Sermon Tone Analysis
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Illustration: A reliable guarantee.
Changing vehicles: a five year old vehicle with no warranty vs with a warranty.
The pattern: Promise, interpretation, confirmation
God promises: I will give you a son by your wife Sarah
Man interprets: This promise is too difficult, let Ishmael be the fulfilment.
God confirms: My covenant will be established with Isaac
God promises: Separate yourself from the nations and I will make you an everlasting nation.
Man interprets: What God has promised will come true & demands immediate obedience.
God confirms: With the events of chapter 18
This transitional passage shows Abraham’s willingness to sacrificially worship.
Illustration: Hearing a voice from another room.
To hear God’s voice you must be close.
God promises: Sarah will have a son
Man (Sarah) interprets: This idea is ridiculous & cannot happen
God confirms: Your son’s name will be Isaac - “He laughs”
God’s confirmation:
is given in detail - 17:19 “Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac.
I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.”
is given when God chooses - Dillon Burroughs “God is never late and rarely early.
He is always exactly right on time - His time.”
is given as a reminder -
is given as a response to repentance and confession -
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