The American Psychological Association estimates that kids today receive 14,000 sexualized messages per year. The average age of exposure to pornography, is eleven (one study found it to be eight). Research estimates 20% of teens are involved in “sexting” ~ sending or receiving pictures of themselves or friends naked or nearly-naked. Oral sex has become commonplace among teens. This is not the same world in which our grandparents raised us.
This download is provided, free of charge, for church leaders to use as they wish in explaining to parents and adults just why the Body of Christ absolutely MUST provide biblical answers regarding human sexuality for this generation. The first two sections of the article can be depressing, but they provide essential information. The last sections provide solutions and tools.
This download represents Dr. Splinter’s teaching notes for making this presentation, so the material is very condensed in content. There is so much information in the presentation that it may be wise to either edit some out, select a few points to insert into one’s own sermon or teaching material, or at least make this download into two separate presentations.
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Raising Kids In A XXX Culture ~ teaching manuscript
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