2. God is BIG on self-control He exercises it We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7 -Part of “Christian graces” -Better person -Happier

3. Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5 Grouped with -Blasphemers -Despisers of good Unhealthy Unhappy

5. Drunkenness “strong drink…habitual intoxication” * “intoxication” *Sources Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Thayer Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine

6. Revelries “a revel, carousal…” * “a nocturnal and riotous procession of half-drunken and frolicsome fellows who after supper parade through the streets with torches and music in honor of Bacchus… feasts and drinking-parties that are protracted till late at night and indulge in revelry” *Sources Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Thayer Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine

7. And the like Not everyone specified Drinking parties, 1 Pt. 4:3, 4 -“a drinking, signifies not simply a banquet but a drinking bout, a carousal” * *Sources Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, Thayer Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words, Vine

8. Doorway to other sins and problems Sexual sins -Noah, Gen. 9:20-23 -Lot, Gen. 19:31-35

9. Doorway to other sins and problems Murder -Amnon, 2 Sam. 13:28, 29 -Elah, 1 Kgs. 16:8-10

10. Doorway to other sins and problems Irreverence -For God: Aaron, Lev. 10:8-11 -For God: Israel, Isa. 28:7, 8 -For wife: Xerxes, Est. 1:10-12

11. Alcohol is a plague on our society 61% of adults drank (2004) -Centers for Disease Control 65% of children get alcohol from friends or family -Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse

12. Alcohol is a plague on our society Narconon -Death every 30 minutes from alcohol -Industry spends $2 billion/yr. on advertising -Americans spend $90 billion/yr. on alcohol -Students spend $5.5 billion/yr. on alcohol -1996 arrests by local law officers for DUI? -Narconon of Southern California

13. Alcohol is glorified in our society TV, movies Sports Business conventions Weekend recreation Family events: weddings, reunions

14. Alcohol is glorified in our society Holiday gatherings Proms, dances Experiment: children Just because

15. Numerous warnings about intoxication Foolishness and misery, Prov. 20:1; 23:29-35 Unpreparedness, Mt. 24:45-51; Rom. 13:11-14; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; 1 Thes. 5:1-10

16. God is BIG on self-control He exercises it We need to, 2 Pet. 1:5-7 -Part of “Christian graces” -Better person -Happier

17. Intemperance leads to hell, 2 Tim. 3:1-5 Grouped with -Blasphemers -Despisers of good Unhealthy Unhappy