Wine is a Mocker

Proverbs 20:1 KJV 1900

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Pre-Sermon Ice Breaker

These are hard times. There are employee shortages. Several local business have been affected. Several restaurants are closed 2 days a week because they don’t have enough workers. The Deli at both supermarkets closes now at 5 p.m. Supply Chain problems have also been a problem, The other day we went to Sheetz and they had no Nachos or fryer apps. But maybe the worse thing I heard was that the company that makes yards sticks is going to make them any longer.

Introduction

I. CNN states, “Change is brewing among American Christians.”

1. “Bar Church,” a self-described “nontraditional church,” which meets at Memories Bar in Abilene, TX and is an offshoot of Southern Hills Church of Christ

2. North Brooklyn Vineyard, which meets at Trash Bar in Williamsburg, NY.

Bod3. “Beer and Bonhoeffer,” at Southlands church in Brea, California meets to discuss German theologian Dietrich bonhoffer’s The Cost of Discipleship while parishioners share their favorite craft brews.

4. And all this on top of dozens of Catholic “theology on tap” events taking place at taverns across the country.

1. It would be easy to avoid unpopular texts, difficult texts or just ride our favorite hobby horse.

2. One of the reasons we preach through the Bible is to allow it to speak to all the areas of our lives. We must preach the full counsel of the word.

3. Proverbs 20:1 present 3 Great Facts regarding what’s wrong with alcohol.

Body

Alcohol Brings Contempt

Proverbs 20:1 KJV 1900

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

1. Mocker – Mimic, Ridicule, Jester

Genesis 9:21 KJV 1900

21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.

3. Lot –

Genesis 19:33 KJV 1900

33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

4. Children of Israel –

Exodus 32:6 KJV 1900

6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

Alcohol brings Problems

Proverbs 20:1 KJV 1900

1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: And whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

strong drink is raging:

1. Raging – Brawler, etc.

Proverbs 23:29–30 KJV 1900

29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? Who hath contentions? who hath babbling? Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; They that go to seek mixed wine.

Isaiah 5:11 KJV 1900

11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; That continue until night, till wine inflame them!

Isaiah 5:22 KJV 1900

22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, And men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Habakkuk 2:15 KJV 1900

15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, That puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, That thou mayest look on their nakedness!

6. Just how much wine did Jesus make? 6 firkins or approx 150 Gallons of wine.

Alcohol Brings Foolishness

and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

1. Deception and is not wise.

Proverbs 31:4–5 KJV 1900

4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; Nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Ezekiel 44:21 KJV 1900

21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

Leviticus 10:9 KJV 1900

9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:

1 Peter 2:9 KJV 1900

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Conclusion

I. De*cep*tion

1. The act of making someone believe something that’s not true.

2. Many today are trying to convince us that drinking is okay.

Proverbs 14:12 KJV 1900

12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death.

Freedom in Christ – Galatians 5:1

Galatians 5:1 KJV 1900

1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

With Freedom come responsibility -1 Peter 2:16

1 Peter 2:16 KJV 1900

16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Duty of Self-Sacrifice – Romans 14:21

Romans 14:21 KJV 1900

21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.

Scripture – Matthew 3:15

Matthew 3:15 KJV 1900

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.