Sermon Tone Analysis

We’re going to pick up where we left off on “Diligence in the Word.”

So if you have your Bibles with you turn with me to */2Timothy 2:15/*.

*Paul is very concerned** about **Timothy feeling ashamed* of the Gospel.

*4 times** in **2nd Timothy* alone *Paul uses the Word **“ASHAMED.”*

*So Paul instructs Timothy* *in order for him **to not be ashamed* *he **needs to correctly handle the Word* of truth *by giving diligence to it* *and the study of it*.

Now the Word *“ASHAMED”* *comes from* the *root** word* *meaning* *“DISHONOR.”*

So in other words for us *if we don’t correctly handle the Word* of God, *will bring dishonor to ourselves* *and to God*.

*I) **We can see the **need* of *putting** *God’s* **Word 1st*.

*We can see* the *need* of *studying* *to show ourselves approved* unto God.

*A) **Before* we *go on* there are *some things* that *we should **know about the Word* of God.

*3 main points*:

*1) **/1st/* of all the */Word/* of God */is Pure/**.*

*/PRO 30:5./*

*a) **Every utterance** **or** **Word of God** **is pure*.

*b) *The word *“PURE”* means *“Tried and Purified.”

*It also means, *“It’s been put to the test and proven true.”*

*c) **Each word* that *God speaks* *can be put to the test*.

It will *not return void*.

*(i) **/ISA 55:11./*

*(ii) *The word *“PLEASE”* can just as easily be translated, *“HAVE PLEASURE IN.”*

*d) *Turn to */Psalm 35:27./*

*(i) **Here* *we can see* that *God has pleasure in our prosperity*, *but it means more than that*

*(ii) *The Word */“PROSPERITY”/* from the *Strong’s* concordance *means*, *“Peace*, *prosperity*, *safe or safety*, *health*, *completeness*, *soundness*, *quiet*, *tranquility*, *contentment*, *peace and friendship of human relationships*, *and* *peace (from war).*

*(iii) **There is **power* *when we **speak the Word* of God.

*(iv) *The *centurion* *told Jesus* to *speak the Word only* and his servant would be healed.

*(a) **We** have been **given the Word* of God *not just only to read* *but also* *to use it*.

*(v) *He *told* the *disciples* to *cast out devils*, *to raise the dead*, *to heal the sick.*

*(a) *The *Word* of God *is quick and powerful* and *sharper than the two edged sword*.

*e) **/Mark 11:22./*

*(i) **This literally reads*, *“Have the faith of God.”*

*(ii) **What is the faith of God* *that we are to have?*

*(iii) **He goes on to explain* it in the *next* two *Vs*.

*/Mark 11:23-24./*

*2) **One Word* of God is *enough* to *bring success*.

*a) **We can* even *see that in the life of Peter*.

*b) *Look with me to* (MAT 14:22-31.)*

*3) *Notice that *1 word* was the *key* to *Peter and his success* of walking on the water.

*a) *That *1 word* was *“come”* that Jesus spoke.

*B) *Again in *(PRO 30:5)* it says, *“Every WORD of God {is} pure: HE {is} a shield unto them that put their trust in him.”*

*1) **Many times** **in the Word* of God, *“the WORD* *and* *HE”* are *interchangeable*.

*a) **God and his Word are one*.

*b) **As you read* the *Word* of God *you’ll see the character of God*.

*c) **(NUM 23:19)* says, *“God {is} not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do {it}?

Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”*

*d) **God’s Word is Pure*.

*II) **/2nd/* the */Word/* of God is */UNCHANGING./*

*A) **/JOHN 17:17/* *Truth* is one thing that *never changes*.

*It’s like a fact*.

1+1=2 It’s a fact.

*God’s Word is a fact*.

*1) **/HEB 6:13-18./*

I'm going to read this from the *Amplified translation*.

Starting with *verse 13*.

*"For when God made [His] promise to Abraham, He swore by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear, **(14) Saying, Blessing I certainly will bless you and multiplying I will multiply you.

[Gen.

22:16, 17].** (15) And so it was that he [Abraham], having waited long /and/ endured patiently, realized /and/ obtained [in the birth of Isaac as a pledge of what was to come] what God had promised him.

(16) Men indeed swear by a greater [than themselves], and with them in all disputes the oath taken for confirmation is final [ending strife].

(17) Accordingly God also, in His desire to show more convincingly /and/ beyond doubt to those who were to inherit the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose /and/ plan, intervened (mediated) with an oath.

(18) This was so that, by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God ever to prove false /or/ deceive us, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge might have mighty indwelling strength /and/ strong encouragement to grasp /and/ hold fast the hope appointed for us /and/ set before [us].**"*

*a) *The word */“immutable”/* means */“not capable of or susceptible to change.”/*

*In other words** **/“unchanging.”/*

*b) **/The 2 unchanging things/* *in this V*.

*are **/God’s Word/** **/and/** **/God himself./*

*2) **God’s Word** is already **settled in heaven*.

*a) **(PSA 119:89)* Says, *“For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.”*

*b) **/PSA 89:34./*

*3) **God will not change His Word* *in mid-stream*, *we can **have confidence** **in His Word* *knowing** **that **it is TRUE*, *NEVER CHANGING**, **and **SURE*.

*III) **/3rd/* */God’s Word is to us/**, **/NOW/*.

We need to */consider God’s Word as present tense./*

It’s *God **/speaking to us now/*.

*A) **/2TIM 2:1-2./*

(*Keep on teaching* others)

*1) **(ROM 15:4)* Says, *“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.”*

*2) **DEUT.

29:29 (DEUT 29:29)* Says, *“The secret {things belong} unto the Lord our God: but those {things which are} revealed {belong} unto us and to our children for ever.”*

*3) **/MAT 28:18-20./*

Some* **people say that certain things passed away* *after* the *1st century*.

But *Jesus said* to *teach them to observe ALL things whatsoever I have commanded you**.*

*a) **What did Jesus command his disciples to do?*

*b) *To *love*, to *preach*, to *teach*, to *heal the sick*, to *cast out devils*, *to be filled up Holy Ghost*.

*c) *The whole *Word* of God *is for us now*.

*B) **As you **become diligent in the Word* of God, *keep these truths in your heart:*

*1) *God’s *Word is Pure*.

*2) *God’s *Word is Unchanging*.

*3) *God’s *Word is to us, NOW*.

WOLCC 7~/28~/91 SUN AM DILIGEN2.DOC and Sunday, October 17, 1999.

This message is taken almost entirely from the sermon called “Diligent in the Word #2a.

Doc Sunday, October 31, 1999 and Sunday, November 07, 1999 & WOLCC Thursday, February 26, 2004