Sermon Tone Analysis

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Jesus’ Divinity...

two powers in heaven theology and messianic background...

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note about Jesus still being culturally edgy and note that his disciples don’t ask, they are confused, this must be part of Jesus’ norm...

EC and Women in leadership and as disciples...

4:27–30 The return of the disciples constitutes an interruption that in effect sets up a striking contrast between the woman, who is an outsider, and the disciples, who are insiders.

The contrast is a study in reversal because the insiders who ought to know Jesus’ perspective wrestle with unspoken questions that reveal their lack of understanding, whereas the outsider posits an important question that moves her in the direction of being an insider.

The words in these verses are therefore exceedingly important.

v28-30 the woman goes and tells what she had seen and experience...

she is living out her transformation...

The evangelist made his case through an ironical twist.

People do not need to be fully convinced in order to be witnesses.

v31-35 Jesus instructs us how to be present in the moment and witness at all times...

v34 food is to do Gods will and work out is his Plan!

What is God’s plan for Jesus which in turn is his plan for us...

Paul instructs us to follow his example...

v35 look up...

The fields, therefore, were probably green; and the more piquant was the expression: The fields are white for the harvest.

The figure follows the analogy of the food.

The Lord, as represented by John, is perfectly consistent in His use of the earthly as the symbol of the heavenly.

Probably the Samaritans were already coming through the green fields, and they were the fields white for harvest.

The disciples saw the green seed-field, He saw the white harvest-field, and to this He wished to open their spiritual eye.

St Francis...

maybe you don’t quiet know a simple way to do this...

Romans Road...

also live by example, they will know us by our fruits...

v36-37

1 Cor, it’s all about him in the end…

we are one team and one family...

One body, one mission, many types and purposes...

12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body.

So it is with the body of Christ.

13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles,[a] some are slaves, and some are free.

But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.[b]

14 Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part.

15 If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body.

16 And if the ear says, “I am not part of the body because I am not an eye,” would that make it any less a part of the body?

17 If the whole body were an eye, how would you hear?

Or if your whole body were an ear, how would you smell anything?

18 But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.

19 How strange a body would be if it had only one part!

20 Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.

21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.”

The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”

22 In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary.

23 And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care.

So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, 24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care.

So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity.

25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other.

26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.

27 All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.

Practical Examples lead to Contagious Evangelism...