Rethinking Lust: Guarding Our Hearts and Minds

1. "Attraction is natural, right? It's normal and even expected to notice beautiful things. Amen. It's all right to say that a man looks good. Amen. It's all right to say that a woman looks beautiful. Amen. That's a human thing. Attraction becomes a problem, however, when it moves into a desire for something or somebody that does not belong to you, a desire that dominates you, a desire that controls you, a desire that corrupts you and keeps us in dysfunctional cycles." [01:02:43] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "Jesus is saying straight up, y'all, he's making it so plain. He's like, if you have ever fantasized about somebody else in a way that disrespects your relationship, if you've thought about a person as less than who they are, as just an object for your pleasure, then you've already compromised your commitment. You've already compromised your commitment to your spouse if you're married, you've already compromised your commitment to yourself, and you've definitely compromised your commitment to God." [01:02:43] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "Lust is not just about sexual desire. It's that gnawing deep dissatisfaction, that hunger that has you constantly wanting more and more and more and more and you're never content. Now that's lust. It's when you're living a life dominated by what you see, driven by what you crave, and that lustful spirit is keeping you from living a life of lust, keeping you from living in the fullness of what God has for us." [01:05:41] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "Jesus is saying to the believer that we all are responsible for our thoughts about that person. We are responsible for what's happening in our hearts when you see somebody that stirs up something on the inside of you. In other words, your self-control is not somebody else's responsibility. It's called self-control." [01:10:27] (24 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5. "Lust will have you thinking you can handle what's in Timnah instead of avoiding it. Lust will have you thinking that you can handle what's down in Timnah instead of cutting off that thing. Who is with me today? And I just want to remind us that when you get serious about avoiding what can lead you astray, when you get serious about avoiding what can lead you toward lustful desires, you are going to avoid certain things." [01:20:06] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6. "Feed your heart with God's love and lust will eventually stop. Listen, listen, when your heart is full of Jesus, there ain't no room for lust. Anybody want to fall in love with Jesus today? Anybody, anybody, listen, it's like not only falling in love with Jesus, but it's falling in love with your spouse again. It's falling in love with your family. Falling in love with purity. Falling in love with self-control and holiness and peace of mind and joy. But most of all, fall in love with Jesus." [01:26:16] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7. "You can't have victory over lust without the Holy Ghost. You cannot have victory over the thing called love without the Holy Ghost. They are my own. Go that way. The Holy Ghost told me that everything is going to be all right. As long as we allow ourselves to yield to the power of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is going to make you rethink your responsibilities. The Holy Ghost is going to make you rethink. Radical removal of some stuff." [01:27:03] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8. "Jesus is saying, we need to take drastic measures to deal with the things that lead us to sin. Let me put it like this. Let me put it like this. Years ago, I was late to choir rehearsal at another church years ago, and I left my car door unlocked. I was rushing. And I came back to my car. I had my car door open, and some thieves came in there, took some money, and took my iPod. I didn't have those anymore. The iPod, right? They stole that, had all my songs that I had written, like my little song ideas I had on there, took it, couldn't find it. I learned real quick, I learned real quick, thanks to God, that car locks mean nothing if I keep forgetting to lock the door." [01:15:09] (43 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


9. "If it's tempting you, it doesn't mean that everybody has to stop watching scandal. Just because I can't watch it, don't mean that everybody can't watch it. This is between you and the Lord. This Go down and you're going to do what you want to do. This is something that you are supposed to do. You're given this card and you're miał established in what you're going to do today. You're going to stop watching. What's stopping you today. Is coming back today. Is it about the camera on your say, I've already fallen asleep. I've been up dying every day. This coming morning." [01:25:33] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


10. "Lust can't grow where love is. Lust can't grow where love is. Here's what I want to leave you with today. You can't have victory over lust without the Holy Ghost. You cannot have victory over the thing called love without the Holy Ghost. They are my own. Go that way. The Holy Ghost told me that everything is going to be all right. As long as we allow ourselves to yield to the power of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is going to make you rethink your responsibilities. The Holy Ghost is going to make you rethink. Radical removal of some stuff." [01:27:03] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)