Sermon Tone Analysis

Acountability:

You will give an account for your life to God

Christians sins have been forgiven

So when we stand before God to be ruled guilty or pardoned…

we can point to Jesus

our lives must point to Jesus

maybe not a lot of evidence & not all perfect but there is evidence in our lives that we have surrendered our lives over to Jesus

Well done my good & faithful servant

OR

depart from me… I never knew you

Once we have been accepted into heaven

the fruit of our lives will determine our stay while in heaven

show me your fruit

- whether we fulfilled our role in the Great Commission.

- how victorious we were over sin.

reminds us, "What shall we say, then?

Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

By no means!

We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."

- whether we were successful in controlling our tongue.

says, "All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue.

It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.

My brothers, this should not be.

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

says, "All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue.

It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.

My brothers, this should not be.

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

says, "All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue.

It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.

My brothers, this should not be.

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

- whether the fruit of the Spirit was manifest in our lives.

says, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Against such things there is no law."

So...

- The Bible mentions Christians receiving crowns for various aspects of the Christian life and they are described in

, "Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day-and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing."

The Bible mentions Christians receiving crowns for various aspects of the Christian life and they are described in , "Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day-and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing."

- In response, believers will cast their crowns before the Lord's throne saying,

).

SO that is why Paul said:

Because of v. 12 he said...

Romans 1

so we give ourselves to Him

We will give an account to God for our lives...

Do I need accountability to others besides God?

No, we are not accountable to anyone but God but...

WE ARE Prone to wander

my words tickle my ears

what I see pleases my eyes

My actions are justified in my own sight

So the Word says...

we have less days now than we have had before...

SO GATHER TOGETHER

Not just church but for accountability

not to one another but helping one another stay accountable before God with our lives

Charles Colson— Though I know intellectually how vulnerable I am to pride and power, I am the last one to know when I succumb to thier sudduction.

That’s why spiritual Lone Rangers are so dangerous — and why we must depend upon trusted brothers and sisters who love us enough to tell us the truth.

Possible Responses:

1. Loose cannon or Lone Ranger

dangerous b/c out of control

They know that they are going to be accountable before God yet they don’t think that they need any help from brothers and sisters.

They run on their own

often times believing false doctrine

or creating a following of their own

not one after God

end up being swallowed by pride or distractions...

because we need to gather regularly for accountability

Jesus left the 99 for the one who wandered but the lone ranger didn’t wander but chose to go out on their own...

and on their own they will be

God will not force a lone ranger to join the herd of sheep

And God’s people are not able to either.

we can reach out

we can speak truth

BUT it will not be until they make a choice to step into the family of God and live this life together

So I mentioned that lone rangers leave the flock but some just wander....

ACCOUNTABILITY IS NECESSARY BECAUSE LIKE SHEEP WE ARE PRONE TO WANDER

we protect our own comfort zones

avoid dealing with certain issues that are important to becoming obedient Christians (which is what we will be held accountable for towards God

So what happens when a brother or sister is going astray?

We are called to lovingly keep them accountable to God

(not to us because we are owed nothing from this life)

But to God we owe it all

That’s why I call on those who abuse the tongue...

lies, abuse, cursings

That’s why I call on sin

justified in our own mind but your not the judge

just a look- lust - heart is not where it needs to be

sin of not parenting well

sin of not being a spouse that is working with their partner in the right way

sin of not having handling the responsibility of authority well- abusing power - self gain

sin of not submitting to authority