Sermon Tone Analysis

Intro;

Aren’t children precious?

So innocent.

Illustration;

Ring bearer at wedding…

Ignorance may be bliss~/dangerous.

I want to walk worthy of your calling.

To be able to have an answer~/someone ask

The Word of God~/Power Tool for life.

All tools~/learn to use them

Drill~/don’t plug it in~/working harder.

Today I don’t want you to hear what Gods saying to you.

Today I want you to receive what Gods saying to you.

Slide:

*1 Thessalonians 2:* *13 *For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed /it/ not /as/ the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

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Key words;

“received the Word of God which you heard”

Two different words

To receive~/hear.

Two meaning.

1.

Is to hear with your ears.

2.     Is to hear with your heart.

Paralamnano;

To casually taste something~/hear with your ears.

Illustration;

Your teenage child setting~/watching television

“Take out the trash”….. “OK” continues to sit there.

Did they hear it or receive it?

Decomai;

Receive~/Hear it with your heart~/to welcome~/embrace it.

How do you receive Gods word?

Take what you want~/discard the rest?

Accept the blessing~/reject the burdens

 

Have you receive all of Gods word?

Stuff still lying under the tree from last year.

Put it all out on the table.

Are there any unopened gifts from last year~/years before?

Slide;

“Unopened Gifts”

Re-Cap;

Chapter 17

Paul and Silas

Amphipolis to Apollonia to Thessolanica

“as was his custom” went to synagogue.

He shared the good news~/gospel.

Which is the gift of Jesus Christ.

When you hear the Word of God, you can react in three ways.

1.

You reject the Word of God.

2.     You received the Word of God.

3.

You can respond to the Word of God.

Key question;

How do you receive the Word of God?

Paralambono; with your ears~/teen taking out trash

Decomai; With your heart.

Illustration;

Couple dated for months~/she wonders if he’ll ever pop the question~/went out to eat~/romantic restaurant~/candles~/violins.

Looks deep in her eyes, “Matilda” yes Throckmorton.

Will you pass the catsup?

“Will you marry me?” Throws her arms around him~/yes.

She received what he said in her heart.

God wants you to be His bride.

He’s given Himself to you.

How have you reacted?

1.     Rejected.

2.     Received.

3.     Respond.

Open the gift He’s given you.

Slide:

*Acts 17:* *10 *Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea.

When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

\\ *11 *These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily /to find out/ whether these things were so.

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The “Received” the word.

Guess which word Paul used?

Decomai; They receive it with their hearts.

Sometimes you receive the word of God~/only hear~/never opened up.

Pathway from ear to heart

Something blocking it.

Blockage~/lifestyle.

 

God created us to be like Him.

Not so much imitation~/just and act.

But, transformation~/in His image.

That happens when we receive His word.

God is speaking to you today~/message for you today.

Slide:

*Acts 17:12 *Therefore many of them believed, and also not a few of the Greeks, prominent women as well as men.

\\ *13 *But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was preached by Paul at Berea, they came there also and stirred up the crowds.

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The word of God always draws a crowd.

Some receive.

Some reject.

God is sending out Gospel

Satan is stirring up trouble.

Protect yourself from the wiles~/devil.

Be like the Bereans.

1.     Receive the Word of God.

2.     Test the Word of God.

3.     Study the Word of God.

The word of God has…