We all know instinctively that some crimes in the penal code are worse than others, and it's no different within the legal structure of God.
In the 5th message of our Unveiling Yahweh series, we examine the Faithfulness of God and the response it should evoke in us.
This episode: After Stephen and Jubilee ruined their lives in the pursuit of wealth, God gave them a new vision centered on His Kingdom.
Timeless Truths: Genuine repentance and intimacy with Christ will prepare us for the searching light of Judgment Day.
Dustin Renz examines a pivotal moment in the prophet Elijah’s life to magnify the mercy of God at work to care and provide for needy souls.
We all know instinctively that some crimes in the penal code are worse than others, and it's no different within the legal structure of God.
God is with us in every aspect of our lives. He is with us in our sorrow, in our suffering, and even in our joy.
If you enjoyed our latest Purity for Life interview with Dustin and Brittany Renz, check out the video version of it!
Men and women full of selfishness can be filled with mercy and compassion for others when they are willing to lead humble lives.
Although no one would have suspected it, my free time was given to pursuing the pornography and drug addictions that had ravaged my life.
In order for a husband to begin to love his wife, he must lay down his life for her as Christ laid His life down for the Church.
A life devoted to helping others demonstrates the love of God and brings true freedom into our hearts.
In the face of seeming defeat, a young boy named David stepped forward trusting that God was able no matter how large the enemy appeared.
If there is to be unity in a marriage, a husband must be honest and transparent with his wife.
In this Purity for Life video interview, Steve Gallagher shares how selflessness was crucial for him in becoming a better husband.
Joy, gratitude and contentment are just some of the fruits that come out of a life lived in victory over sexual sin.
When a man and woman enter into marriage, they vow to be faithful to one another until death. They enter into a covenant before God and man.
After a husband repents of sexual sin, it is crucial for him to allow God to uproot selfishness out of his life.
We look at the life of Solomon and discuss how the love of pleasure is in opposition to God and leads to destruction.
In light of the gospel, behavior modification cannot be the best strategy for the believer who is struggling to overcome sexual sin.
Praying instead of thinking is a powerful tool in experiencing victory in Christ to overcome lustful thoughts.
When Steve Gallagher started Pure Life Ministries, he had two options he could base his ministry on: the Word of God, or the word of man.
Jeff and Rose Colon discuss how couples should focus on seeking spiritual blessings in their marriage.
Every husband has a call from God to love his wife as Christ loves the church.
The wisdom of our world can allure us into a life of sin, but a relationship with God’s Word brings sustenance, truth, and victory.
In this chapel message, we learn the consequences that come from choosing to hide our sin.
I hear people repeatedly point to accountability as the key to overcoming sexual sin. Yet, the problem of sexual sin continues to escalate.
Finding strength, comfort, and hope in Jesus is crucial for a wife whose husband is unrepentant over his sexual sin.
As far as the “experts” are concerned, same-sex attraction is a “special class” of sexual behavior, needing its own special path to freedom.
When a husband truly is repentant, It is vital for wives to learn to trust and forgive during the restoration process of their marriage.
Through the story of Job, Nate Danser shares how God will use suffering in our lives to humble us and reveal His salvation.
Fantasies have a way of gaining strength and momentum, which is why it is always best to stop them when they first appear.
We explore why the Pure Life Ministries Residential Program is a place where men can come and find true and lasting freedom from sexual sin.
A bad season does not make a bad career. No matter how deeply you have fallen, it is not too late to turn things around!
In this episode we address the hidden dangers of looking to the wisdom of the world, and our need to trust the wisdom of our Lord.
Victory over sexual sin can be cultivated through a life of prayer rooted in intimacy with God and focused on the needs of other people.
Pastor Ed Buch continues to dispel common myths about sexual sin in today's culture by sharing the light of God's truth.
My Dear Friend, I want to share some thoughts about what you are going through now that I hope will be a help and a blessing to you.
Experiencing victory involves knowing the Enemy's schemes to enslave us to lust, and growing in disciplines that foster true freedom.
Dustin Renz points us to God, who is ready to lavish victory and breakthrough upon the soul seeks Him and cries out to Him diligently.
After sexual sin in a marriage, the road to restoring purity in the marriage bed can seem difficult, and often impossible.
A life of victory over sexual sin must bear fruit, not just for a season, but until the very end.
In this segment, Pastor Ed Buch speaks truth about some of the common myths of our day that people believe about sexual sin.
A man will only quit his sinful, destructive behavior when he has truly repented of it in his heart.
In this episode, we look at how cultivating a prayer life that's more focused on the needs of others will help with victory over sexual sin.
Kathy Gallagher shares the spiritual lessons that God taught her in the painful season following the discovery of her husband's sexual sin.
In this episode, we discuss how to practically enter into a life that freely receives and gives out God’s mercy to others.
Surrendering your life to do God's will of mercy is another vital aspect of walking in victory over sexual sin.
There's no way around it. If you want to live in victory over sexual sin, you must saturate your mind with God's powerful Word.
In this episode, Pastor Dustin Renz shares with us how seeking God in desperation is the pathway to breakthrough in our lives.
In the last episode of our series "Exposing the Root of All Sin," we look at how living out God's love destroys the root of the self-life.
There was a time in Steve Gallagher's life when he started obeying the Word of God. That's when everything started to change.
Our culture caters to our sinful nature's desire to justify itself. But true victory comes when we fully accept responsibility for our sin.
A hypocrite sings praises with his mouth, but his heart is devoted to other things. Sincere worship is something completely different.
