Six Reasons I Don't Drink Alcohol - Pastor Steve Gaines
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- Опубликовано: 27 янв 2014
- Dr. Steve Gaines, Pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, TN, discusses six reasons why he does not drink alcoholic beverages.
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I was addicted to whiskey for 35 years But Was Convicted by the HOLY GHOST to Stop and I've now been sober for 7 years now Praise JESUS! for Helping me Stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great speech. I'm not at my best when I was drinking. 29 days sober and don't plan on going back.
AMEN! I went from drinking every weekend to being saved and sober for 2 years now. God is so good! Thank you Jesus 🙏🏼🕊❤️
I’ve been dealing with drinking since 2015 after seeing this message no more drinking it’s been hard but today GOD I give it to you.
Awesome! I’m recently sober from alcohol and looking to remove all needless substances from my diet!
Here's my advice friends as a former hard liquor drinker. Nothing good comes out of a bottle!
I'm 68, raised 2 children and never drank a drop since my first child came into my life. Like you, I understand the Bible did not condemn the alcohol but the overuse. I, however, did not want my children to become drunkards so I made the choice to refrain from any type of strong drink. It worked. They too are following my example. God bless your ministry.
If you are depressed you don't need medication or Alcohol we need Jesus HALLELUJAH!!
Amen. My father died from alcoholism. I wish everyone could see the end results. Good preaching, brother. So many pastors are in fear ......yes, fear of preaching what the Bible instructs us to follow.
Lots of Alcoholism in my family as well and I am so glad to be in recovery myself. We need to stand up and help those suffering. So glad for this video.
Thanks God I don't drink...
This is a very good message.......Alcohol and Depression. Alcohol is a depressant. It can slow vital functions, leading to slurred speech, slowed reaction time and impaired memory. While some people may drink to relax, the effects of alcohol can actually include increased anxiety and stress.
I Was addicted to alcohol but thanks to Jesus
So many young people who need to hear this.
Nothing good ever came from drinking alcohol In my family's experiences just a lot of arguments swearing and yelling😭
I don't say this boisterous, but I'm glad I grew up in a Christian home where alcohol was never in our home.
Good Word! “What I do in moderation , my kids might do in excess.”
After three and a half years I went back to buying bottles of for about a two month period. But the Lord kept showing me how He wanted me to stop so I did, again. This message cleared it up. Thank you pastor.
I never drank until about two years ago. The first year I started drinking wasn't bad but this last year has been awful. I started drinking to block out my depression. I thought it helped but it only made things worse. I have done and said things this past year that are so out of character. Every time I drink I wake up feeling guilty, ashamed, mortified, and embarrassed. I am praying that Jesus frees me from this. It's causing so much pain and trouble in my life.
Same here
Hi my sister in Christ, the Holy Spirit is with you to win this fight. He wants you free for more freedom from sin. God will not condemn, criticize or judge you. The enemy of your soul does that until you recognize where those thoughts are coming from, then you can just ignore them all the while you continue in your walk with Christ.
Even as you battle you can rejoice confidently bc your ultimate trust is in the written Word of God that God honors above His name.
life is so much clear and worth living sober.
My dad heavy alcoholic, my sister alcoholic, my mom semi alcoholic its been hard living with them and finding my own path in life. because of their problems and addiction Ive become homeless multiple times in my 20s. I hope I can find my way in life and be around those who don't drink or indulge into addictive substances.
I have no desire to drink or do any of that.
I was drinking too much recently. The Lord had my husband and I let it go. One drink can lead to another and another….it can cause bondages for some folks. Praise God for His grace
We're so glad the Lord was able to help you with this issue. Thank you for sharing your experience!
As a recovered alcoholic I agree, very good scriptural support for what you proclaim.
not drinking is the way to go, stay sharp and sober
Im grateful to the Lord delieving me from the spirit of alcoholism" i fought it for yrs, i grew up with a alcoholic father and he would let me drink at any age. So i was hooked from a young age. But i pleaded with the Lord to deliever me for almost 35 yrs. It finally came and im delievered, but i used AA at times, but i still wanted a drink, well i havnt been to AA in yrs and i have no desire ...iam free in Christ, thank you Lord for answering my prayer and my i be a witness of your grace and freedom. I agree with this pastor, alcohol has no place in a believers life, because it sends a wrong message to the new believers, most new believers are coming out of a life of alcohol and drugs , and they are looking for answers from that life style, well church we need clean up are house first, i see to many churches ok with drinking, well its a new day, we know the facts about alcohol and its not good, if you want the blessing of the Lord in your life, i know i do! Believers take the high road!
thank you for sharing! beautiful testimony! the alcohol companies get fat while our families suffer
Thank God He doesnt give up on us .Today after many prompting from The Holy spirit. I surrendered to Gods will for my life , and escape to the Lord He is my refuge .
