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Don’t Bet On It

Don’t Bet On It. Is Gambling A Sin?. Historically, Three Schools of Thought… Catholic Church: On A Small Scale, It Is A Harmless Social Activity. Personal Choice: “Yes, I’m a gambler…” 80% Catholics, 77% Jewish, 74% Presbyterians & Episcopalians, 63% Methodist, 43% Baptists, and

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Don’t Bet On It

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  1. Don’t Bet On It

  2. Is Gambling A Sin? Historically, Three Schools of Thought… • Catholic Church: On A Small Scale, It Is A Harmless Social Activity. • Personal Choice: “Yes, I’m a gambler…” 80% Catholics, 77% Jewish, 74% Presbyterians & Episcopalians, 63% Methodist, 43% Baptists, and 33% Among Conservative Non-Denom. Churches. • Gambling Is A Moral Evil: Oppose it in any form private or public.

  3. Gambling’s Link To Sin • Does Gambling Encourage Contentment? • Luke 12:15, Hebrews 13:5-6, 1 Timothy 6:10 • Does Gambling Best Serve My Neighbor? • 1 John 4:20 • Gambling by definition is un-neighborly. Anyone who gambles “knows that for him to win everyone else must lose, but he goes ahead and gambles anyway.” • Does Gambling Promote Hard Work? • Proverbs 28:19-20

  4. Gambling’s Link To Sin • Does Gambling Align With Good Stewardship? • Proverbs 27:23, Deuteronomy 8:18 • Does Gambling Set Me Apart From the World? • John 17:14-18 • Where Is Gambling Likely To Lead? • 1 Corinthians 15:33, 2 Peter 2:19, Mark 7:21-23 • Does Gambling Appeal To The Flesh or Spirit? • Galatians 5:19-26

  5. Is Gambling A Sin? • Yes, When It Appeals To Greed & Coveting. • Yes, When It Harms Our Weaker Neighbors. • Yes, When It Promotes Avoiding Work. • Yes, When It Involves Poor Stewardship. • Yes, When It Joins Us With Worldliness. • Yes, When It Leads To Sin & Hurt. • Yes, When It Appeals To The Flesh. • ALL Popular Forms of Gambling Contain A Sinful Component.

  6. Don’t Bet On It

  7. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - 1.1

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  9. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - C.1

  10. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - C.2 End of Verse 1

  11. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - 2.1

  12. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - 2.2

  13. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - C.1

  14. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - C.2 End of Verse 2

  15. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - 3.1

  16. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - 3.2

  17. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - C.1

  18. 320 - Will Jesus Find Us Watching - C.2 End of Song

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