My Teen Is Sexually Active — What Can I Do? // Ask Pastor John

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What can Christian parents do if they discover that one of their children is living in serious sexual sin? Pastor John offers counsel on where to begin.

A heartbroken dad writes in who has a rebellious 15-year-old daughter. She will not attend church with the family. We addressed church attendance in episode 1421, live in Nashville. That same heartbroken dad has a second question we have not addressed on the podcast. It’s this: “Hello, Pastor John. My wife and I recently became aware that our 15-year-old daughter is sexually active. She was raised in a Christian home, and we have done our best as Christian parents to instill in our children godly traits and characteristics. How would you approach this if she was your teenage daughter?”

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