Sermon Tone Analysis

Specifics of God’s Will

 

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Our Salvation:

 

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

 

1 Tim.

2:1 I exhorta therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, /and/ giving of thanks, be made for all men;  2 For kings, and /for/ all that are in authorityb; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

 3 For this /is/ good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Mat.18:2

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and /that/ he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

V.14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

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Our Transformation:

 

Rom.

12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, /which is/ your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what /is/ that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

 

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Our Sanctification:

 

1 Thes.

4:3 For this is the will of God, /even/ your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: 6 That no /man/ go beyond and defraudb his brother in /any/ matter: because that the Lord /is/ the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

8 He therefore that despisethc, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.



 

1 Peter 4:2 That he no longer should live the rest of /his/ time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

 

 

 

 

 

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Our Distinction:

 

Eph.5:15

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord /is/.

18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

 

Eph.6:5

Servants, be obedient to them that are /your/ masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

 

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Our Submission:

 

1 Peter 2:13 † Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 16 As free, and not usingd /your/ liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

 17 Honour alle /men/.

Love the brotherhood.

Fear God.

Honour the king.

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Our Giving:

 

1 Cor.

8:1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; 2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberalitya.

 3 For to /their/ power, I bear record, yea, and beyond /their/ power /they were/ willing of themselves; 4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and /take upon us/ the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

5 And /this they did/, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. 6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same graceb also.



7 Therefore, as ye abound in every /thing, in/ faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and /in/ all diligence, and /in/ your love to us, /see/ that ye abound in this grace also. 8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

10 And herein I give /my/ advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forwardc a year ago.

 11 Now therefore perform the doing /of it/; that as /there was/ a readiness to will, so /there may be/ a performance also out of that which ye have.

12 For if there be first a willing mind, /it is/ accepted according to that a man hath, /and/ not according to that he hath not. 13 For /I mean/ not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: 14 But by an equality, /that/ now at this time your abundance /may be a supply/ for their want, that their abundance also may be /a supply/ for your want: that there may be equality: 15 As it is written, He that /had gathered/ much had nothing over; and he that /had gathered/ little had no lack.

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Our Gratitude:

 

1 Thes.

5:16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

19 Quench not the Spirit.

20 Despise not prophesyings.

21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Self-Deceptions And God’s Will:

 

 James 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion /is/ vain.

Gal 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

 

1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

 

1 Cor.

6:9 † Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

 

1 Cor.

3:18 Let no man deceive himself.

If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.

For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

 

1 Cor.

15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak /this/ to your shame.

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[1]/The Holy Bible : King James Version./ 1995 (1 Co 15:33-34).

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