Resources for the “In the beginning God created them male and female...WHY?” Message Series

1.  Sexuality in Marriage
Sheet Music by Kevin Lehman
Intended for Pleasure by Ed and Gaye Wheat
Sex Romance and the Glory of God
The Marriage Builder by Dr. Larry Crabb
The Gift of Sex by Clifford and Joyce Penner
Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex




2.  Maleness and Femaleness
Great website for men and women issues

Books
The Silence of Adam by Larry Crabb
Men and Women: Enjoying the Difference
Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (ed. John Piper and Wayne Grudem)
FREE PDF VERSION OF Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
God of My Father by Larry Crabb (out of print but available used)




3.  Understanding and Dealing With Your Sexuality
A.  Lust/Pornography/Sexual Addiction
Excellent Free Online articles:
The War Within: An anatomy of Lust
The War Within Continues (an update)
Battle Strategy over lust
Missions and Masturbation by John Piper
Gutsy Guilt (overcoming the guilt associated with sexual failures) by John Piper

Books
False Intimacy by Harry Schaumburg
Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction by Mark Laaser
The Pornography Trap by Mark Laaser and Ralph Earle Jr.
Eros Defiled by John White
Sexual Sanity by Earl Wilson (out of print, but available used)
When Good Men are Tempted by Bill Perkins
Every Man’s Battle by Stephen Arterburn



B.  Sexual Abuse
The Wounded Heart by Dan Allender
Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse: A Sensitive Biblical Guide for Counselors, Victims, and Families



C.  Homosexuality
Excellent websites:

http://www.exodus.to/
http://www.outpostministries.org/
-- this is a local ministry to help understand and minister to those struggling with same sex attraction

Books
When Homosexuality Hits Home by Joe Dallas
101 Frequently Asked Questions about Homosexuality by Mike Haley
Loving Homosexuals As Jesus Would by Chad Thompson
You Don’t Have To Be Gay by Jeff Konrad
Desires in Conflict by Joe Dallas
A Strong Delusion by Joe Dallas