OVERCOMING ADDICTION (5 OF 17)
by Zach Terry
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
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Overcoming Addiction (5 of 17)
1 Corinthians
Zach Terry
1 Corinthians 6:12–20
FYI, today we are talking about Overcoming Addiction. Let me say a couple of things before I get into the text. 1. This sermon can be seen as a primer, a crash course, on overcoming addiction, but it is the front door, not the entire house. If this strikes a cord with you, you will need to talk to someone. We may be able to help you, or we can help you discern some good next steps. But if you feel like this is everything you need to find freedom, you will be discouraged in a few weeks.
CONTEXT: We tend to have this idealistic view of Early Christianity as this pristine movement uninfluenced by any force other than the Holy Spirit. People will often say, "if only we could go back to the early church way of doing things…" To which I ask, "which of the early churches are you referring to?"
- The Church at Jerusalem - where God had to kill a couple who was lying to the Holy Spirit?
- The Church at Galatia - where the people had been bewitched into believing a different Gospel?
- The Church at Ephesus - who had fallen from their first love and embraced the false teachings of the Nicolaitans?
- The Church at Corinth - where the people were consorting with prostitutes and saying that it was perfectly Biblical and Christian?
You see the Early Church was this perfect pristine movement for about 20 mins… By the time the sun sat on the day of Pentecost, problems had begun. Struggles from within, attacks from without.
There are no perfect churches. That is why we say, "if you find a perfect church, don't dare join it, you are liable to ruin it".
Much of the NT is written in response to the various attacks coming against the church and struggles within the church.
- We see the Judaizers who taught that before one could become a Christian, he must first become a Jew, be circumcised and keep the Mosaic law.
- We see the Sadducees who were early materialists… they did not be ...
1 Corinthians
Zach Terry
1 Corinthians 6:12–20
FYI, today we are talking about Overcoming Addiction. Let me say a couple of things before I get into the text. 1. This sermon can be seen as a primer, a crash course, on overcoming addiction, but it is the front door, not the entire house. If this strikes a cord with you, you will need to talk to someone. We may be able to help you, or we can help you discern some good next steps. But if you feel like this is everything you need to find freedom, you will be discouraged in a few weeks.
CONTEXT: We tend to have this idealistic view of Early Christianity as this pristine movement uninfluenced by any force other than the Holy Spirit. People will often say, "if only we could go back to the early church way of doing things…" To which I ask, "which of the early churches are you referring to?"
- The Church at Jerusalem - where God had to kill a couple who was lying to the Holy Spirit?
- The Church at Galatia - where the people had been bewitched into believing a different Gospel?
- The Church at Ephesus - who had fallen from their first love and embraced the false teachings of the Nicolaitans?
- The Church at Corinth - where the people were consorting with prostitutes and saying that it was perfectly Biblical and Christian?
You see the Early Church was this perfect pristine movement for about 20 mins… By the time the sun sat on the day of Pentecost, problems had begun. Struggles from within, attacks from without.
There are no perfect churches. That is why we say, "if you find a perfect church, don't dare join it, you are liable to ruin it".
Much of the NT is written in response to the various attacks coming against the church and struggles within the church.
- We see the Judaizers who taught that before one could become a Christian, he must first become a Jew, be circumcised and keep the Mosaic law.
- We see the Sadducees who were early materialists… they did not be ...
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