Sermon Tone Analysis

PRAY

S.T.A.R.T.

Solemnly praise and recognize the greatness of our God and Savior connected to the Biblical text being preached

God our Father in Heaven we rejoice that this scripture is true.

We are eternally thankful that the faith of these Romans has reached us.

Even today the faith of these Romans speaks to us.

May your Holy Spirit fall upon us and grant us the same legacy.

Oh that our faith would echo through generations to come!

Touch upon the subject of corporate sin and confess any shortcomings the body has committed related to the Biblical text to be preached

We come before you our Holy one asking forgiveness for our lack of faith.

We believe but we ask that you might help our unbelief oh God.

Forgive us for the little view we have of you.

Ask God to help the body/local church to hear and apply the truths of the Biblical text to be preached

As we look at your Holy Word we would ask that you would cause us to have greater faith, faith that would be worthy of being proclaimed.

We ask that you would help us pray more fervently for this faith and for those who need to receive it.

We ask that you would cause our faith to be attractive to all those around us, and that our faith would be one that strengthens one another.

Review and remind the audience of the key related passages to the Biblical text being preached

God we praise you for your Word given though Paul to the Romans and even to us this day.

Transition to the opening of the sermon and the Biblical text to be preached

We close in begging your blessing on these passages in !

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Message

The Mission of The Church / Paul = obedience of the faith, for the sake of his name, among all the nations

The Immediate Application [of real faith]

Proclaim the gospel of God everywhere

Pray often and fervently, especially for others

Meet regularly with one another so that the body of Christ might be strengthened - Philadelphia

Paul = pastor of faith… celebrated real faith!

Paul = pastor of faith… celebrated real faith!

1] Real faith is powerful

2] Real faith glorifies God

3] Real faith is attractive

4] Real faith strengthens

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Real Faith is Powerful

Rom 1:8-9

Paul’s Prayer

thankfulness

my God / my gospel - personal

through Jesus

you all

your faith / proclaimed / all world

Rom 16.19

Power of Faith

freedom

proclimation

,

Has your faith in the gospel of God brought about any real and powerful difference in your life?

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Rom

Real Faith Glorifies God

-Robert Mounce

We are reminded that the real work of the ministry is prayer.

Preaching is more a result of the ministry of prayer than it is a ministry itself.

A sermon that does not rise from intense and heart-searching prayer has no chance of bearing real fruit.

Through God

Paul’s Prayer

To God

longing

God as witness

I serve in my spirit

in the gospel of His Son

constantly / fervently / powerfully

I Mention You

GODS WILL = [apostel / slave]

fellowship / connectivity

Rom 6.17

Faith not of themselves

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Would other Christians speak of your faith as one which seeks/displays Gods Glory?

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Rom 1.8-11

Rom 1.10-11

Real Faith is Attractive

-Matthew Henry

Fruitful Christians are as much the joy as barren professors are the grief of faithful ministers.

Pauls Desire

Proclamation

people were talking about them!

Paul is talking about them

Participation

Paul wants to be with them

Philadelphia = brotherly affection

Marks of the True Christian =

Philadelphia = brotherly affection

Rom 12.9-13

Rom 15.32

God is Love

God shows His love

By this they will know you are mine… your love

zeal… charisma - “gift”

Would other Christians say that your faith is a fragrance of life attracting them to Christ?

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Romans 1:11-12

Real Faith Strengthens

Pauls Goal

Romans 1.

-John Calvin

See to what degree of modesty his pious heart submitted itself, so that he disdained not to seek confirmation from unexperienced beginners: nor did he speak dissemblingly, for there is no one so void of gifts in the Church of Christ, who is not able to contribute something to our benefit: but we are hindered by our envy and by our pride from gathering such fruit from one another.

Such is our high-mindedness, such is the inebriety produced by vain reputation, that despising and disregarding others, every one thinks that he possesses what is abundantly sufficient for himself.

The Necessity of Fellowship

Encouragement

impart a spiritual gift