Please pray for me , also plz pray for my boyfriend to be free from the bondages that attempt to draw us away from Gods will and narrow path.Thank you
Amen! Thank you Lord for this pastor's "non sugar coated" message. This is precisely how I feel.
This video showed up at a time in my life when I'm finally taking responsibility as in seeking treatment for my drinking problem and realizing how strong of a denial I've been in for many years, 14 years to be exact, that "I don't have a problem." I really needed this message. Thank you for that!
how are you doing now ?
Amen Dr. Gaines!
I helped me recently quit alcohol and I even translate it with subtiltes in french and uploaded on my youtube channel for french speaking people. be blessed pastor !
He makes a lot of sense, don't let a fellow brother stumble because of something you do.
I have become so separated from God I don't even recognize the person in the mirror. I am praying to return to God's will. :(
We are praying for you too, Grace! Whatever your circumstance, He loves you and is eager to clothe you in His strength and peace.
thank you, Pastor Gaines, let's hear more bold TRUTH from Pastors across the nation on
living the disciplined life as Christ followers. BE DOERS OF THE WORD!
Thank you for clarity about this topic! I don’t want to drink it is not a desire for me. At 21 I wanted to and my parents told me no and I’m so glad they did. I’m 23 and I haven’t still and I want to continue not to. ☺️
Angelica Shipps good for you. I never had anyone in my life. Somehow I decided not to drink, however I’m married to someone who has a problem. It’s been hard. We’ve been together 19 years, since we were 19, and you wouldn’t believe the amount of evil I saw then. It really has effected me now. I’m struggling if I should leave him. He said he won’t stop. He knows he has a problem and doesn’t want help.
I’m sending this to my dad, his falling back on bad habits of temptation
I don’t drink because my father was an alcoholic and I didn’t want to end up like him.
Amen, Pastor! It's amazing today that so many believers will defend their drinking alcohol. Drinking, and the life style of indulgence has certainly had a damaging effect on the church today.
Now this was inspirational.GOD BLESS you my brother.
Good sermon.. I’m drinking right now… trying to quit, Lord help me
So blessed Pastor. Thank you for sharing
Words of wisdom from a godly preacher - thank you my friend.
Thank you so much for this message God Bless you and your Ministry/Church
Alcohol is destroying families and causing sin please pray for my family I believe the Lord is showing my other half signs.
Excellent, thank you sir, best, concise argument against a Christian drinking alcohol.
Pastor hit the nail on the head
Gaines, Steve. Well spoken. Well chosen words.
Steve Gaines is spot on here. If you don't take the first sip, you will never have a risk getting drunk.
Proverbs 20:1, 23:29-35
Amen Pastor! What I appreciate most about the advice he gave is that he did it without lying on GOD! He told us why he chooses not to drink. What he didn’t attempt to do is make it a sin. Give the flock the TRUTH and trust GOD to open their hearts to be able to receive it.
I think this is a beautiful message. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this powerful video. We want to help more people suffering from Alcoholism and Addiction from our ministry. God Bless you.
Pray for me to the lord to set me free i have alkohol Problem, 😰😭
Thank you!! I believe this fully!
Love this message! Thank you. Not nearly enough is said on this topic in the church.
I loved this sermon! Thank you.
Pastor, great WORD! Thanks!
Alcohol is a depressant and makes you depressed.
exactly
Thank you for this POV 💓 I definitely get it many are called but few are chosen. Being chosen means dropping things for kingdom calling
Its a very american view to say that we should not drink alcohol. Here in Europe, we drink even in church during celebrations. But its important to be careful about it. It can become an addiction, and idol for some people.
So edifying!!!
Yes preach it Preacher Amen 🙏 🙌 👏 Truth
Amen. Great preaching.
Honestly, alcohol is worse than smoking
Thank you pastor God bless you
Love you, Pastor! You save me!
I love hearing the truth about this subject. Some Christians will use scripture (such as Christ's first miracle of turning water into wine) to fulfill their own lust, and think it's their freedom in Christ. God will not be mocked!
Amen & amen!!!!
I am saving this video. Very well put together!
Thank you❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Alcohol in small amounts is ok, only if one can do it in small amounts, however I can't drink because I was addicted to alcohol and once a drunk, always a drunk, its best not to start. He mentions anti-depressants, I say be careful, medications can be addicting as well. I was suicidal and was put on anti-depressants, and then one week I forgot to take them and realized I wasn't depressed anymore, so I stopped taking them.
