Jonathan Pokluda

I've been so personally hurt by pornography. I brought so much pain on myself and others with that that I think the enemy is glorified in it. If you push your spouse to do something that they're not comfortable doing, it's not a sales pitch. It's a time of serving them and caring for them. And that's really what I mean.

I've been so personally hurt by pornography. I brought so much pain on myself and others with that that I think the enemy is glorified in it. If you push your spouse to do something that they're not comfortable doing, it's not a sales pitch. It's a time of serving them and caring for them. And that's really what I mean.

I think so often there's so many husbands that wanna live out all their pornographic fantasies in marriage and that's not what it's about. It's about serving your spouse.

I think so often there's so many husbands that wanna live out all their pornographic fantasies in marriage and that's not what it's about. It's about serving your spouse.

I think so often there's so many husbands that wanna live out all their pornographic fantasies in marriage and that's not what it's about. It's about serving your spouse.

If that makes sense. What do you mean by power?

If that makes sense. What do you mean by power?

If that makes sense. What do you mean by power?

Yeah, I would just say, if you're not a follower of Jesus, I'm not here to give you dating lessons. Find Jesus and pursue Him. Figure out if He's true. I'm not looking to change your behavior, but to influence your belief. If you are a follower of Jesus, I think what dating looks like is really a sweet friendship of a guy and a man and a woman saying, hey, let's pursue Christ together.

Yeah, I would just say, if you're not a follower of Jesus, I'm not here to give you dating lessons. Find Jesus and pursue Him. Figure out if He's true. I'm not looking to change your behavior, but to influence your belief. If you are a follower of Jesus, I think what dating looks like is really a sweet friendship of a guy and a man and a woman saying, hey, let's pursue Christ together.

Yeah, I would just say, if you're not a follower of Jesus, I'm not here to give you dating lessons. Find Jesus and pursue Him. Figure out if He's true. I'm not looking to change your behavior, but to influence your belief. If you are a follower of Jesus, I think what dating looks like is really a sweet friendship of a guy and a man and a woman saying, hey, let's pursue Christ together.

Tommy Nelson talks about it like you're running a race. And it's like, man, I'm just pursuing Jesus. I'm running hard after Jesus. I'm running for Jesus. I'm going on this mission trip. I'm serving at my church. I'm I'm going to church on Sundays. I'm going to recovery night, discipleship night. I'm serving, I'm doing these things.

Tommy Nelson talks about it like you're running a race. And it's like, man, I'm just pursuing Jesus. I'm running hard after Jesus. I'm running for Jesus. I'm going on this mission trip. I'm serving at my church. I'm I'm going to church on Sundays. I'm going to recovery night, discipleship night. I'm serving, I'm doing these things.

Tommy Nelson talks about it like you're running a race. And it's like, man, I'm just pursuing Jesus. I'm running hard after Jesus. I'm running for Jesus. I'm going on this mission trip. I'm serving at my church. I'm I'm going to church on Sundays. I'm going to recovery night, discipleship night. I'm serving, I'm doing these things.

And as I'm running this race, I look beside me and I notice that, man, there's this woman beside me often as I'm running this race. She's running hard after Jesus too. And at some point, I'm like, hey, do you want to continue to run with me? You want to keep running this race together for the rest of our lives? You do? Okay, great. And I think that's dating into marriage.

And as I'm running this race, I look beside me and I notice that, man, there's this woman beside me often as I'm running this race. She's running hard after Jesus too. And at some point, I'm like, hey, do you want to continue to run with me? You want to keep running this race together for the rest of our lives? You do? Okay, great. And I think that's dating into marriage.

And as I'm running this race, I look beside me and I notice that, man, there's this woman beside me often as I'm running this race. She's running hard after Jesus too. And at some point, I'm like, hey, do you want to continue to run with me? You want to keep running this race together for the rest of our lives? You do? Okay, great. And I think that's dating into marriage.

What it looks like is you're just, you're the greatest lover of your soul is Jesus Christ. You're pursuing him and you guys are pursuing him together. And when you realize like, Hey, I like pursuing this guy. You like pursuing this guy. Let's pursue this guy together. That that's, that's what dating looks like. And so if we learn from Hollywood, it's like, Oh my gosh, you're amazing. You're hot.

What it looks like is you're just, you're the greatest lover of your soul is Jesus Christ. You're pursuing him and you guys are pursuing him together. And when you realize like, Hey, I like pursuing this guy. You like pursuing this guy. Let's pursue this guy together. That that's, that's what dating looks like. And so if we learn from Hollywood, it's like, Oh my gosh, you're amazing. You're hot.

What it looks like is you're just, you're the greatest lover of your soul is Jesus Christ. You're pursuing him and you guys are pursuing him together. And when you realize like, Hey, I like pursuing this guy. You like pursuing this guy. Let's pursue this guy together. That that's, that's what dating looks like. And so if we learn from Hollywood, it's like, Oh my gosh, you're amazing. You're hot.