Unless we know Jesus as He truly is, we'll easily be deceived. This episode: We interview Glenn Meldrum, the author of "The Radical Jesus."
In the 8th video in our series "Exposing the Root of all Sin," we learn about a heart attitude that will make us irresistible to God.
When God is betrayed by His people, He gets angry. But we need to be careful here, because His anger is far different than our own.
King David was once a liar, an adulterer, and a murderer. But he also became a stunning picture of just how merciful God can be.
Sexual sin could easily be compared to insanity. The addict is living in his own fantasies while destroying his own life.
The Pharisees must have been scandalized when Jesus told about a father who welcomed home a prodigal son. But we need this picture of mercy.
In this series, we’ve exposed the root of all sin. Now it’s time to discover the true pathway to freedom.
When God wanted to show how merciful He was, He did it in the most unlikely way possible: by telling a holy prophet to marry a prostitute.
God sent fiery serpents among the Israelites to judge their sin. But then, in a stunning display of mercy, He provided the way of healing.
When we promote our own goodness and righteousness, we're giving in to a dangerous and deceptive manifestation of pride: spiritual pride.
It may be difficult for us to understand at times, but even God's anger is a revelation of His and merciful character.
Frank's obsession with doing his own thing took him to the psych ward. Then he learned the mercy life, and it led him to the mission field.
God says that He's good and merciful, but also reveals Himself as a God of wrath and anger. We need help to understand how these reconcile.
It's good to try hard and do your best. But our sinful nature has a knack for taking good things and twisting them into something corrupt.
We may question God's goodness in the face of suffering. Ed Buch encourages us to trust in the promises of God’s goodness even in the pain.
What does God use to bring us from a life of sin into a life of freedom and righteousness? That's our subject in this chapel sermon.
We will never surrender to someone unless we trust them, and we will never trust someone unless we know that they are good.
Victory over life dominating sins is possible. As we put to death our sins by the Spirit we begin to enjoy the abundant life God has for us.
There is a pathway into the Christian life. It begins with total dependence on the God who is willing to live His powerful life through us.
Not all pride manifests itself in obvious boasting and arrogance. Sometimes quiet people are just as full of self-centered pride.
God deeply wants us to know Him, and longs to help us live in freedom. But we have to do our part. We have to become seekers after God.
Today we explore a vital key to a victorious Christian life: Crucifying the flesh so that we can be filled with the Spirit's power.
Self-dependence leaves us bound in sin. But when we see our need for Jesus redeeming work in our lives, we’ll come to Him and be set free.
America's prosperity makes it easy to ignore our need for God. But this independence separates us from the God who longs to meet our needs.
Every single person is vulnerable to the sin of pride. We'll start by looking at the pride that wants to be at the top and in the center.
Many look to psychology and behavior modification to overcome sexual addiction. But we really should look to God for a transformed heart.
When we get a glimpse of the loving heart of God, we'll reach out for a deeper knowledge of Him. This is the beginning of living in victory.
We must learn to honestly confess our sins. When we do, truth will reside in our hearts and we will walk in unhindered fellowship with God.
If sexual sin has ruined your life, “living in victory” might sound like a fairy tale. But it is not only possible, it's God’s will for you.
In this video we look at what allows pride to flourish in our hearts, what happens if it is left unchecked, and why it's worth fighting.
We can easily identify numbers of Christian leaders who have fallen due to sexual sin. How does this happen to leaders in the church?
Want victory over sinful thoughts deeds? Learn to take every thought captive, and you will develop a mind and a life that pleases God.
If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. This truth is often ignored, disobeyed and even renounced in the Church Addicted.
The self-life is the fallen part of us that Jesus died to give us victory over. It is the root of all sin, and we must uproot it.
We easily become bound by sinful fears: fear of man, fear of intimacy or fear of rejection. But Christ can help us conquer these fears.
Fear can easily overwhelm a betrayed wife. But learning to face fear head on will create a deeper faith and love for Jesus out of any trial.
Kathy Gallagher offers insight for exasperated wives, confused by their husband's willingness to commit acts that hurt her.
Jesus Christ is coming soon. For those of us who profess to follow Him, the question remains: are we eager and ready for Him to return?
Reconciling a broken marriage requires reestablishing God's unique roles for a husband and wife, which are often skewed by sexual sin.
Hundreds of people join us every year for our Annual Conference. We'll let you know what to expect if you join us this year.
In a sinful human heart, many things spring up as a manifestation of ugly pride. Brawling and slanderous words are two such manifestations.
A life overflowing with the love of God will thoroughly uproot the self-life and all of the sins that so easily flow out of it.
When our will is crossed by people or circumstances, pride manifests itself in anger. We must deal with this ugly side effect of pride.
When a man embraces humility, God becomes his protector and friend. The role of humility in a Christian’s life can hardly be overestimated.
When we look to the great Physician for help and salvation, He points to a startling pathway: poverty of spirit, brokenness, and surrender.
The Lord is preparing His church to spend eternity with Him, so it is vital we know how to endure perilous times in the power of Jesus.
Spiritual pride is a very dangerous, yet easily overlooked, form of pride which often allows other sins to creep in along with it.
When our self-life is wounded, pride rises up and we respond in bitterness. It's another side-effect of pride that we need to be aware of.
Perfectionism is a form of pride that will take a desire to work hard or to do well to an unhealthy and even sinful extreme.
When a person has a proud heart, it can display itself in many ways. One of those ways is through outbursts of anger, or rage.
Pride is very subtle. We may only appear to be keeping ourselves safe. Safe from embarrassment, from being exposed, from being hurt.