Sermon Tone Analysis

Secular:

* Very exciting to choose a new vehicle

* Research...

* Ask friends

* Check web

* Lemon-guide

* Colour… options…

*  Negotiate…

*  Close the deal…

*  When we go to pick-up vehicle…

* Paperwork…

* Licence Plates…

* Then… sit through a demo of vehicle features…

*  We used the vehicle for months…

* travelling to hockey…

* long family trips…

* we often brought a little dc fridge…

* sat it between the kids so we could plug it in to the lighter plug…

* */the thing/* was in the way… climbed over it…around it…

 

Biblical:

* Before we start the Series in John…

*  We want to know more about Christ…

*  The Book of John does an excellent job of that…

*  But I wanted to prepare our hearts for the journey ahead…

*  Aptly… on my two year anniversary amongst you declare Paul’s words after him…1 Corinthians 2:1 …when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

*  That is my desire today and through the months ahead… for us to know Jesus and to know him crucified…

* To know is so important… and to know as comprehensively as we can…

* So we can experience and understand our God and our Saviour more completely

 

Personal:

* Teacher interview…

* Rebekah’s lonely seat…

* (What I thought)

* Rebekah’s ability to know…

*  She cares…

*  If I have a tough day or a headache…

* I don’t have to ask…

* Rub my neck…

* Love me…

 

Bridge:

* Best relationships… about knowing…

* Bring a Timmie’s

* Right gift at Christmas

* Sensitive…

*  We have an awesome Saviour…

* We need to know…

* Be close…

* Know his nature…

* Great comfort… Great challenge… Great Love

* Important to know… (as we prepare to look at the Gospel of John….)

*/Five Points (Highlights)/*

Compassion

Comfort

Confidence

Courage

Charge

 

*Body:*

We often talk about… and promote the Love of God to others and amongst ourselves… but sometimes we need to stop and experience… drink deeply from the love… */compassion/* of God.

*Compassion*

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

17 "For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

* Love of God…

*  Oddly the perception of the world of our faith…

* Rigid

* About Rules

* Cosmic Party Pooper

*  We relish the love of Christ

* Cold out and you sit in front of a warm fire… absorbing the heat… (doesn’t make it any less cold outside… but warms you)

* It is about knowing you are loved

* It is about knowing you have value in God’s eyes…

* Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that *while* *we* *were* yet sinners, Christ died for us.

* Unconditionally loved…

* World comes crashing down

* Times get tough (Husband and wife split during child’s illness)

* Family Relations shift

* Displaced

* Lonely

* God… our Saviour… Jesus Christ… meets us in the best of places… but is faithful in the worst of places in our life… real love…

* Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man has come to *seek* and to *save* that which was lost."

* Ever been overwhelmed by the love of a friend, or a spouse or child… something that just blew you away…

*  We can live that reality everyday in the arms of our Saviour… Jesus Christ… the Lover of our Soul…

* Compassionate, Loving, Jesus

 

Our Compassionate Saviour also gives us incredible */comfort/*…

*Comfort*

Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS.

30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

* Ever had a really bad day and have someone come up to you and put their hand on your shoulder and let you know they will be thinking about you in your time of trial…

* They walk away…

* Not being constructive

* Not offering to hold you up in prayer

* Not offering to lend a hand

* Not offering to provide for a need

* Not really “comforting” you at all…

* James 2:15 If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for /their /body, what use is that?

*  Without Christ… we are like the Emperor who strolls around his Kingdom naked… With a fine suit of foolishness on…

*  Before Christ we didn’t even know the comfort we needed… the hope

*  We lived lives that assumed true peace was accomplished in the world itself…

* We meet Christ when we realized it is not true…

* No matter the burden of this world…

* No matter the challenges it brings…