Six Reasons I Don't Drink Alcohol - Pastor Steve Gaines 

I was addicted to whiskey for 35 years But Was Convicted by the HOLY GHOST to Stop and I've now been sober for 7 years now Praise JESUS! for Helping me Stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's my advice friends as a former hard liquor drinker. Nothing good comes out of a bottle!

I’ve been dealing with drinking since 2015 after seeing this message no more drinking it’s been hard but today GOD I give it to you.

AMEN! I went from drinking every weekend to being saved and sober for 2 years now. God is so good! Thank you Jesus 🙏🏼🕊❤️

Nothing good ever came from drinking alcohol In my family's experiences just a lot of arguments swearing and yelling😭

Great speech. I'm not at my best when I was drinking. 29 days sober and don't plan on going back.

Awesome! I’m recently sober from alcohol and looking to remove all needless substances from my diet!

I don't say this boisterous, but I'm glad I grew up in a Christian home where alcohol was never in our home.

drinking is evil, but pharmacy drugs are not much better. please if you can stay healthy dont use any poison

I'm 68, raised 2 children and never drank a drop since my first child came into my life. Like you, I understand the Bible did not condemn the alcohol but the overuse. I, however, did not want my children to become drunkards so I made the choice to refrain from any type of strong drink. It worked. They too are following my example. God bless your ministry.

If you are depressed you don't need medication or Alcohol we need Jesus HALLELUJAH!!

not drinking is the way to go, stay sharp and sober

I Was addicted to alcohol but thanks to Jesus

This is a very good message.......Alcohol and Depression. Alcohol is a depressant. It can slow vital functions, leading to slurred speech, slowed reaction time and impaired memory. While some people may drink to relax, the effects of alcohol can actually include increased anxiety and stress.

Amen. My father died from alcoholism. I wish everyone could see the end results. Good preaching, brother. So many pastors are in fear ......yes, fear of preaching what the Bible instructs us to follow.

I have become so separated from God I don't even recognize the person in the mirror. I am praying to return to God's will. :(

I never drank until about two years ago. The first year I started drinking wasn't bad but this last year has been awful. I started drinking to block out my depression. I thought it helped but it only made things worse. I have done and said things this past year that are so out of character. Every time I drink I wake up feeling guilty, ashamed, mortified, and embarrassed. I am praying that Jesus frees me from this. It's causing so much pain and trouble in my life.

I get so sick and tired of people defending Christians drinking even in moderation by using "Jesus turned water into wine and drank it."

life is so much clear and worth living sober. My dad heavy alcoholic, my sister alcoholic, my mom semi alcoholic its been hard living with them and finding my own path in life. because of their problems and addiction Ive become homeless multiple times in my 20s. I hope I can find my way in life and be around those who don't drink or indulge into addictive substances. I have no desire to drink or do any of that.

All things are permissible but not all things are profitable.

Good Word! “What I do in moderation , my kids might do in excess.”

Im grateful to the Lord delieving me from the spirit of alcoholism" i fought it for yrs, i grew up with a alcoholic father and he would let me drink at any age. So i was hooked from a young age. But i pleaded with the Lord to deliever me for almost 35 yrs. It finally came and im delievered, but i used AA at times, but i still wanted a drink, well i havnt been to AA in yrs and i have no desire ...iam free in Christ, thank you Lord for answering my prayer and my i be a witness of your grace and freedom. I agree with this pastor, alcohol has no place in a believers life, because it sends a wrong message to the new believers, most new believers are coming out of a life of alcohol and drugs , and they are looking for answers from that life style, well church we need clean up are house first, i see to many churches ok with drinking, well its a new day, we know the facts about alcohol and its not good, if you want the blessing of the Lord in your life, i know i do! Believers take the high road!

I'm only hearing opinions and no biblical basis for this position. I don't drink alcohol but the Bible is very clear that it is permitted. The Bible does, however, speak against drunkenness. I think we should let the Bible speak for itself on this and every other topic. If you are convicted to not drink alcohol or you don't as a matter of perception or you struggle with alcohol, then you would be wise to stay away from it. But if you can take a small drink now, stop and go years without even thinking about having another, then that is permissible, just as long as you don't cause offense or cause a brother or sister in Christ to stumble.

