“Gluttony” • “Lust”

9/29/2018

• “PRIDE” Philippians 3:17‐21 (NIV) • “ANGER” 17 Join with others in • “ENVY” following my example, brothers, and take note of • “GREED” those who live according to •“SLOTHFULNESS” the pattern we gave you. • “GLUTTONY” 18 For, as I have often told you • “LUST” before and now say again even with tears, many live as

enemies of the cross of Christ. there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 19 Their destiny is 21 who, by the power that destruction, their god is their enables him to bring stomach, and their glory is in everything under his control, thei r shame. The ir midind is on will tftransform our lllowly earthly things. 20 But our bodies so that they will be like citizenship is in heaven. And his glorious body. we eagerly await a Savior from

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THE “WHOLE WORLD” REDUCED TO “6 PEOPLE”: • 40,000 people 1 would have an “DIE EVERY DAY” as a result EXTRAVAGANT amount of FOOD. • 3 would have an of “STARVATION” ; ADEQUATE amount of 75% of those being FOOD • 2 would have just A BOWL OF RICE! “CHILDREN”!!

The “COST” of an “AVERAGE RESTAURANT MEAL” in the United Sta tes, EXCEEDS the “MONTHLY INCOME” of about 35% of the PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!!

“What is SO BAD about engaging in a LITTLE GLUTTONY, anyway? It’s NOT one of the BAD SINS, like ADULTERY or STEALING. We wouldn’t do THAT!! All ggyluttony DOES is make you SOFT and HUGGABLE.”

Fredicka Matthews Green, Writer for “Christianity Today”

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“WISE TEMPERAMENT of the “EXTERNAL STOMACH is a DOOR to ALL DIMENSIONS” are VIRTUES. RESTRAIN the NO PREDICTOR of STOMACH and you will ENTER PARADISE, but if you PLEASE “INTERNAL and PAMPER your STOMACH REBELLION!” you will HURL YOURSELF OVER the PRECIPICE of

BODILY IMPURITY into the “SELF‐CONTROLLED” FIRE of WRATH and FURY! You Between the AGES of 20 and 50 the will COARSEN and DARKEN AVERAGE PERSON, in America, spends your MIND, and in THIS WAY about 20,000 HOURS, or OVER 800 you will RUIN your POWERS of DAYS, just EATING!! ATTENTION, SELF‐CONTROL, 40% of the RESPONDENTS said that “GETTING FAT” was what they FEARED and SOBRIETY!” MOST in the world! 19th Century Russian Monk On ANY given DAY, approximately 65 MILLION AMERICANS are DIETING!!

Luke 7:34,

“The Son Of Man came EATING and DRINKING. And, they said, ‘Here’s a GLUTTON and a DRUNKARD; a friend of TAX COLLECTORS, and SINNERS.’”

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Proverbs 23:1‐3, “When you sit down to DINE with a ruler, note well what is before you, and put a knife to your throat, if you are given to GLUTTONY. Do not crave his delicacies for that food is deceptive.”

Proverbs 30:21‐23, “Under three things the earth TREMBLES; under four it CANNOT BEAR UP: a servant who becomes king, and a FOOL who is FULL OF FOOD. An unloved woman who is married, and a maidservant who displaced her mistress.”

Proverbs 20:1,

“WINE is a MOCKER, and BEER a BRAWLER; whoever is LED ASTRAY by them is NOT WISE.”

4 9/29/2018

Ephesians 5:18,

“Do not get DRUNK on wine, which leads to DEBAUCHERY! Be FILLED with THE SPIRIT!”

“WHAT” is GLUTTONY and why is it 1 Corinthians 6:12‐13, “Everything is DANGEROUS? PERMISSIBLE for me, but not _ 1.) It is MAKING “FOOD” or “DRINK”, everything is BENEFICIAL. Everything more important, than “OBEYING GOD”, or is PERMISSIBLE for me, but I will “SPENDING TIME” with Him. NOT BE MASTERED by anything. Food for the stomach, and the stomach for food, but God will DESTROY them BOTH! The body is NOT MEANT for SEXUAL IMMORALITY, but FOR THE LORD, and The Lord for the body.”

