Sermon Tone Analysis

Luke

When you choose Personal Comfort over Your Personal Cross

Luke

Theres a crown coming but a cross is on the way

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When You Choose Maintenance Mode over God’s Mission

In The beginning of chapter 9 Jesus calls the 12 He gave them power and authority to drive out demons and cure diseases

And sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God

When I Choose Comfort instead of My Personal Cross

He had a “ What’s in it For Me “ type Spirit

More than a year earlier, Jesus had said the same thing to a scribe who offered to follow Him across the lake ().

Probably he had given that same answer many times to those who were looking for a kind of preferment that He did not have to offer.

9:57–58.

A man approached and wanted to follow where they were going.

Jesus’ response was that a person desiring to follow Him must give up what others consider necessities.

Jesus had no home of His own nor did His followers.

They were on their way to Jerusalem where Jesus would be put to death.

Jesus’ reply to the second and third men

Jesus’ reply to the second and third men does not, of course, mean that we should ignore our day-to-day responsibilities toward people.

The Bible teaches over and over that one of the truest marks of a Christian is to be thoughtful and considerate in all family relationships, especially in times of grief.

It is likely that if the man’s father had already died, the man would have been busy with burial preparations.

Instead, Jesus knew that the man was suggesting that he would like to go home and care for his father until his death—to put off serving Jesus until there was a more convenient time in his busy life.

Jesus means that sharing the Word of God with others is of infinitely greater importance than all our worldly responsibilities, and in case of conflict between the two, there should not be a moment’s hesitation—God first always.

Luke

God does not comfort us to make us comfortable but to make us comforters.

God does not comfort us to make us comfortable but to make us comforters.

—John Henry Jewett

When I Choose my Convince over His Convictions

This does not, of course, mean that we should ignore our day-to-day responsibilities toward people.

The Bible teaches over and over that one of the truest marks of a Christian is to be thoughtful and considerate in all family relationships, especially in times of grief.

It is likely that if the man’s father had already died, the man would have been busy with burial preparations.

Instead, Jesus knew that the man was suggesting that he would like to go home and care for his father until his death—to put off serving Jesus until there was a more convenient time in his busy life.

Jesus means that sharing the Word of God with others is of infinitely greater importance than all our worldly responsibilities, and in case of conflict between the two, there should not be a moment’s hesitation—God first always.

His request was to let him wait just a little while before following Jesus.

Perhaps the man also wanted to receive the inheritance from his father’s estate.

When I have Split Allegiance rather than Singleness of Heart and Mind

Martin, J. A. (1985).

Luke.

In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.),

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol.

2, p. 232).

Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.

When Your Indecisive in Your Mind and Undecided in Your Heart

Devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause

When you Depend on the Father

Harvest is hard work

It’s way to much for us

We dont have the know how

We don’t have the strategy

We don’t have the resources

When you do your Part