

Substance Abuse
Book Resources

By: Mark Shaw
This book makes the distinction between what the world terms a "disease" and what the Bible demonstrates is a life-dominating sin nature problem. You will find biblical tools to help examine your heart's motives at the root of the addiction.

By: Mark Shaw
Provides a deeper study into the problem of addiction from a Christian perspective. The workbook is intended to draw the reader closer to Christ while facilitating the cultivation of a close, meaningful relationship with a trusted Christian friend.

By: Mark Shaw
In the hearts of addicts, there is a self centered, sinful and willful desire to fulfill an
appetite that causes them to commit harmful acts toward others and self. The addict’s thinking is the key that triggers addictive behavior, and that must be changed for them to have success in battling the addiction.
appetite that causes them to commit harmful acts toward others and self. The addict’s thinking is the key that triggers addictive behavior, and that must be changed for them to have success in battling the addiction.

By Edward T. Welch
In Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave Welch teaches that the hopelessness of the "sickness, recovery, relapse" cycle needs to be replaced with the biblical view of sin, salvation, and sanctification. The addict must face the fact that what and who he worships will control his life and that true freedom can only come through the cross.
Online Resources
Counseling Resources on Addiction
https://ibcd.org/topics/addictions/
Find Biblical Help for Addiction
https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/
https://ibcd.org/topics/addictions/
Find Biblical Help for Addiction
https://www.theaddictionconnection.org/
Audio Resources
The Secret of Addiction
ACBC Truth In Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-061-the-secret-of-addiction/
ACBC Truth In Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-061-the-secret-of-addiction/
Pornography
Book Resources

By: Heath Lambert
This book is not about pornography. You won't find graphic depictions about the porn industry, the catastrophic effects it has on individuals and relationships, or how to think differently about porn.
Finally Free is about hope. It's about discovering the freeing power available to those who trust in Jesus Christ, who can, will, and does set people free from the power of pornography.
Dr. Heath Lambert, a leader in the biblical counseling movement, has organized this book around eight clear and practical tactics you can wield to make it easier to flee lust and temptation and shelter in the protection of God's grace. Each chapter:
Finally Free is about hope. It's about discovering the freeing power available to those who trust in Jesus Christ, who can, will, and does set people free from the power of pornography.
Dr. Heath Lambert, a leader in the biblical counseling movement, has organized this book around eight clear and practical tactics you can wield to make it easier to flee lust and temptation and shelter in the protection of God's grace. Each chapter:
- Clearly demonstrates how the gospel applies to the fight against sexual temptation.
- Lays out relevant methods for leaning on Christ's strength—both in advance of and in moments of temptation.
- Explains how Jesus can move readers from a life of struggle to a life of purity.

By: Tim Challies
A huge percentage of men need a porn detox, a moral and psychological reset. Do you? If so, whether you know it or not, pornography has corrupted your thinking, weakened your conscience, warped your sense of right and wrong, and twisted your understanding and expectations of sexuality. You need a reset by the One who created sex.
In this book, I hope to help you reorient your understanding of sex, both in the big picture and in the act itself, according to God's plan for this great gift. I want to help you detox from all the junk you've seen, all the lies you've believed.
In this book, I hope to help you reorient your understanding of sex, both in the big picture and in the act itself, according to God's plan for this great gift. I want to help you detox from all the junk you've seen, all the lies you've believed.

By: Tim Chester
Pornography is everywhere. Far too many Christians regularly use and are addicted to it, warping their perception of sexuality and relationships, destroying marriages and ministries. But Christians who struggle with porn also long for change. When we realize the unfulfilling emptiness of porn, we come to yearn for freedom from it. But what do we do? Tim Chester says that we can be captured by a better vision--a liberating confidence that God offers more than pornography does. Moving beyond pat answers or mere willpower, Chester offers spiritual, practical and corporate resources for living porn free. He exposes the false promises of porn and redirects us to the true promises of God. With assurance of God's grace and cleansing power, we can change our desires and escape the traps and temptations of pornography. However great the challenge, God's grace is even greater. And we can come to a place where we no longer feel the need to use porn. Close the window on porn. And open the door to freedom, integrity and new life.

By: Vicki Tiede
After the Shock--Moving from Despair to Healing and Hope. When your husband's addiction to pornography leaves you shattered, betrayed, and alone, where do you turn? Who do you turn to? Vicki Tiede, writing from personal experience, gently guides women toward God and away from despair. Through daily readings and questions on six important topics: hope, surrender, trust, identity, brokenness, and forgiveness, you will grow in healing and hope. Allowing God to meet your greatest needs is a long and learned process, but he promises to help you every step of the way. Questions and daily readings are suitable for both individuals and small groups.

By: J Garrett Kell
Many women and men trapped in sexual sin believe willpower is the key to overcoming temptation, but your shaky self-discipline doesn’t have to be the source of your strength. Sharing from his personal struggles, J. Garrett Kell explains that life-long transformation rests in the supernatural power of the Savior and the support of a local church. He offers profound insights into Jesus’s teachings on purity and provides you with long-term strategies for your own pathway to freedom.
The goal isn’t purity for purity’s sake, but delighting in God and trusting him for ultimate victory.
The goal isn’t purity for purity’s sake, but delighting in God and trusting him for ultimate victory.
Online Resources
Counseling Resources on Pornography Addiction
https://ibcd.org/topics/pornography/
https://ibcd.org/topics/pornography/
Audio Resources
The Secret of Addiction
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-061-the-secret-of-addiction/
Women and Pornography
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-042-women-and-pornography/
Should a Woman Date a Man Hooked on Pornography?
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-004-should-a-woman-date-a-man-who-is-hooked-on-pornography/
Helping Wives Whose Husbands Struggle with Pornography
By Martha Peace
https://ibcd.org/helping-wives-whose-husbands-struggle-with-pornography/
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-061-the-secret-of-addiction/
Women and Pornography
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-042-women-and-pornography/
Should a Woman Date a Man Hooked on Pornography?
ACBC Truth in Love Podcast
https://biblicalcounseling.com/resource-library/podcast-episodes/til-004-should-a-woman-date-a-man-who-is-hooked-on-pornography/
Helping Wives Whose Husbands Struggle with Pornography
By Martha Peace
https://ibcd.org/helping-wives-whose-husbands-struggle-with-pornography/