After three and a half years I went back to buying bottles of for about a two month period. But the Lord kept showing me how He wanted me to stop so I did, again. This message cleared it up. Thank you pastor.

Alcohol is a drug and yes it is addictive. We should be living Holy Spirit led lives. Not following the desires of the flesh

Alcohol is destroying families and causing sin please pray for my family I believe the Lord is showing my other half signs.

So many young people who need to hear this.

A born again Christian doesn’t. Need drugs and alcohol

I was drinking too much recently. The Lord had my husband and I let it go. One drink can lead to another and another….it can cause bondages for some folks. Praise God for His grace

Alcohol in small amounts is ok, only if one can do it in small amounts, however I can't drink because I was addicted to alcohol and once a drunk, always a drunk, its best not to start. He mentions anti-depressants, I say be careful, medications can be addicting as well. I was suicidal and was put on anti-depressants, and then one week I forgot to take them and realized I wasn't depressed anymore, so I stopped taking them.

As a recovered alcoholic I agree, very good scriptural support for what you proclaim.

Alcohol is a depressant and makes you depressed.

Thank God He doesnt give up on us .Today after many prompting from The Holy spirit. I surrendered to Gods will for my life , and escape to the Lord He is my refuge . Please pray for me , also plz pray for my boyfriend to be free from the bondages that attempt to draw us away from Gods will and narrow path.Thank you

I don’t drink because my father was an alcoholic and I didn’t want to end up like him.

Nothing good come from wine except troubles

Thank you for clarity about this topic! I don’t want to drink it is not a desire for me. At 21 I wanted to and my parents told me no and I’m so glad they did. I’m 23 and I haven’t still and I want to continue not to. ☺️

This video showed up at a time in my life when I'm finally taking responsibility as in seeking treatment for my drinking problem and realizing how strong of a denial I've been in for many years, 14 years to be exact, that "I don't have a problem." I really needed this message. Thank you for that!

Amen! Thank you Lord for this pastor's "non sugar coated" message. This is precisely how I feel.

Amen Dr. Gaines!

Honestly, alcohol is worse than smoking

the pills are no better

Taking a page from Brother Donnie Swaggart....there is NO place in a Christian's life for alcohol in any form.

Thank you for the message. I would not recommend or advise much medication either because many are harmful and addictive.

Medications are a addiction though. How are anti depressants better then alcohol. Maybe I am seeing this in a different way

Alcoholic beverages cost enormlusly far less than antidepressant medications. These medications require a doctor's note, most likely a psychiatric evaluation which requires you have insurance or viable income. For shame. Yet this drug is readily available.

Its a very american view to say that we should not drink alcohol. Here in Europe, we drink even in church during celebrations. But its important to be careful about it. It can become an addiction, and idol for some people.

He makes a lot of sense, don't let a fellow brother stumble because of something you do.

Amen, Pastor! It's amazing today that so many believers will defend their drinking alcohol. Drinking, and the life style of indulgence has certainly had a damaging effect on the church today.

I helped me recently quit alcohol and I even translate it with subtiltes in french and uploaded on my youtube channel for french speaking people. be blessed pastor !

I was hoping this message gave biblical reasons not to drink at all. I wouldn't call myself an addict but perhaps I am. I say this because I don't like giving up anything I like. My drinking picked up when I became allergic to starch. I had to give up all breads, pastas, breaded fried foods, cakes, donuts, cookies. This was before low carb diets became popular. I remember stopping drinking because I started a new medication that you couldn't drink with and I said oh well as long as I don't have to give up chocolate. It was no struggle to stop drinking. I didn't like it but I have never had a struggle giving up what I shouldn't have. I just pouted about it. I have been off the medicine. And I went back to drinking. Drinking for me was the same as having chocolate. I didn't have it every day. I just had it when I wanted. Which could be a couple days in a row or once after 3 or 4 months. But there is a part of me that would like to not drink at all. I would like to give up something I like. But at the same time I don't want to have to give up one more thing I like. All the reasons the pastor gave don't apply to me. I'm older and when I do drink I have one glass at home. My kids and grandkids live thousands of miles away. I don't have all those other options for drinks or even foods as the pastor mentioned in this message. I pretty much can only have meat, seafood, low carb dairy, water, wine and distilled alcohols. Grape juice is too high in sugar having 300% more sugar than wine and other alcohols have no sugar. I can't have stevia or any other zero calorie sweeteners. Biblical reasons would apply to everyone. When I read the bible I understand it as a time for fasting and being sober and a time for feasting and drinking. God gave us wine Psalm 104:15 Numbers 18:12 Deuteronomy 33:28. What I see is being full of food all the time and being full of wine all the time is gluttony and drunkedness. But over eating and over drinking during Harvest as Boaz did during the harvest celebration before Ruth laid at his feet is not being a glutton or a drunk. I don't eat a lot nor do I drink a lot. But if the bible really encourage anywhere not to drink at all it would be no issue for my last drink to have been my last drink. I do think it is better for health not to drink. I'm just not convinced.

