Sermon Tone Analysis

Pre-Message

O eternal, almighty, and most gracious God: heaven is thy throne, and earth is thy footstool; holy and reverend is thy name.

Thou art praised by the heavenly hosts, and in the congregation of thy saints on earth, and wilt be sanctified in all that come nigh unto thee.

We are sinful and unworthy dust; but being invited by thee, we are bold, through our blessed Mediator, to present ourselves and our supplications before thee.

Receive us graciously; help us by thy Spirit: let thy fear be upon us; let thy word come to us in power, and be received in love, with attentive, reverent, and obedient minds.

Make it to us a savour of life unto life.

Cause us to be fervent in prayer, and joyful in thy praises, and to serve thee this day without distraction; that we may find that a day in thy courts is better than a thousand, and that it is good for us to draw near to God; through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.

Amen.

Hughes, R. Kent.

The Pastor's Book: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide to Pastoral Ministry (pp.

267-268).

Crossway.

Kindle Edition.

Intro

Introductory Matters (1:1–17)

God’s Righteousness Revealed in Condemnation (1:18–3:20)

God’s Righteousness Revealed in Condemnation (1:18–3:20)

Condemnation against pagan humanity

Condemnation against pagan humanity

Condemnation according to divine standards

Condemnation to unfaithful Jews

Condemnation against all humanity

God’s Righteousness Revealed in Justification (3:21-5:21)

Provided righteousness explained

Provided righteousness illustrated

Provided righteousness righteousness enjoyed

Provided righteousness contrasted

God’s Righteousness Revealed in Sanctification (6-8)

Ground of sanctification

Attitudes of sanctification

Conflict in sanctification

Power of sanctification

Goal of sanctification

Certainty of sanctification

God’s Righteousness Revealed in Sovereign Choice (9-11)

God’s sovereign choice enunciated

God’s sovereign choice applied

God’s sovereign choice fulfilled

God’s Righteousness Revealed in Transformed Living (12-15)

Prayer

By your mercy

we might offer ourselves fully to you

we might have our minds renewed

We might pursue with vigor that which is good, right and perfect in your sight

Message

Give God your body

Give God your mind

sproul

Give God your will

I appeal to you therefore

1 Cor.

1:10; 2 Cor.

10:1; Eph.

4:1

Therefore

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therefore...

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therefore...

not just chap 11…

appeal = beg, plead, encourage, invite…etc.

Paul could have exerted authority but rather appealed to them for personal commitment…

brothers

= fellow believers

unbelievers have no desire to do this

unbelievers have no ability to do this

by the mercies of God

by = through, on behalf of, because of, on account of

mercy = define… why his argument is based off of this?

appealed to their duty…

appealed to their debt…

God’s mercy to whoever [, , ]

Israel’s mercy and mercy to gentiles []

by mercy Paul given a ministry [; ; ]

God’s mercy shown to those who believe [; ]

mercy of God bringing salvation [; ]

God as father of mercy []

appeal to logic!

F. F. Bruce has written: ‘It was well said by Thomas Erskine of Linlathen that “in the New Testament religion is grace, and ethics is gratitude”.

It is not by accident that in Greek one and the same noun (charis) does duty for both “grace” and “gratitude”.’

God’s grace, far from encouraging or condoning sin, is the spring and foundation of righteous conduct.

to present your bodies as a living sacrifice

ch.

6:13, 16, 19; [Ps.