Sermon Tone Analysis
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INTRO
TNCC Verse
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INTRO
If you had a sick friend how far would you go to see them well?
"Grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make the most excruciating decision of his life: to which boy would he throw the end of the life line?
He had only seconds to make the decision.
The father knew that his son was a Christian and he also knew that his son's friend was not.
The agony of his decision could not be matched by the torrent of waves.
As the father yelled out 'I Love You, Son!' he threw out the life line to his son's friend.
By the time the father had pulled the friend back to the capsized boat his son had disappeared beneath the raging swells into the black night.
His body was never recovered
If you had a sick family member how far would you go to see them well?
As the father yelled out 'I Love You, Son!' he threw out the life line to his son's friend.
By the time the father had pulled the friend back to the capsized boat his son had disappeared beneath the raging swells into the black night.
His body was never recovered
Illustration of need addressed.
If you had a sick spouse how far would you go to see them well?
If you had a sick child how far would you go to see them well?
What about an enemy?
Illustration of need addressed.
Connect illustration to present day hearers.
Transition = Show this need or similar issue was also the question behind the biblical text.
Clearly state the theme of the text/sermon.
Title & Text
Blessings and Curses
Theme
Rebekah sought to secure Jacob's blessing by her own scheming rather than trusting in the God who blesses.
Prayer
Prayer
God our Father we know that you love us...
THE SERMON BODY
Text
Rebekah was self deceived by believing she was acting out of love.
Rebekah shows her disbelief in God by her actions.
When we parent like Rebekah we place our children in real danger.
Rebekah’s Plan To Deceive
5 Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau.
So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, 6 Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “I heard your father speak to your brother Esau,
his son & her son
Offspring / Covenantal Blessing
his son & her son
christian & non-christian
christian brotherhood
father of christians = blessing children
Rebekah was self deceived by believing she was acting out of love.
7 ‘Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the Lord before I die.’
All blessings come from God
that my soul may bless you before I die
we cannot be blessed apart from the Will of God
it is up to us to use them accordingly
8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice as I command you.
Parental Authority = “because I said so”
Ten commandments
childlike submission
commanded to sin?
Obey God rather then man...
9 Go to the flock and bring me two good young goats, so that I may prepare from them delicious food for your father, such as he loves.
10 And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless YOU before he dies.”
Two young Goats
sin offering for Israel
one for offering / one for curse
What He Loves
The Blessing
meant for his son
prophecy given for the other
You cannot engineer Gods blessing for your children.
Rebekah shows her disbelief in God by her actions.
Jacobs Objection
Jacobs Objection
11 But Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Behold, my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
12 Perhaps my father will feel me, and I shall seem to be mocking him and bring a curse upon myself and not a blessing.”
Jacob’s Legitimate Concern...
prophetic foresight
lesson learned for Israel
curse is what he deserves
birthright
deception
Curse is what we deserve!
God is not blind and will not be deceived.
When we parent like Rebekah we place our children in real danger.
Rebekah’s Substitution
13 His mother said to him, “Let your curse be on me, my son; only obey my voice, and go, bring them to me.”
Rebekah understood the reality of the possibility of a curse
setting your child up for a fail
the selfishness of this act
The Worlds view of good parenting is evil.
Gods Substitution
Jesus understood the gravity of the reality of the curse
setting us up for victory
the only truly self-less act… ever!
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Main points should support the theme.
points should follow textual sequence unless good reason to change.
use simple and clear transitions to give structure to movement.
Use verse references before quoting so that listeners can read along.
Use personal observances to illustrate difficult concepts.
CONCLUSION
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