the wine jesus drank or made was new wine or grape juice - see isaiah 65.8...there will be no alcohol in heaven see matthew 26.29...yet he says here he will drink wine in heaven with the 12 also proverbs 20.1

I love hearing the truth about this subject. Some Christians will use scripture (such as Christ's first miracle of turning water into wine) to fulfill their own lust, and think it's their freedom in Christ. God will not be mocked!

What about when Jesus literally turned water into WINE

Please show us one, just one verse in the bible that prohibits drinking of alcohol/wine. If certain people can’t handle their drink, then they should be the ones doing the abstaining. Don’t lump everybody in the same category

Good sermon.. I’m drinking right now… trying to quit, Lord help me

Thank you for taking the time to share this, but one thing is certain, you as a preacher are not allowed to drink. The bible makes that clear in the qualifications for a Pastor ( 1 Tim. 3:1-16 & Titus 1:5-9), but I understand why you said it the way you did.

Encouraging people to turn to Dr prescribed narcotics instead of drinking a beer or two doesn’t make much sense to me but everyone has different convictions and yes you could probably find a scripture to fit what you believe the Bible is saying for whatever you believe. I’m just using common sense. I wouldn’t encourage anyone that has had a problem with alcohol to drink but if you’re not drinking to get drunk and it helps calm you then I think it’s a bit better than taking narcotics. No matter what you believe I think we always should pray and ask the Holy Spirit to guide us and direct us and to always help us to make the right decisions in our lives while convicting us of our shortcomings and delivering us from anything that does not please GOD.

Drinking alcohol can lead to many other problems. Including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Thank you so much for this powerful video. We want to help more people suffering from Alcoholism and Addiction from our ministry. God Bless you.

While I agree with you, you set a dangerous precedent by saying, “they did this back then because......., and it’s different today because........”, people can and will use your argument when it comes to marriage and homosexuality.

Thank you for this POV 💓 I definitely get it many are called but few are chosen. Being chosen means dropping things for kingdom calling

Steve Gaines is spot on here. If you don't take the first sip, you will never have a risk getting drunk. Proverbs 20:1, 23:29-35

Should i also stop coffee when i can actually life without it. I many times go on months without coffee. I thing i can make it years and i never started tobacco.

It's not the amount of alcohol. I have seen people change when they popped the lid on a can of beer. There's a reason it is called spirits.

I personally think drunk is when your blacked out you don't know what your doing you have absolutely no control over yourself or your mind then yes I think it's a sin but going to the point where your tipsy or buzzed if you still have control over your mind your body and your actions I don't think it's a sin I just can't imagine it being one

thank you, Pastor Gaines, let's hear more bold TRUTH from Pastors across the nation on living the disciplined life as Christ followers. BE DOERS OF THE WORD!

The Bible says, "No drunkard will inherit the kingdom of God." The Greek word translated as drunkard is methusos, and it means to get tipsy. Websters says, tipsy means slightly intoxicated. Why risk eternity in Heaven with Christ for alcohol. As far as Timothy being told he could drink for medicinal purposes doesn't really apply today; we have grocery stores and pharmacies that sell all the medicine we need. Don't drink; you won't need to worry about drunk driving. Don't drink; you won't need to worry about becoming an alcoholic. Don't drink and you won't have to worry about drunkenness disqualifying you from eternity in Heaven. Also, it is obviously a bad witness.

I love this preaching. Honest and wise. But when it comes to holy communion please use wine and not juice

Drinking alcohol doesn't mean being alcoholic. Don't forget part of the wages John Calvin got was some gallons of wine. The bible is just fine. It doesn't condemn drinking but drunkenness. Don't go too far or you are adding rules that are not from God. Drinking or not depends on situation. It should never become a standard rule.

