”Tackling Taboo Texts” by Hiram Kemp

May 19, 2024 - Sunday PM Sermon

 

 Tackling Taboo Texts - (Romans 1:16-20) 

• Letting Go of Lying - (Zechariah 8:16; Ephesians 4:25)
• Making Sense of Modesty - (1 Timothy 2:9-10; 1 Peter 3:3-6)
• The Disaster of Drunkenness - (Proverbs 20:1, 23:29-35; Ephesians 5:18)
  • “We cannot talk about a so-called safe level of alcohol use. It doesn’t matter how much you drink – the risk to the drinker’s health starts from the first drop of any alcoholic beverage. The only thing that we can say for sure is that the more you drink, the more harmful it is – or, in other words, the less you drink, the safer it is.” - World Health Organization (January 2023) 

  • Research suggests that even one drink per day could change the structure of your brain. Even light-to moderate alcohol use was associated with changes to the brain, including a reduction in overall brain volume. Over time, drinking can shrink the gray matter in your brain, which can affect your cognitive, emotional and motor functions. Researchers found that 
    the changes became more significant as people drank more alcohol. Going from 1-2 drinks was associated with changes that were similar to 10 years’ worth of aging in the brain. - Dr. Judith Overton (April 2024)

     

  • If I Never Drink…
     • I will never influence my spouse or my children to 
    drink.
     • I will never influence anyone else to drink.
     • I will never hurt my influence through developing 
    that vice.
     • I will not become an alcoholic.
     • I will never get drunk.
     • I will aid myself in obeying the command to be 
    sober-minded.
     • I will avoid the sting and bite of alcohol and the 
    heartbreak it often brings.
• Fleeing Sexual Sin - (1 Corinthians 6:18-20)
• Evaluating Entertainment - (Psalm 101:3; 1 Thess. 5:21-22)
• Approving Abominable Acts - (Romans 1:32)

 

Duration 41:39