Rescue Plan: Charting a Course to Restore Prisoners of Pornography

“Standing on a Reformed foundation, Pastors Reju and Holmes construct practical scaffolding to help struggling men and women and their supporters to build lives of ongoing healing and sanctification. They recognize that porn addiction isn’t simply a lust problem or a stronghold that is corrected quickly; rather, they take their readers on a patient journey toward lasting wholeness.”

“Rescue Plan is an extremely practical resource, rooted in the gospel, for porn strugglers and those who want to help them to find freedom. But more than that, it unmasks the truth that these struggles can be common problems for all God’s people, at some time or another, in whatever stage of life one finds oneself. It offers real, concrete strategies for the power of the gospel to break into strongholds of the heart in ways that lead to inner transformation and change.”

“Ensnarement to the addiction of sexual sin can feel impossible to escape. But no sin is too strong for Jesus to help you to overcome. Whether you are fighting your own sin or helping someone else, Rescue Plan is packed with practical, thoughtful truth, rooted in scriptural wisdom to help you to lean on Jesus for help. ”

“Pornography has morphed into a ubiquitous assault on human dignity and the holiness of God. Jonathan and Deepak offer gospel wisdom to engage this sin in a gracious yet pointed way. They provide specific, practical insights that will bring freedom from the clutches of pornography through solutions that are drawn from God’s Word. I recommend this book to disciplers who are helping people in various stages of life overcome struggles with pornography.”

“I love three things about Rescue Plan. First, it’s soaked in the gospel, which means it provides burden-lightening truth for its readers. Second, it delves into areas of pornography that the church has often shied away from. Third and finally, it offers not only practical wisdom but opportunity for deep reflection. Jonathan and Deepak have written a book for our age, and for the ages. I love three things about Rescue Plan. First, it’s soaked in the gospel, which means it provides burden-lightening truth for its readers. Second, it delves into areas of pornography that the church has often shied away from. Third and finally, it offers not only practical wisdom but opportunity for deep reflection. Jonathan and Deepak have written a book for our age, and for the ages.”

“The apostle Paul commanded us to “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” That is the heart of this book. Deepak Reju and Jonathan Holmes have provided a practical, biblical, and gospel-saturated guidebook to help Christians and the Christian church to bear the burdens of brothers and sisters in Christ who struggle with sexual sin. The book is remarkably candid, and the authors bring both years of pastoral experience and deep biblical conviction to this timely and urgent subject. We live in a world awash with pornography and its devastating consequences. Reju and Holmes offer sound and trustworthy care, saturated in gospel hope.”

“There has long been a gap in biblical counseling resources for women who are struggling with sexual sin. Typically, the church has assumed either that women don’t struggle in this way or that women struggle in exactly the same way as men. Many thanks to Reju and Holmes for filling the gap with a comprehensive, hope-filled, and practical guide for sexual sinners regardless of gender, age, or life stage. This will be a much-used resource in my library.”

“Porn grabs hold of a person, body and soul. Its grip is so cruel—so comprehensive—that folks tend to give up hope that freedom is even possible. Holmes and Reju take that experience seriously, even while offering confident guidance toward Jesus Christ, whose grip is much stronger than anything that threatens us.”

“With a heart for both men and women who are ensnared by pornography, Deepak and Jonathan offer readers a compassionate understanding of how to break its addictive roots. Passing on what they have learned from helping strugglers in all life stages, they offer priceless practical tips, honest words of hope, and an invitation for strugglers to love Jesus more than their sin. I will be recommending this excellent resource often.”

“An indispensable resource! Deepak and Jonathan provide vital wisdom gained from the study of Scripture and through years of counseling to help us all to make war on the calamity of sexual sin. In this book you will find practical and critical steps to take in implementing a rescue plan. I am thrilled to see a new resource that equips us in biblical truth as we seek to strengthen our counsel. A practical, helpful, and applicable book, and an excellent resource! Read it. Apply it. Share it.”

“Rescue Plan is a timely resource for the person who wants to take seriously the Lord’s Great Commission to make disciples and then teach them to observe everything Christ has commanded us. Sexual sin in the church might be one of the most dominant issues you’ll face as you seek the Lord and as you seek to help others pursue sanctification in Christ. This book is an important resource to what’s already been written. It adds significantly to the conversation rather than just repackaging and repeating what is already out there. It is gospel saturated with Christ at the center, but also helps disciplers understand how the gospel is intensely practical. Pastors, counselors, and anyone who is serious about the Great Commission, you need to read this book, and you need to have it in your library to reference in the future.”

“In Rescue Plan, Reju and Holmes show the beauty, power, and sufficiency of Jesus to equip the body of Christ to care well for women and men who are dealing with sexual addiction. What a thoughtful work, filled with rich theology and practical wisdom. I can’t recommend this book enough.”