Excellent, thank you sir, best, concise argument against a Christian drinking alcohol.

This pastor that I know walked out of the gas station with a six pack of alcohol I was really disappointed and disturbed by it, Now explains everything now because I had knee replacement surgery and the pastors never came by to visit.. I don’t agree with pastors drinking any amount of alcohol I’m a recovering alcoholic I’ve always struggled in that area ..

I think this is a beautiful message. Thank you!

I don’t obviously know but I would imagine that the 1st C. wine did not nearly contain the percentage of alcohol as it does today.

So blessed Pastor. Thank you for sharing

I’m sending this to my dad, his falling back on bad habits of temptation

In todays world as believers I don’t think even antidepressants are something we should take when we have Jesus who comforts us. Our Joy is in Christ and not pills 💊

Thank you so much for this message God Bless you and your Ministry/Church

Amen & amen!!!!

I rarely have a drink anymore now that I'm following Christ, but I recognize that it takes very little to become impaired. One drink, and I don't drive. Ever. If I do want a drink, I usually order virgin b/c it's the taste I enjoy, not the intoxication (well, not anymore lol).

Not defending getting hammered but a few questions. Were people in pain or needing medicinal help at the wedding where the wine ran out. Even if it was mixed with water people were at least getting tipsy. Also, high priest couldn’t drink at all but Jesus partook in wine. The Pharisees even accused him of being a “winebibber” So it’s not so cut and dry. Again, not defending getting wasted. Drunkards can’t enter the kingdom. But what is a drunkard exactly? A buzz? Or wasted? Or being an alcoholic? Is a drunkard someone who has 2 beers on a Friday night? I don’t know for sure

Yes preach it Preacher Amen 🙏 🙌 👏 Truth

Words of wisdom from a godly preacher - thank you my friend.

Thank you pastor God bless you

If I saw you drinking I will have no respect for you preaching

I agree with the with the pastor we should not be drinking alcohol I'm a Christian. But I do have a question why did Nova drink wine and he got drand he got drunk that wasn't sin send.

I like what I heard awhile back: drinking doesn't make you a better dancer, better fighter, better lover, better father, better husband or better neighbor ! why play with fire?

@ 5:14 same applies to using drugs and pills get your problems to go away. Turn to God

Good comparison. Being fat and being drunk are very similar! I would know I've been both. It's just so sad that its typical for children in America to become overweight. Since we are pointing out addiction I'll say, it's not typical for children in America to become alchoholic's. I would think that would be more an adult thing to deal with the effect's of obesity.

To add a little nuance: it appears like ancient BAC levels at the Passover from 4 cups of 2-3% wine would’ve been between 0.02 BAC and 0.04 BAC. Just enough for slight euphoria but not enough for mental impairment nor physical impairment.

Instead of going to a bar, join one of the many modern gyms where you can work out to handle stress. Most of my parents and extended family used alcohol for their "recreation" because there were none to little "commercial exercise" facilities like the modern gyms when they grew up and matured in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Modern gyms began to "explode" in the late 1970s and early 80s. So this gives a viable modern option for recreation.

I’m so glad this pastor is telling this. Normally pastors would say hallelujah and asking for money to a new private jet.

Amen Pastor! What I appreciate most about the advice he gave is that he did it without lying on GOD! He told us why he chooses not to drink. What he didn’t attempt to do is make it a sin. Give the flock the TRUTH and trust GOD to open their hearts to be able to receive it.

Thank you Bro. Steve for sharing your views on alcohol. Not many pastors speak on it anymore. Christians disagree on whether it's "sin" or not to drink alcohol but not get drunk. I appreciate you sharing your reasons for not drinking and think they are very valid points and the reasons I choose not to drink as well.

Thank you Ptr. I will post this in my facebook account.

Thank you❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

And you'll be dealing with people justification as marijuana use now. I had a brother in law write an article promoting pot as his liberty 30 years ago.

I’m 22 and the lord opened my eyes young and I thank him and I always go back and forth with this and you help me but believe this is hard but it’s not impossible amen

Aman Brother Steven! It's just like sin it will make you do thing you wouldn't do sorber

Amen! Lead by example

How do i ask god to help me.