Sermon Tone Analysis

Call To Worship Scripture:

Ecclesiastes 8:1-9

Sermon Scripture:

Matthew

The Gospel Of The Kingdom:

In we read what surrounds the events of Jacob’s life and where God changed his name to Israel and continued His promise to Abraham.

This will lead us to the to the twelve sons of Jacob/Israel.

As you read these events you will see that not only is the preservation of nation determined by God but also of each individual.

In other words as we trace all of these things back to the promise that God made to Abraham after counting his faith to Him as righteousness we must learn that God’s Word is powerful, and the most life preserving place, wise and abundant place to be is in the confidence, the knowing, the trusting, the relying upon and investing in that very word.

Wisdom, trust and investment.

Three words that unfold heavily in our life.

Now…investment is related to that old latin word vestment.

Vestment describes some form of clothing.

To speak of how one invest or investment is to speak of how one applies their vestment/clothing.

In financial we speak of investment as how one lays out their money in the purchase of something, or, literally, the clothing of money with something.

Take this same description when speaking of life investment and you would be speaking of the clothing of life with something.

Second:Trust.

Trust is a confidence a reliance or a resting of the mind in something.

Third: wisdom is the right use application or investment of knowledge.

Now we have the wisdom of God and the wisdom of the flesh.

Of being wise the book of Ecclesiastes tells us:

Ecclesiastes 8:1-9

Wisdom begins by knowing what you don’t know - trusting who does know - and investing in obedience to the commands of He who you trust in.

Before Jesus is delivered to be crucified, nearing the final private conversation with the original twelve, Jesus speaks on the Kingdom of Heaven and the life investment of His servants.

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The parable of the talents

Setting the context:

Jesus has just sat on the Mount of Olives and is speaking to His disciples privatley ()

All that will unfold will end with:

Matthew 26:

Matthew 26:1

The disciples came to Jesus privatley to ask Him,

“Tell us , when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

Jesus answers:

Don’t be led astray - false teachers/liars are coming (4-5)

Don’t be alarmed - wars and rumors of wars are coming (6)

Endure and be saved - you will face tribulation and deaths for Jesus name sake.

(9-14)

This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations,

and then the end will come.

(14)

Warnings about the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel (; ; ) and the tribulation

Key Verse:

; ; and the tribulation

The Question Answered:

Notice: all the tribes of earth will morn - the Son of Man angels gather his elect from “the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Four Winds:

Learning Encouraged: Nature is used (the fig tree) to teach the disciples what they are to learn.

Know what you don’t know & remember who does know (36-37)

The days are evil…STAY AWAKE! (38-44)

Jesus gives a question:

“Who is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?”

Jesus goes after the heart of the disciples

Jesus describes what has been entrusted or rather how things are mismanaged (through the beating of fellow servants)

Two Parables:

The parable of the ten virgins

The parable of the Talents

a talent is representing that which is equivilent to wages for 20 years worth of labor

a talent is representing that which is equivilent to wages for 20 years worth of labor

Final Words…The Final Judgment

The Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.