The Nation of Australia is in a battle. A battle which it is losing on many fronts… and "that battle is with the bottle".
Alcohol is killing and harming vast numbers of Australians every year. The Bible says: Prov 20:1 KJV Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Just over a week ago on June 22nd 2019 The Sydney Morning Herald released the results of a study funded by St Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne which examined 22 drugs and measured their risk to an individual and the damage to society as a whole.
Alcohol was ranked by far the most damaging drug to the Australian Community followed by Ice and then heroine.
The Herald article states that: Around 1 person dies every 90 minutes from alcohol related harm each year and the costs of alcohol to the Australian community is estimated to be $6.8 billion annually.
It is clear today that many Australians are in a life and death battle with the bottle.
Almost 6000 Australians die from alcohol related harm each year which is 115 people per week. That's around 483 people per month, who lose their lives because of alcohol which is equivalent to one standard 747 plane load of people going down every month.
The facts are one person goes into eternity in Australia every 90 minutes because of Alcohol. Why would you start drinking with that statistic or why would you continue drinking with that statistic? It just takes the first drink, just one drink to be on the road to alcoholism. Talk to numbers of alcoholics and they regret the day they took their first drink.
It's sad that the most damaging drug in Australia is the most advertised drug in Australia.
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
Vincent Wall is an Australian pastor who has ministered in Churches in Sydney and Country NSW since 1995. He currently has an itinerant preaching ministry and has recently authored the book called “Tradition or Truth”.