Nothing good come from wine except troubles
I’m so glad this pastor is telling this. Normally pastors would say hallelujah and asking for money to a new private jet.
Thank you Ptr. I will post this in my facebook account.
All things are permissible but not all things are profitable.
TAmen. hank You for this message.
Great preaching pastor. Many Christians make excuses even ministers drink . This is the best I have heard and will share your message . Thanks for being bold in these era.
Thank you.
I get so sick and tired of people defending Christians drinking even in moderation by using "Jesus turned water into wine and drank it."
It gets taken out of context
Wow good points, this was quite challenging.
Amen! Lead by example
Thank you for the message. I would not recommend or advise much medication either because many are harmful and addictive.
Thanks for these
Ty for your message
Thank you
I was hoping this message gave biblical reasons not to drink at all. I wouldn't call myself an addict but perhaps I am. I say this because I don't like giving up anything I like. My drinking picked up when I became allergic to starch. I had to give up all breads, pastas, breaded fried foods, cakes, donuts, cookies. This was before low carb diets became popular. I remember stopping drinking because I started a new medication that you couldn't drink with and I said oh well as long as I don't have to give up chocolate. It was no struggle to stop drinking. I didn't like it but I have never had a struggle giving up what I shouldn't have. I just pouted about it. I have been off the medicine. And I went back to drinking. Drinking for me was the same as having chocolate. I didn't have it every day. I just had it when I wanted. Which could be a couple days in a row or once after 3 or 4 months. But there is a part of me that would like to not drink at all. I would like to give up something I like. But at the same time I don't want to have to give up one more thing I like. All the reasons the pastor gave don't apply to me. I'm older and when I do drink I have one glass at home. My kids and grandkids live thousands of miles away. I don't have all those other options for drinks or even foods as the pastor mentioned in this message. I pretty much can only have meat, seafood, low carb dairy, water, wine and distilled alcohols. Grape juice is too high in sugar having 300% more sugar than wine and other alcohols have no sugar. I can't have stevia or any other zero calorie sweeteners. Biblical reasons would apply to everyone. When I read the bible I understand it as a time for fasting and being sober and a time for feasting and drinking. God gave us wine Psalm 104:15 Numbers 18:12 Deuteronomy 33:28. What I see is being full of food all the time and being full of wine all the time is gluttony and drunkedness. But over eating and over drinking during Harvest as Boaz did during the harvest celebration before Ruth laid at his feet is not being a glutton or a drunk. I don't eat a lot nor do I drink a lot. But if the bible really encourage anywhere not to drink at all it would be no issue for my last drink to have been my last drink. I do think it is better for health not to drink. I'm just not convinced.
Excellent presentation.
PREACH IT!
Couldn’t agree more!
Great message
He's right.. Amen!
This guy is cool. Good points, too
I rarely have a drink anymore now that I'm following Christ, but I recognize that it takes very little to become impaired. One drink, and I don't drive. Ever. If I do want a drink, I usually order virgin b/c it's the taste I enjoy, not the intoxication (well, not anymore lol).
I love this preaching. Honest and wise.
But when it comes to holy communion please use wine and not juice
Alcoholic beverages cost enormlusly far less than antidepressant medications. These medications require a doctor's note, most likely a psychiatric evaluation which requires you have insurance or viable income. For shame. Yet this drug is readily available.
WOW, amen!
I like what I heard awhile back: drinking doesn't make you a better dancer, better fighter, better lover, better father, better husband or better neighbor ! why play with fire?
It's not the amount of alcohol. I have seen people change when they popped the lid on a can of beer. There's a reason it is called spirits.
Amen!
Aman Brother Steven! It's just like sin it will make you do thing you wouldn't do sorber
Amennnnnnn!!!!
YES AMEN
I don’t obviously know but I would imagine that the 1st C. wine did not nearly contain the percentage of alcohol as it does today.
Instead of going to a bar, join one of the many modern gyms where you can work out to handle stress. Most of my parents and extended family used alcohol for their "recreation" because there were none to little "commercial exercise" facilities like the modern gyms when they grew up and matured in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Modern gyms began to "explode" in the late 1970s and early 80s. So this gives a viable modern option for recreation.
Drinking alcohol can lead to many other problems. Including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
To add a little nuance: it appears like ancient BAC levels at the Passover from 4 cups of 2-3% wine would’ve been between 0.02 BAC and 0.04 BAC. Just enough for slight euphoria but not enough for mental impairment nor physical impairment.