12-Week Program

The Curriculum

Each week is structured, purposeful, and builds on the last. This is a march — not a sprint.

Overview

How the Weeks Are Structured

The 12-week curriculum is divided into three phases: Foundation (Weeks 1–4), Formation (Weeks 5–9), and Commissioning (Weeks 10–12). Each session includes Scripture study, teaching, group discussion, and accountability reporting.

Detailed session content will be populated by Adam Johns. What follows is the structural outline for the 12-week program.
Foundation

Phase 1 — Foundation (Weeks 1–4)

Getting honest, getting grounded
Week 1

Honesty & Assessment

Where are you, really? This week is about dropping the mask. Each man gives an honest account of where he is in the battle and what he's hoping to find in this group.
Key Scripture: Psalm 32:3–5 · James 5:16

Core Principle: The High Cost of Hiddenness

King David hid his sin with Bathsheba for nearly a year. He describes the experience in Psalm 32: "When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer." Hiding sin is exhausting. It isolates us, drains our spiritual vitality, and puts us in a prison of our own making. The first step to freedom is acknowledging the cost of that prison.

Key Action: Honest Assessment

This week is about dropping the mask. Before we can get to where we need to be, we must be brutally honest about where we are. This isn't about shame; it's about diagnosis. We will conduct a thorough, confidential self-assessment covering behavior, thought patterns, triggers, and the history of the struggle.

Discussion & Reflection

  • What has been the "cost of hiddenness" in your own life (spiritually, relationally, mentally)?
  • Read James 5:16. What is the connection between confession, prayer, and healing?
  • What are your biggest fears or hesitations about being completely honest in this group?
Week 2

The Biology of Brokenness

Understanding how pornography and sexual sin rewire the brain — and how neuroplasticity makes recovery possible. This is not an excuse. It is intelligence for the battle.
Key Scripture: Romans 12:2 · 2 Corinthians 10:5

Core Principle: Rewiring the Brain for Righteousness

Pornography and sexual sin are not just spiritual problems; they are neurological. Every time we indulge, we reinforce neural pathways that make the behavior more automatic and harder to resist. But the brain is not fixed. Neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to reorganize itself, means we can, through disciplined practice and the power of the Holy Spirit, form new pathways. This is the science behind what Paul commands in Romans 12:2: "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind."

Key Action: Taking Thoughts Captive

Freedom is won or lost in the mind long before any physical action is taken. We fight by "taking every thought captive to obey Christ" (2 Corinthians 10:5). This week, we introduce practical, moment-by-moment strategies to identify and reject destructive thought patterns and replace them with truth from Scripture. This is not positive thinking; it is active spiritual warfare for the mind.

Discussion & Reflection

  • In what specific ways have you been "conformed to the pattern of this world" in your thought life?
  • What does it practically look like to "take a thought captive"? Share a recent example.
  • What are 1-2 key Scriptures you can use as weapons to replace common tempting thoughts?
Week 3

Biblical Foundation for Purity

What does God actually say about the body, sexuality, and purity? Building a robust theology — not a shame-based rulebook but a dignifying vision of what God intended.
Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18–20 · Matthew 5:27–30 · Hebrews 13:4
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Week 4

The Perimeter ↗ Full Session

Soldiers don't just pray the enemy away — they build defensive positions. This week is about building yours: the eye covenant, bouncing the eyes, the HALT framework, and your personal perimeter map.
Key Scripture: Job 31:1 · Matthew 5:28–29 · Proverbs 4:23 · 1 Cor. 9:27
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Formation

Phase 2 — Formation (Weeks 5–9)

Building the structures that sustain freedom
Week 5

Accountability Structures

The Cord of Three — what real accountability looks like in practice. Setting up accountability partners, daily check-ins, and the tools that make it sustainable.
Key Scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:9–12 · Galatians 6:1–2
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Week 6

Identity in Christ

You are not your sin. This week we go deep into who God says you are — and why that identity must precede any lasting behavioral change. The man who knows who he is fights differently.
Key Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Ephesians 2:10 · Romans 8:1
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Week 7

Wounds, Shame & the Root System

Most sexual sin is rooted in something deeper — early exposure, trauma, neglect, or shame. This week we go to the root with grace and Scripture.
Key Scripture: Isaiah 53:4–5 · Psalm 147:3 · Revelation 12:10–11
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Week 8

Marriage, Relationships & the Stakes

Sexual sin has a cost — and a reversal has a reward. Whether married or single, this week addresses the relational stakes and what purity makes possible.
Key Scripture: Ephesians 5:25–33 · Proverbs 5:15–19 · 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Week 9

Practical Tools for Ongoing Battle

Covenant Eyes, device filters, accountability apps, prayer rhythms, Scripture memorization — the practical technology of freedom. Not crutches. Weapons.
Key Scripture: Ephesians 6:10–18 · Psalm 119:11
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Commissioning

Phase 3 — Commissioning (Weeks 10–12)

From healed to equipped
Week 10

Confession, Forgiveness & Restoration

How does a man receive forgiveness he doesn't feel he deserves? And how does he extend it to himself? The mechanics of grace, applied specifically to sexual sin.
Key Scripture: 1 John 1:9 · Micah 7:19 · Psalm 103:12
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Week 11

Becoming a Man Who Leads

Sexual integrity is not the ceiling — it is the floor of masculine leadership. A man who has won this battle leads with different authority in his home, church, and community.
Key Scripture: Joshua 24:15 · 1 Timothy 3:1–5 · Proverbs 20:7
Session content to be added by facilitator.
Week 12

Commissioning & Ongoing Brotherhood

The group ends. The brotherhood continues. Each man receives a charge and commits to ongoing accountability. Some men will go on to lead future groups.
Key Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2 · Philippians 3:13–14
Session content to be added by facilitator.