Sermon Tone Analysis

To the Gentles:

Leaderless

Landless

Lawless

Hopeless

Far away ones are brought near

How?

Peace

Jesus is peace

Jesus makes peace

Jesus preached peace to those who were outcasts and those who were already ‘in’.

Peace= union in Christ through one Spirit to the Father

Result?

No longer

Hopeless!

Strangers, and aliens

But now identify as:

Fellow citizens

Saints

Members of the household God

Built on:

foundation: Apostles and Prophets

Cornerstone: Jesus

Culmination of Unity: Temple!

Human pyramid

Whole structure, being joined together, grows!

Holy Temple in the Lord

In him you are also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

Wall of Hostility

- Court of Gentiles from the rest of the Temple: Latin and Greek: 1871 and 1934 excavations: “No foreigner may enter within the barricade which surrounds the sanctuary and enclose.

Anyone who is caught doing so will have himself to blame for his ensuring death.”

Comparing Buildings

Comparing Buildings

Why is the church important?

The Temple of the Spirit

Strangers, but now fellow citizens

Proximity and Peace

: Gospel of Peace

Access: Bouncer Stay Out!

The Law was a Bouncer

All access:

House:

Aliens: Paroikoi

Members of God’s household (oikeioi)

‘Built on’ (epiokodementhentes) a sure foundation

“Building” (oidodome)

“Build together) synoikodomeisthe: Build with domestication.

Coming Home: Full access

Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.

-Robert Frost

Cornerstones: “load-bearing stones the determined the lines of the building”

Palestine: 570 tons

Incredible Privilege

Privilege can be Abused

Snodgrass: “Privilege should lead to thanksgiving, not arrogance.

Once again a sense of grace is the key.

Grace excludes pride and extends itself to others in need.”

If we do not show the same love and grace as the One into whose family we have been brought, we betray that we do not really belong in the home.

We are still estranged from God while performing religious acts.

Privilege should lead to thanksgiving, not arrogance.

Once again a sense of grace is the key.

Grace excludes pride and extends itself to others in need.”

Church Should be Family!

Committed, confront, sustain, honest.

Worship is like having dinner together.

To address and be addressed.

No Outsiders Allowed!

He is Our Peace

Barriers really did exist: Jew and Gentile was an ontological spiritual different.

Today, we create barriers: “Races, nations, religions, gender, social, economic classes, denominations, schools, communities, teams, and families.

Differentiation is necessary for identity, but the human tendency to create barriers is a distortion and a sin.

Distinction and uniqueness do not have a lead to division.

The erection of barriers results from the ways we attribute value, that is, by devaluing those who are different.

United, not uniform

To focus on unity has nothing to do with being weak on doctrine.

Unity is itself a theological necessity.

Christians cannot sacrifice the essence of the gospel to attain unity, for that would not be Christian unity.

Most of our divisions, however, occurred without justification and were usually accompanied by non-Christian attitudes and acts.

We must be ready to tolerate disagreement as we enjoy unity.

Obviously central tenets of the faith—such as the authority of Scriptures, the deity of Christ, and the death and resurrection of Christ—should not be diminished, for without these central features we no longer have a Christian church.

Why do the so-called defenders of orthodoxy have such a difficult time showing grace?

Is it impossible to be both orthodox and magnanimous at the same time?

Orthodoxy ought to make people gracious.

The key is in seeing that both the content of belief and the conduct of belief are determined by Christ.

Reason why we support Excel Kids

Reason why we hang out with Higher Calling Ministries

Reason why We Preach Christ

Peace!

Snodgrass: “The sociological dimensions of this text rule out any division of evangelism and social justice.

Such a dichotomy should never have been allowed.

Neither can evangelism be viewed as anxiety-driven speech-persuading decisions.”

The sociological dimensions of this text rule out any division of evangelism and social justice.

Such a dichotomy should never have been allowed.

Neither can evangelism be viewed as anxiety-driven speech-persuading decisions.

SkyDome

“Church”

Belonging.

We all belong to a team!

Incredible how allegiances change when you’re getting paid!

What it means to belong to the Church