“WHAT” is GLUTTONY and why is it DANGEROUS? _ Philippians 4:19, 1.) It is MAKING “FOOD” or “DRINK”, more important, than “OBEYING GOD”, or “SPENDING TIME” with Him. “And, my God, will MEET ALL 2.) It is “TURNING TO A SUBSTITUTE” to SUPPLY our EMOTIONAL NEEDS. YOUR NEEDS, according to His GLORIOUS RICHES in Christ Jesus.”

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“IT IS MY CONVICTION THAT A VERY LARGE PART OF MANKIND’S ILLS, AND OF THE WORLD’S MISERY, IS DUE TO THE RAPID PRACTICE OF TRYING TO FEED THE SOUL WITH THE BODY’S FOOD.”

“WHAT” is GLUTTONY and why is it DANGEROUS? _ 1.) It is MAKING “FOOD” or “DRINK”, more important, than “OBEYING GOD”, or “SPENDING TIME” with Him. 2.) It is “TURNING TO A SUBSTITUTE” to SUPPLY our EMOTIONAL NEEDS. 3.) It is the sin of being “PREOCCUPIED” with a TEMPORARY STATE of our PHYSICAL BEING. It’s FIXATING on the PHYSICAL.

Philippians 3:17‐19, whose conduct shows they are “Dear brothers, and sisters, really ENEMIES of the cross of PATTERN YOUR LIVES after Christ. Their FUTURE is mine, and LEARN from those ETERNAL DESTRUCTION! who ffllollow our example. For, I The ir GdGod is thei r APPETITE! told you often before, and I They brag about shameful say it AGAIN, with tears in my things, and all they think eyes, that there are MANY, about is THIS LIFE here on earth.”

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Galatians 5:19‐21, “The acts of SELFISH AMBITION, the SINFUL NATURE are DISSENSIONS, FACTIONS, obvious: SEXUAL and ENVY, DRUNKENNESS, IMMORALITY, IMPURITY, ORGIES, and the like. I WARN and DEBAUCHERY, YOU, as I did BEFORE, that IDOLATRY, WITCHCRAFT, those who LIVE LIKE THIS, HATRED, DISCORD, will NOT INHERIT The JEALOUSY, FITS OF RAGE, Kingdom Of God!”

Galatians 5:22‐23, “But, THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, is LOVE; it is JOY; it is PEACE; it is PATIENCE; it is KINDNESS; it is GOODNESS; it is FAITHFULNESS; it is GENTLENESS; it is SELF‐ CONTROL. Against such things there is no law.”

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“WHAT CAN WE DO” to IMPROVE this AREA of our life?

1.) Seek to “GLORIFY GOD” in our BODY!

1 Corinthians 6:19‐20, “Do you NOT KNOW that your BODY is a TEMPLE of The Holy Spirit, Who is IN YOU; Whom you have RECEIVED FROM GOD! You are NOT YOUR OWN, you were BOUGHT AT A PRICE, therefore HONOR GOD with your BODY!”

“WHAT CAN WE DO” to Proverbs 3:7‐8, IMPROVE this AREA of our life?

1.) Seek to “GLORIFY GOD” in our “Do NOT be WISE in your BODY! OWN EYES. FEAR THE LORD, 2.) Seek to “LIVE” a BALANCED and SHUN EVIL. This will LIFESTYLE! bring HEALTH to your BODY, and NOURISHMENT to your BONES.”

8 9/29/2018

Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:12‐13, “Please TEST your servants for ten “But, Daniel RESOLVED NOT days. Give us NOTHING but VEGETABLES to eat, and WATER to to DEFILE HIMSELF with the drink. Then COMPARE OUR royal food, and wine, and he APPEARANCE with that of the asked the chief official for YOUNG MEN who eat the royal permission NOT TO DEFILE food, and TREAT YOUR SERVANTS HIMSELF this way.” in accordance with WHAT YOU SEE.”

“WHAT CAN WE DO” to IMPROVE this AREA of our life?

1.) Seek to “GLORIFY GOD” in our BODY! 2.) Seek to “LIVE” a BALANCED LIFESTYLE! 3.) Seek to “LEARN FROM THOSE” who have FACED OTHER GIANTS in their life.

“FIVE LESSONS” David learned while FACING GOLIATH:

1.) “PREPARE IN PRIVATE” 2.) “FIGHT THE RIGHT FOE” 3.) “DEVELOP YOUR OWN STRATEGY” 4.) “VALUE YOUR VICTORIES” 5.) “ANTICIPATE THE GIANT’S RETURN”