talk with her about the spiritual lessons she learned during that time in her life, and we learn how a woman’s faith is tested by the internal and external trials brought on by a broken marriage.

Raising kids takes a tremendous amount of time and energy. And to do it well, and to foster spiritual growth in a child's life, requires the right mindset. So we have Mark Shaw back with us to discuss what the components of a good parenting mindset are that will help to plant the seeds for a good spiritual harvest in your child's life.

The portrayal of fathers in the media today differs vastly from how God’s Word speaks of a father. Rather than a compassionate, self-sacrificing man, we often see pictures of clueless idiots who cause strife and pain in their families. So this week, we look at the biblical role of a father through the lives of two men who once let ungodliness and selfishness rule them, but are now learning to raise children God’s way.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today's episode focuses around the importance of gratitude in our lives. Nate sits down with Pastor Ed Buch and Jordan Yoshimine to discuss topics centered around the theme of gratitude from the Bible. You'll also hear from a number of men and women who have seen God's goodness firsthand through His mercy in their own lives.

It's vital to safeguard a child from the virus of sexual sin infecting our culture. So this week, we focus on how the atmosphere of our homes plays a significant part in protecting our kids spiritually. We speak with one Pure Life graduate and his wife about how they are creating a sanctuary to the Lord in their home and what the impact has been in their children’s lives.

We’ve had many parents ask us, “What can I do to help my child overcome sexual sin?” But this question begs a deeper one: what is the role of a parent? To help us answer this, we sit down with biblical counselor Mark Shaw who reflects on two decades of counseling and raising four children of his own. Resources for Parents Biblical Principles of Sex by Robert Smith  Finally Free by Heith Lambert Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp The Age of Opportunity by Paul David Tripp Resources from Mark Shaw Addiction Proof Parenting Understanding Temptation: The War Within Your Heart Hope and Help for Sexual Temptation Also visit Mark's ministry website, theaddictionconnection.org.

Raising children in today’s culture brings parents face to face with unprecedented challenges. Sexually suggestive content is nearly everywhere we look, making it almost impossible to perfectly preserve the innocence of young children. Over the next five weeks we want to, as best we can, offer help for anyone who has seen their child fall victim to the snares of sexual sin. We’ll look at the biblical role of a parent and how to respond the right way if your child has been in sin and how to walk with them through the process of repentance. Our first episode begins by looking at the reality of the world our children are growing up in and what the effects are of growing up in a lust-driven culture.