Sermon Tone Analysis

Who Do You Obey?

Imagine for a moment, we are all crew members of a fancy cruise ship and the pilot of the cruise ship got sick and could not take the ship safely back into the harbour.

So we radio in for a new pilot and the coast guard brings in a new pilot, when aboard the new pilot takes control of the ship and we all tell Him how thankful we are and how we have faith in him and trust that he will take us safely into the harbour.

just after that we all get up and leave our stations.

Navigation officer, engine room controller, rudder control officer, weather advisor, communications officer, captain, engine room crew, cooks, deck hands all simply head back to our cabins.

now, the pilot needs to have all hands on deck in order for him to get us back to harbour, so he says “Hey! where are you guys going?

why are you all running away from me?”

one of us answers back, “well you see, because we trust you.

you are the pilot and you said you can get us safely back into the harbour.

we put our trust in you.

So, the captain and crew headed back into their cabins.

And if you can see its quite the storm out side, its hard work, its cold on the deck and the ship is being tossed around because of the storm.

So we would rather be comfy and snug in our cabins than have to be up on the deck.

need I remind you, you did say that you can get us safely back into the harbour.”

The pilot would of course reply, “You do not really trust in me, for if you did, you would do as I tell you.

You are mocking me; you are insulting me.

You have brought me on board your ship to make a fool of me.

If you really trusted me, every man would take his proper place and do his duty, and then, as I gave the word of command, it would be obeyed, and so you would be brought safely into port.”

The pilot would of course reply, “You do not really trust in me, for if you did, you would do as I tell you.

You are mocking me; you are insulting me.

You have brought me on board your ship to make a fool of me.

If you really trusted me, every man would take his proper place and do his duty, and then, as I gave the word of command, it would be obeyed, and so you would be brought safely into port.”

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1 Peter 1:13-16

If you have your Bibles with you today, please turn to

Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.

But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct;

for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.

Transition - we learned about salvation, the assurances of salvation but the next step is “be obedient to God by being holy in everything you do.”

You

You: Be obedient to God by being holy in everything you do.

The first step to being obedient to God is to be ready to learn.

The first step to being obedient to God is to be ready to learn.

Text - Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Text - Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

I love the choice of words in this translation, it sounds old, bizarre and frankly really funny.

I cant help but research the history behind such an odd figure of speech, doing so you are met with a quite the interesting illustration.

Picture for a moment, a robe (Slide) such as this one up on the screen.

now if you were running away from a dog (Slide) such as our pal kujoe!

you are going to want to have maximum leg extension!

(Slide) that is what “Gird up your loins means” it means (Gird up loins Slide)

yes, it allows you to become mobile in a moments notice.

The goal of the text today is simply this, “get your thinking caps on” “get physiqued in” “mentally prepared” we are preparing our minds to be obedient to God.

In order to do this we have to clear our minds of anything that is going to prevent further growth in your life as a Christian.

Things like worry - “how am I going to pay my bills” or “what if the problems I have get found out by others, what would they think of me?”

Fear - “I can’t share my faith with others… I just cant.

its to scary.” or “I cant let go of control in my life, if I do things are going to spin out of control”

is to clear your mind of anything that would prevent further growth in your life as a Christian.

Jealousy - “why can’t I have a body like that, I’m cubby and don’t like it” or “Oh, I wish I had that kind of cash like so and so.

with their new car and fancy coat”

Hate - “Oh frank is such a jerk!

I don’t care if he does claim to be a Christian.

He treats me like garbage”

Unforgiveness - “i’m sorry, but what Dean had done to me all those years ago was not fair.

How dare he treat me like that.

I can’t bring myself to ever forgive him”

impurity - “if only people knew what I really thought of them… oh

Such as worry, fear, jealousy, hate, un-forgiveness, or impurity.

, fear, jealousy, hate, un-forgiveness, or impurity.

God expects us as His children to be subjected to the Holy Spirit’s ministry, When God chose you before the foundations of this world be His child, the Holy Spirit started to work in your life when the Gospel of Jesus Christ was preached to you.

You by faith accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour.

God then expects you as His child to be obedient and be subject to the ministry of the Holy Spirit and that happens through the study of God’s Word and prayer.

through the personal study of God’s Word and prayer, the Holy Spirit produces life and removes from you anything that would prevent further growth as a Christian.

The Holy Spirit then produces life in you and removes from you anything that would prevent further growth as a Christian, all the fear, jealousy, hatred and unforgiveness comes under the power of the Holy Spirit and is cleared out of your mind.

Transition - once you are clear of anything that would prevent further growth you are able to see the next step, and not be crippled by the mental difficulties.

Transition - once you allow the Holy Spirit to clear out anything that would prevent further growth in your life, you are able to see the next step, and not be crippled by the mental difficulties that come from the world we live in and leads to the next step.

The second step to being obedient to God is to surrender your former way of life.

The second step to being obedient to God is to surrender your former way of life.

Text - as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

There is no one righteous, not even one.

There is no one who understands;

there is no one who seeks God.

All have turned away;

all alike have become worthless.

There is no one who does what is good,

not even one.

Their throat is an open grave;

they deceive with their tongues.

Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

Their feet are swift to shed blood;

ruin and wretchedness are in their paths,

and the path of peace they have not known.

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Meme: we are all sinners Harry

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

We are all born into sin, and from that sin we have an inward reflection that means our inner self; the thoughts, emotions, secrets, plans, motives; things that are hidden from the world, is by our fallen nature, from the world.

And tends to be evil in nature.

The inward reflection of yourself leads to an outward expression in some form or fashion.

The inward reflection of yourself leads to an outward expression in some form or fashion.

The inward reflection of yourself tends leads to an outward expression in some form or fashion.

Such as habits

mannerisms

The way you dress

expressions, and behaviour

Now, you become “aware” of all these things when you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour.