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Number of sermons found: 56
The Aftertaste of Alcohol - by Dale Higgins
By: FlockFinder com

Topic: Addiction
Synopsis: America has failed to realize that the greatest abuse of drugs there is - is the most acceptable one of Alcohol.
Excerpt from sermon:     Today I am going to preach on the subject of alcohol and its effects. Let me begin by by making some general observations and quoting some statical facts concerning alcohol. @ I believe that alcohol is the most abused drug in America. While we have gone through many years of the scare of drugs fro...
    ... and refers to all kinds of fruit of the vine from grape juice to fermented fruit of the vine that can cause drunkedness. Notice closely, Wine gives false courage or we could say false hope. ~Alcohol promises pleasure ~Alcohol promises social acceptance ~Alcohol ...

Scripture reference: Proverbs 23
Sermon length: 31-45 minutes (9781 characters)
Intended audience: General Congregation Style: Serious


Alcohol and the Bible - by James Boyd
By: FlockFinder com

Topic: Addiction
Synopsis: An article from James & Dave?s Bible Page: What does the Bible REALLY teach about drinking alcohol?
Excerpt from sermon:     "The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow. It promises prosperity and sends adversity. It promises happiness and sends misery.... It is God?s worst enemy and the devil?s best friend." ~-Billy Sunday (1) @ When I was sixteen years old, I received the tragic news that a certain...
    ...Spirit." Note the contrast: Being drunk with wine is in total opposition to being filled with the Spirit. @ If we look at the most strictly literal translation of this verse, it reads "Be not entering into the act of being drunk with wine, but be continually enter...

Scripture reference: Proverbs 20
Sermon length: 31-45 minutes (8120 characters)
Intended audience: General Congregation Style: Serious


Being Filled With the Spirit(s) - by Jeff Strite
By: FlockFinder com

Topic: Addiction
Synopsis: The people of Bible times drank wine and Jesus? 1st miracle was turning water into wine... so why does the church have such a problem with alcohol?
Excerpt from sermon:     OPEN: August 16, 1992 in The Reporter News (an Abilene, TX newspaper) featured an article about a cowboy. This cowboy was a horse breaker on a ranch near, Breckenridge. He was driving his pickup and was stopped by the Highway Patrol. The cowboy refused to take a breath analyzer test. He explained, ?...
    ...s displeasure. ~All a person has to do to bring about God?s condemnation is to get someone else drunk. ~In Habakkuk 2:15 we?re told: ?Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin till they are drunk?? @ III. But (someone will ask) ...

Scripture reference: Ephesians 5
Sermon length: 31-45 minutes (15432 characters)
Intended audience: General Congregation Style: Serious


Fish food for thought - by Ralf Bergmann
By: FlockFinder com

Topic: Addiction
Synopsis: The scientists tell us for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. In our relationship with God for every action there is also a consequence. See how Jonah?s life parallels ours when we go contrary to God?s will.
Excerpt from sermon:     I think everyone has their favorite Bible story, and many times we find ourselves able to identify with a character or some specific sets of circumstances. Jonah, like many of us, distinctly heard God communicate His will and Jonah like many of us chose to ignore, explain away, edit, or modify what ...
    ...ecause he had told them. Jonah?s problems were compounding themselves. He runs from God by means of a boat. God causes a great storm and because he is the reason for the stormy sea, they throw him overboard. Jonah may have been thinking, WHAT NEXT! So along comes th...

Scripture reference: Jonah 1
Sermon length: 31-45 minutes (18270 characters)
Intended audience: General Congregation Style: Serious


The Viper?s Venom - by Michael Bowen
By: FlockFinder com

Topic: Addiction
Synopsis: Two important facts about alcohol Outline
Excerpt from sermon:     Introduction: @ A teacher was trying to show her class the dangers of alcohol by using a visual aid. She had a glass of water on the table and a glass of beer on the table. In between the two she had a bowl of live worms....
    ...e two important facts everybody should know about alcohol. The first important fact about alcohol is: @ I. How Alcohol Attracts You (v. 31-32) @ A. It Attracts You Medically (31) ~Some abuse alcohol as a medicine. ~1 ...

Scripture reference: Proverbs 23
Sermon length: 30 minutes or less (2234 characters)
Intended audience: Teens/College Style: Serious


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