Sermon Outlines

By Frederick F. Schwindt, Evangelist

CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE

1. To eat and drink to the glory of God:
   1. Was a test for our first parents - Gen. 2:15, 16; 3:1-23
   2. It was a test for Daniel - Dan. 1:8
   3. And it became a test for the Son of God - Matt. 4:1-4
2. Temperance is one of the qualifying virtues of a true Christian:
   1. That is what Paul taught the believers - Gal. 5:22, 23; 1 Cor. 9:25
   2. And that is what Peter taught the people - 1 Pet. 1:5-9
3. There will be no place in God's kingdom for intemperance: Gal. 5:19-22; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10

1. Alcoholic beverages are harmful to body, mind and spirit:
   1. Bible warning - Prov. 23:33
   2. People before the flood were victims of this defiling traffic - Luke 17:26
   3. It led to Noah's shame - Gen. 9:20, 21
   4. Lot was affected by this same vice - Gen. 19:30, 31
   5. It has destroyed marriages, homes, and untold lives.
   6. The liquor traffic has been the curse that plagues the nations and digs untold graves for its victims.
   7. How many heartbroken persons have told me what drinking did to them and their loved ones; how their health was undermined and their lives shortened.
   8. Much of the lawlessness and the slaughter on the public highways is due to someone drunk and driving on the highways.

1. We are told that health reform is the right arm of the message:
   1. Health of body, soul, and spirit are the great objectives of this movement.
   2. We believe it to be our God-given duty to educate the public on the harm of hard liquor.
2. Modern liquor is invading the sacred confines of marriage and the home and happiness of the people:
   1. Many broken marriages are the result of drinking.
   2. Drinking stalks the highways, endangers driving in public.
3. Our appeal to the public is:
   1. To remember that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit - 1 Cor. 3:16, 17; 6:19, 20
   2. We are held accountable for what we do to our body, soul, and spirit - 2 Cor. 5:10
   3. When we become victims of liquor we endanger the lives of those with whom we come into contact.
4. Finally, we know that public safety is involved:
   1. Intoxicated drivers are the real deadly enemies to the American traveling public.
   2. We must do our best to educate the people on the harm of the liquor traffic.
   3. It is shocking to note the ever increasing tax burdens that are put upon the public simply because of increasing crime wave that is the result of heavy drinking.
5. Let me repeat that we ought to be foremost in seeking to combat the liquor traffic through the educational processes:
   1. Work together with other temperance organizations.
   2. By practicing temperance in our own lives and so show that it works well for all who seek to follow it.
   3. Then we must keep informed on current events which show the increased tempo of drinking.