Sermon Tone Analysis

Last week:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lRSoU4M8-2Pje8J1UvlNTUo2jsc38UQZSte8j-2rMMs/edit

We are Christ's representative, his ambassadors to this world

There is both a communal and missional aspect to church discipline

One to protect God’s children

One to protect Christ’s name among the nations

Church discipline is an inseparable part of discipleship

Ex: parenting or being parented, what did it involve both training & correcting, both building character and correcting bad character.

Family name

Did you notice the difference between the gradual nature of correction in .

Formative discipline helps form the disciple

Corrective discipline helps to correct the disciple

EX: Playdough machine molding playdough into a shape.

You ever came home after church and look in the mirror and something was there that shouldn’t be there and no one told you.

Paul in 1 Cor is correcting the church pride and the individuals sin.

Last week was gradual?

No immediete

Main idea: Church discipline must be practiced biblically, prayerfully, humbly, and lovingly with the goal of repentance and restoration.

- Pride - Only childlike people inherit the kingdom

 tAt that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3

- humble - mourning over sin - hunger for righteousness - pure

How is Paul and Jesus instruction the church through discipline.

Question:

How do Believers grow in humble Christlikeness?

How do I increase in humility and decrease in pride?

Answer: The local church!

For the disciples, for the corinthians and for us.

GG: what is the local church.

Missionally:

Church discipline, fundamentally, is about making sure that Jesus’ representatives on earth represent Jesus and not someone else.

Communally

Church discipline is part of discipleship

Ex: parenting or being parented, what did it involve both training & correcting, both building character and interfering in bad conduct.

Family name

Formative discipline helps form the disciple

Corrective discipline helps to correct the disciple

CD - practiced biblically:

to Display God’s Heart

With the Goal is repentance and restoration of those who wander

With the promise of Christ’s Authority and presence

Main idea: Church discipline must be practiced biblically, prayerfully, humbly, and lovingly with the goal of repentance and restoration.

Church Discipline Must be Practiced Biblically to Display God’s heart for His Children -

Don’t Despise - V.10 (to look down)

little ones = children - those seemingly unimportant

Am I seeing the wanderer the way God sees the wanderer?

Has gone astray = to wander

to move around aimlessly w/o any destination

“go In search of” - V.12

Seek -desire - present active

Rejoicing - V.13

to feel happiness & joy

God’s revealed will -

Jesus instructs us on Church discipline with a child on his knee.

This is the very heart of God

This is the very heart of God

The Spirit of church discipline is humble, gentle restoration

As we practice CD we have Christ Authority and presence

Church Discipline Must Be Practiced Biblically with the Goal of Repentance and Restoration.

The Spirit of church discipline is humble, gentle restoration

The principles of church discipline:

Initially, Keep the circle of trust small - dignity & respect

The length of time is determined by how long it take to determine a person willingness/unwillingness to repent.

Give the person the benefit of the doubt

Church leaders both lead and instruct the congregation in the process.

Church discipline is practiced only within the local church.

If your brother -

The Spirit of church discipline is humble, gentle restoration

The principles

The Process of Church discipline

Church discipline is an informal part of everyday discipleship (Not mechanical)

If your brother -

Church discipline is an informal part of everyday discipleship

Church discipline is often: Personal - Individual - Private - for every believer in daily life together.

Informal - GG’s in homes -Informal places are the best paces for formation and correction of each other.

Ex: A small group of guys meet for breakfast and one in the group starts to get less faithful, pulls away from serving, get more irregular in GG and comes sporadically.

Holman - Effective church discipline requires investment before the first step.

We must be vested in each others lives.

This simply means you express your concern for those you are already living life with.

No pastor required!

You invest so if someone begin the slow fade you can say I love you and I’m concerned about you, let me help.

This is not quick, clean, easy or fast but this is discipleship!

If Christians spent even half the time taking their concerns about other people directly to them in gentleness and love (recall Gal 6:1) rather than complaining about them to others, we would all be far healthier, individually and collectively.

But what if they don’t listen/ don’t receive it, don’t respond after repeated conversation and

2. Church discipline will often involve your church leaders

Matt.

18:16

Step 2 -

Elder involvement will be individually and progress to collectively

The Elder may recommend involves your GG in the conversation (or another small circle of trust)

Pastor “so and so” has offended me!

1st - It this a personal offense

1) Can you not cover this with grace & forgive?

No or this is a person caught up in sin - addiction

v.16 - The goal is still privacy and establishing the facts

Tight circle + benefit of the doubt.

Remove any personal bias or personality conflict and deal with what the bible calls sin.

2) Did you speak to them in private?

Yes, repeatedly

2nd - Did you speak to them in private?

An elder or GG member goes with you and speaks to person and still they wont turn from their sin.

then what