Sermon Tone Analysis

God’s Promises

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ONCE THERE PLEASE STAND WITH ME AND HONOR THE GOD OF THE WORD AS WE READ THE WORD OF GOD

PRAYER

She understood that her father’s promise was as good as done.593[1]

[1] Michael P. Green.

(2000).

1500 illustrations for biblical preaching (p.

172).

Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

Last week as we began the sermon series “Living By the Book” we found from God’s Word some proofs of how we know we are living a text-driven life.

[1] Michael P. Green.

(2000).

1500 illustrations for biblical preaching (p.

172).

Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

Last week as we began the sermon series “Living By the Book” we found from God’s Word some proofs of how we know we are living a text-driven life.

If you don’t remember or were absent the premise of a text driven life is based on text-driven preaching, a re-presentation of the scripture.

Why do I stand in this pulpit each Sunday preaching by the book?

So that I can equip you to live by the book.

If you don’t remember or were absent the premise of a text driven life is based on text-driven preaching.

Why do I prepare during the week and stand in this pulpit each Sunday preaching by the book?

So that I can equip you to live by the book.

Why does your Bible Study teacher prepare and lead you by the book?

So in doing you are better able to live by the book.

Why have we taken on the challenge of daily reading in the Book?

So we will be a church that lives, worships, serves, grows, ministers and does missions by the book.

Why does your Bible Study teacher prepare and lead you by the book?

So in doing you are better able to live by the book.

Why have we taken on the challenge of daily reading in the Book?

So we will be a church that lives, worships, serves, grows, ministers and does missions by the book.

More than anything else, we as Christ followers, should want to be known for living by the book, giving a re-presentation of what we read in the book.

The same should be true of us as a church the Body of Christ.

Illustration: Two young girls were talking, and one said she had ten pennies.

The other girl looked at her hand and only saw five.

She said, “You only have five pennies.”

The first girl replied, “I have five and my father told me he would give me five more tonight.

So I have ten.”

She understood that her father’s promise was as good as done.593[1]

[1] Michael P. Green.

(2000).

1500 illustrations for biblical preaching (p.

172).

Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.

Today’s sermon is titled “Promises of a Text Driven Life” God’s Word is a testimony of His promises and the evidence of His promises being done in the lives of all who made the choice to live according to His Word, or by the book.

, most likely written by the Shepherd King, King David, is one of eloquent praise of the Word of God.

He begins the Psalm with the first 6 verses presenting from nature the praises of the Great Law Giver, the Author of the Word is the Creator of Heaven and Earth.

We must be like David, having the conviction that God is the Creator of Heaven and the conviction that Jehovah is the Author of the Word.

God and Jehovah being one and the same Deity, the Triune God.

We would miss so much if we do not notice the change of names from v.1 and v.7.

V.1 - Elohim - God the creator wants to be known as Jehovah or LORD, as translated here in v.7.

Jehovah is the personal name of God.

There are today and have always been those who are artistic minded, nature or earth lovers, mystics, and such who stop short at v. 6 - wanting to only recognize God in nature and worship nature as God.

The natural world always gives evidence of God’s glory and power, but there is no pantheism in this Psalm nor should there be in our worship.

David, in writing this moves on to v. 7 having kept the created separate from the creator.

We must be like David, having the conviction that God is the creator of Heaven and the conviction that Jehovah is the Author of the Word.

God and Jehovah being one and the same Deity, the Triune God.

We would miss so much if we do not notice the change of names from v.1 and v.7.

V.1 - Elohim - God the creator wants to be known as Jehovah or LORD, as translated here in v.7.

Jehovah is the personal name of God.

Transitional Sentences and Keyword: The Law belongs to the LORD because it is from the Lord.

Jehovah being the personal name of God, makes the Bible the personal revelation of God.

We can say that the Heavens Declare His Glory & the Scriptures Declare His Grace.

David reveals to us 6 personal Promises God makes about His personal Word. 3 we will cover today and finish up the other 3 next week.

Transitional Sentences and Keyword: The Law belongs to the LORD because it is from the Lord.

Jehovah being the personal name of God, makes the Bible the personal revelation of God.

We can say that the Heavens Declare His Glory & the Scriptures Declare His Grace.

David reveals to us 6 personal Promises God makes about His personal Word. 3 we will cover today and finish up the other 3 next week.

Transitional Sentence and Keyword: The Law belongs to the LORD because it is from the Lord.

Jehovah being the personal name of God, makes the Bible the personal revelation of God.

We can say that the Heavens Declare His Glory & the Scriptures Declare His Grace.

1st we find:

God Promises His Word is Transformational.

So YOU must LISTEN to God in His Word.

V.7 - Just as the Sun in the heavens reveals everything it shines upon, so does the Son of God in heaven when His Word shines upon your heart as you read it or hear it.

V.7 - Just as the Sun in the heavens reveals everything it shines upon, so does the Son of God in heaven when His Word shines upon your heart as you read it or hear it.

Illustration: Read a survey last year of the 8+ million people in the State of Illinois 49% seldom or never read the Bible.

30% read it at least once a month and 20% read it once or twice a month.

It’s been said that people don’t refuse to read the Bible because it is full of errors and contradictions; they refuse to read it because the Bible shines a light upon the errors and contradictions in their hearts.

The Hebrew word for “perfect” also means literally “all sided” or “many faceted.”

God’s word is comprehensive and all encompassing that it will transform you, even if you are at your lowest point.

Illustration: Teri was a single mom working a full time job – life was tough.

She believed her life was meaningless and was spiraling downhill.

When she looked in the mirror she saw a failure.

Having reached the bottom, she found herself sitting in a dark closet with a pistol and planning to end her life.

In desperation she cried out loud to God, “If for some reason I should not end my life right here right now, you need to do something.”

Just then her son burst through the front door of their home shouting, “Momma, Momma, come look what I have.”

Teri put the pistol away, composed herself as much as possible and walked out to meet her son.

He was waving a New Testament he had received from a Gideon after school that day.

“A Gideon was listening and doing God’s will, though he had no idea that a life was literally seconds away from eternity,” says Teri.

That day she and her son opened God’s Word together and began the journey of faith.

- http://blog.gideons.org/2012/08/testimonies-of-how-gods-word-has-prevented-suicide/

The most accurate meaning for the word “convert” is “transform” because no matter the condition of your soul and no matter the depth of your sins and despair, God promises His word can transform you from top to bottom and from inside out, from past to future.

Your very nature will be changed.

The word convert in Hebrew is also translated as restore in .

Some translations use the word reviving the soul.

Some of you may have been saved and converted long ago but you are no longer walking very close to God.

God will use His word as a mirror up to our face to see our self and as a magnifying glass to shine light upon our sins that are keeping us out of fellowship with Him.

So, God’s Word has a restorative quality.

So YOU must LISTEN to God in His Word.

Especially If you are in need of a life changing encounter with God.

Salvation and forgiveness of your sin begins in His Word.

God’s Word is living and will point you to the living Jesus who died to save you from you sin.

God’s word will convert the sinner from his sinful ways

God’s word will restore the saint when she strays.

When we are walking in line with God and His will we can count on growing spiritually because: