3. Galatians 5:22,23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness,
self-control. Against such there is no
law.
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7. Temperance - the practice of always
controlling your actions, thoughts, or
feelings so that you do not eat or
drink too much, become too angry,
etc.
Webster’s Definition
8. 1 : moderation in action, thought, or feeling
: restraint
2 a : habitual moderation in the indulgence
of the appetites or passions
b : moderation in or abstinence from the
use of alcoholic beverages
Webster’s Definition
9. Let’s Start a Temperance Movement
Temperance is for our own good
11. Titus 2:11-14
11 For the grace of God that brings
salvation has appeared to all men,
12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness
and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
righteously, and godly in the present age,
12. Titus 2:11-14
13 looking for the blessed hope and
glorious appearing of our great God and
Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself
for us, that He might redeem us from
every lawless deed and purify for Himself
His own special people, zealous for good
works.
13. Let’s Start a Temperance Movement
Temperance is for our own good
Temperance is good for our
society
19. 2Timothy 3:1-5
1 But know this, that in the last days
perilous times will come: 2 For men will
be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,
boasters, proud, blasphemers,
disobedient to parents, unthankful,
unholy,
20. 2Timothy 3:1-5
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers,
without self-control, brutal, despisers of
good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of
God, 5 having a form of godliness but
denying its power. And from such people
turn away!
21. Let’s Start a Temperance Movement
Temperance is for our own good
Temperance is good for our
society
Temperance is a matter of
discipline
22. 1Corinthians 9:24-27
24 Do you not know that those who
run in a race all run, but one receives
the prize? Run in such a way that
you may obtain it.
23. 1Corinthians 9:24-27
25 And everyone who competes for
the prize is temperate in all things.
Now they do it to obtain a perishable
crown, but we for an imperishable
crown.
24. 1Corinthians 9:24-27
26 Therefore I run thus: not with
uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one
who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my
body and bring it into subjection, lest,
when I have preached to others, I
myself should become disqualified.
25. Let’s Start a Temperance Movement
Temperance is for our own good
Temperance is good for our society
Temperance is a matter of discipline
Temperance will let us “win”
26. 1Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that those who run
in a race all run, but one receives the
prize? Run in such a way that you
may obtain it.
27. 2Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of
fear, but of power and of love and
of a sound mind.
28. Hebrews 12:1,2
1 Therefore we also, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight,
and the sin which so easily ensnares us,
and let us run with endurance the race
that is set before us,
29. Hebrews 12:1,2
2 looking unto Jesus, the author and
finisher of our faith, who for the joy that
was set before Him endured the cross,
despising the shame, and has sat
down at the right hand of the throne of
God.
30. Let’s Start a Temperance Movement
Temperance is for our own good
Temperance is good for our society
Temperance is a matter of discipline
Temperance will let us “win”