Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction:

Illustration:

Once Upon a Time

Let’s take a look at the first of three verses from our text...

The fruit we were ashamed of was produced by the flesh; encouraged by the world and the father of lies...

Once upon a time this is how we lived

according to the flesh and the world

it was our master - we were it’s slaves

Once upon a time we were walking toward our destruction

Our minds were set on earthly things

When you live for only what you see you cannot live a life of faith

because faith is the evidence of things not seen Heb 11:1 KJV

faith is a conviction of things not seen Heb 11:1 ESV

Living by sight only builds human; earthly; worldly desire

that type of life only leads to sin...

[Once upon a time we were Slaves to Sin and Death…but now there exists a way to move from Here to Eternity…]

Now Slaves of God

There is hope and a better way to spend eternity...

The second verse of our text reads...

To produce this fruit one must know the truth

and God’s word is truth Jn 17:17

That truth will lead you to a water grave of baptism everytime

there we are born again;

added to the family of God

becoming slaves of God and righteousness...

The Spiritual Law of the New Testament has set us free from the Old Covenant of sin and death which no man could keep...

Now we live as the righteousness of God

We are no longer under the curse of...

the world

the flesh

that comes from the father of lies

Jesus sacrifice on Calvary’s Cross has set us free and we ought to live like it

Jesus didn’t die that we might continue in sin

Jesus didn’t die that we might return to the ways of the world

Jesus didn’t didn’t die so we could gratify the fleshly nature of wickedness

Jesus didn’t die that we should continue being duped by the father of lies

No! We understand the responsibility that comes from being freed and it is eternally liberating...

[Romans 6:21-23 demonstrates the contrasts between...

This is the clear parallelism between vv.

21 and 22 that is created if v. 21 is punctuated with a question mark after “then”:

Status

Result

Outcome

v. 21:

“then”: slaves of sin, free from righteousness

“fruit” bringing shame

death

v. 22:

“now”: free from sin, slaves of God

“fruit” bringing sanctification

eternal life

Paul highlights the negative nature of the “freedom” enjoyed by Christians in their past by showing that the “fruit” of which they are now ashamed resulted from that freedom.

Wage Earned versus a Gift Received

We may summarize the verse by noting, with Lloyd-Jones, its three contrasts: the master that is served—sin versus God; the outcome of that service—death versus eternal life; and the means by which this outcome is attained—a “wage” earned versus a gift received.

What we work and sow, is what we recieve

What do you work for?

Do you work for self, or God?

What bank account do you see your wages going into?

is your sexual immorality deposited in a Righteous Bank account?

is your idolatry deposited in a Righteous Bank account?

Is your thievery deposited in a Righteous Bank account?

Is your Greed; your drunkeness; your revelry; your lies; are these the investments you are banking on for eternity?

Will they be cashed in for admittance into the Kingdom of Heaven?

No!

We need a different currency to live by

We need a new standard to guide us

We need need to move to a Blessed Assurance

We can move from here to an eternity with God and all His Saints

but we got to start living in that faith now

while we are in this world

with all it’s obstacles and trappings

We need to believe the testimony revealed to us in scripture about the one who died for our sins that we might have an opportunity for eternal life.

Now and in the future we proclaim and live by the testimony of this Word that moves us from now to eternity

We preach today and we’ll preach October 18-20 at the Eternity Workshops

Conclusion:

Once upon a time we we’re slaves to wickedness and free from righteousness

where are you at today?

have you obeyed the Lord’s Doctrine that sets you free from sin?

Now we are free and can be free as the slaves of God

by being born again

you can start making deposits of righteousness stored up in Heaven where no man can steal it nor can it be corrupted

All our works are like filthy rags before God

It’s time to accept His free gift of Grace by obeying and following His Way...

God’s Plan of Salvation

​Romans 10:17 ESVSo faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

​Acts 16:31 ESVAnd they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

​Luke 13:3 ESVNo, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

​Romans 10:10 ESVFor with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

​Galatians 3:27 ESVFor as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

​1 Corinthians 15:58 ESVTherefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.