Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

The Bible is filled with many COMFORTING words:

T

he Bible is filled with many

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

COMFORTING

words:

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

-In one scripture after another, GOD reminds us of His love and care

His love and care

is love and care

is love and care

For us even in life’s most difficult times.

For us even in life’s most difficult times.

- The first SEVEN WORDS of John chapter 14 are some of the most comforting words JESUS spoke while here on earth.

“Let not your heart be troubled”

r 14 are

here

The first SEVEN WORDS of John chapter 14 are while here

here

on earth.

on earth.

- When JESUS said these words to his disciples they had every reason

hen JESUS said these words to his disciples they ha

d every reason

to be TROUBLED!

You see......

...JESUS spoke these comforting words to his Disciples right “on the heels” of some very troubling things He had revealed to them in John chapter 13 It was that evening, JESUS and HIS DISCIPLES ate the Passover together a meal we have come to know as THE LAST SUPPER.

Disciples right “on the heels” of some ver

y troubling things

He had revealed to them in John chapter 13

.

It was that evening, JESUS and HIS DISCIPLES ate the

ES ate the

Passover together a meal we have come to know as THE LAST SUPPER.

.....a meal we have come to know as

THE LAST SUPPER.

During the Last Supper...............

JESUS revealed one of them would betray him and before

ray him and before

The night was through, Judas Iscariot revealed himself as

ot revealed himself as

That betrayer.

Also during the Last Supper, JESUS alluded to his ascension

lluded to his ascension

“ Little Children, yet a little while I am with you.” ()

“My children, I will be with you only

A little longer.”

()

And as if that weren’t enough, JESUS dropped another

dropped another

“bombshell” on them when he revealed that PETER, the

that PETER, the

most “rock-solid” disciple of all, would DENY him three

would DENY him three

times before the cock crowed the next morning.

next morning.

Understanding all this, we can easily see why the DISCIPLES would

nderstanding all this, we can easily see why the DI

SCIPLES would

have “troubled hearts” at this point.

This is why JESUS says to them

y JESUS says to them

In “Let not your heart be troubled”.