#100 - New Year's Eve: A Challenge in Light of Addiction (Dr. Shaw)

The Addiction Connection Founder and President, Dr. Mark E. Shaw, D.Min., gives a call to action on this special New Year's Eve FINAL podcast of 2020. Introduction: Salvation, sanctification, put off, put on dynamic in addiction. What is the importance of community in addiction? Grace Fellowship Church is a great example of one local church that helps those who struggle with addiction to plug into the community. 4:00 What do social injustice and lockdowns have to do with addictive issues? 5:30 Proverbs 31:1-9 7:00 What do verses 6-7 refer to? 8:55 Mark's biblically-based call to leadership, especially in the addictions field, and applications of verses 4-5 about drinking "wine and strong drink" (applying this to beer, wine, champagne, so-called "spirits," alcohol in all its forms) 16:40 How was the message of the Messiah first shared by a human? What is the sanctifying restriction? Luke 1:12-17 23:55 A wicked, tragic end (in an earthly point of view) to a mighty and powerful life takes place during a drunken fest in the Bible. 25:15 What is the opportunity before the Body of Christ in this time of fear, unrest, and issues of the heart motives? 27:45 One family's alcohol-free idea to flip the New Year's Eve holiday.