Sermon
Alcohol
Cross Church
Speaker: Nick Floyd
September 25, 2023 · 46 min
TemptationSpiritual DisciplinesAddiction & RecoveryDiscipleshipProverbs 20:1Romans 7:15Proverbs 23:29–35
Summary
Using Romans 7:15 as a theme verse, the pastor addresses why people struggle with destructive behaviors like alcohol abuse. He teaches that the Bible emphasizes caution regarding alcohol, establishes drunkenness as the clear line into sin, and calls believers to pursue wisdom and self-control through the Holy Spirit rather than substance dependence.
Highlights
Wisdom is when you walk carefully, not carelessly. Many people treat their relationship to alcohol with carelessness. There's no thought of limits.
Your life depends upon the maintenance of your spiritual condition. You have to enlarge your spiritual life.
You can walk in victory. You can. And you don't no longer have to be dominated by a substance, but God can give you freedom.