{"id":25838,"date":"2016-04-07T16:42:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T21:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?p=25838"},"modified":"2023-09-22T14:08:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:08:26","slug":"set-free-summit-day-4-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/set-free-summit-day-4-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Free Summit: Day 4 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h1>The Set Free Summit concludes today with a focus on restoration.<\/h1>\n<p>We have recognized the problem of pornography and how pervasive it is in our culture throughout our world. Today, we discover how we can be restored and help others become restored through God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n<h2>Dr. Ted Roberts: Is Real Revival Possible?<\/h2>\n<p>Roberts took\u00a0the attendees to the book of Hosea, who was the prophet that\u00a0God told to marry a prostitute because Israel had committed unfaithfulness to God.<br \/>\nWe need to focus on pointing to our faults and stop looking at the faults of others. We need to\u00a0own our sin and stop trying to fix others first. We need to stop pointing out how others need revival and first look at ourselves and admit\u00a0we need revival too.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you go down the road of obedience, you start to understand God\u2019s plan.<\/li>\n<li>You can break God\u2019s heart, but you can\u2019t break His love.<\/li>\n<li>Marriage isn\u2019t designed to grow you; it\u2019s to heal you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> How do you encourage single\u00a0people?<br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> Rambo was an idiot. We can\u2019t do it ourselves. We need a team. Surround yourselves with good accountability and support. Learn to make healthy relationships with the opposite sex.<\/p>\n<h2>Luke Gilkerson: Accountability in the Church<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25839 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/Luke-Gilkerson_9-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"Luke-Gilkerson_9\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><br \/>\nAccountability can often become\u00a0a buzzword. The problem with buzzwords is they can lose their meaning over time. We cannot tell people how to be accountable or hold someone accountable until we know what it is and how to do it.<!--more--><br \/>\nGuilt and shame are often used together, but they are different.\u00a0Guilt is a violation of conscience. Shame is relational &#8212; it\u2019s a sense of disgrace among ourselves\u00a0as we relate to others, which includes God, our spouse, and our community.<br \/>\nIn a job setting, if you as an employee disobey, you may be fired. In our relationship with God, when we disobey, we get loved. God disciplines those who He loves. It is for our good that we may share in His holiness.<br \/>\nWe need to stay away from two ineffective forms of accountability.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Shameless accountability: This superficial form of accountability ignores the shame involved in sin.<\/li>\n<li>Shame-based: This asks the question, \u201cAre we keeping the rules?\u201d This is legalistic and gives no room for grace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The gospel solves both ineffective forms of accountability.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accountability is not calling someone out, but calling someone up to God.<\/li>\n<li>Godly accountability needs to be Godly in focus.<\/li>\n<li>Accountability needs to include confrontation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> What about if someone wants to break free, but the environment in their church is not set up to help facilitate this?<br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> We should all take the spiritual temperature of our church and whether there is grace provided for those struggling. I wouldn\u2019t say to automatically leave a church that doesn\u2019t include grace, but we should all consider whether we are at a local assembly where God wants us to be. I\u2019d consider including those outside our local assembly to hold us accountable in addition to those inside.<\/p>\n<h2>Dr. Jay Dennis: Protecting Church Leaders<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25841 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/Jay-Dennis_1-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"Jay-Dennis_1\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The majority of Christian leaders keep silent about this awful pandemic of pornography. Satan has found his most powerful tool and weapon to hurt us and the cause of Christ. We have to take up the fight. This is a clear and present warning that we need to stop our silence and speak out.<br \/>\nBy admitting your own struggles, it gives others permission to admit it as well. It\u2019s a great gift to those struggling who\u00a0don\u2019t want to admit it or address it.<br \/>\nPastors are the gate-keepers for the congregation. What you ignore, your congregation will likely ignore too. What you address, your congregation will likely address.<br \/>\nThere are many reasons why the conversation isn\u2019t happening. It\u2019s awkward, embarrassing, controversial, sensitive, misunderstood, and pastors could be struggling with it too. But there are so many more reasons why it should be addressed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When it comes to addressing porn, pastors are often monkeys. They often see no evil, speak no evil, and hear no evil.<\/li>\n<li>The first step is admitting the problem. It includes men and women together.<\/li>\n<li>If you shine light on a secret, it will lose its power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> Do you think a former addict always needs accountability?<br \/>\n<strong>Answer:<\/strong> Not only former addicts, but we all need daily accountability. Pastors need to set the example daily and weekly.<\/p>\n<h2>Josh McDowell\u2019s Call to Arms<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25840 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/Josh-McDowell_4-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"Josh-McDowell_4\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><br \/>\nThere is not one inhabited place on earth where people are not affected by pornography. It\u2019s the great elephant in the room and in the church that many people and pastors are ignoring.<br \/>\nThe church is the only hope to reverse this trend. Will you do your part?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2015\/10\/COVENANT-EYES1.jpg\" alt=\"COVENANT-EYES\" width=\"150\" height=\"32\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a>Original\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/setfreesummit.org\/thursday-recap-set-free-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post<\/a>\u00a0can be found at Covenant Eyes, a Josh McDowell Ministry partner. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setfreesummit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SetFreeSummit.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Set Free Summit concludes today with a focus on restoration. We have recognized the problem of pornography and how pervasive it is in our culture throughout our world. 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