Sermon Tone Analysis

! Introduction:

*Review of past weeks:

!!! 1.

The Drive For Royal Service (v.1b-2)

!!!! a)                   He knew that His hour had come (v.1a)

!!!!! (1)                 Jesus /“knew”/ many things: He /“knew”: /

!!!!! (2)                 He /knew/ How To Live With A Sense of Timing.

!!!!! (3)                 We Must Use Our Time For Our Father.

!!!!! (4)                 The Bible Warns Those Who Think They Will Always Have Time To Do What They Should.

!!!!! (5)                 He /knew not /The Time Of His Return.

!!!!! (6)                 We don’t know the time of His return.

!!!!! (7)                 He never /knew /you.

!!!! b)                  He knew that He that He should depart from this world to the Father (1b.)

!!!!! (1)                 We don’t know when we are going to depart to the Father.

!!!!! (2)                 Paul Explained That He Had The Desire To Depart And Be With Christ.

!!!! c)                   He loved His own to the very end (v.1c)

!!!! d)                  | Jesus demonstrated His love for them by washing their feet, as this woman demonstrated her love for Jesus by washing His feet *(Luke 7:38).

* Here Jesus served them, to those who are faithful, when He comes again He will gird Himself and serve them *(Luke 12:37)* |

He knew His enemies (v.2)

!!! 2.                   The Demonstration Of Royal Service (v.3-5)

!!!! a)                   He knew His mission (v.3)

!!!! b)                  He laid aside His garments (v.4)

!!!! c)                   He Washed the disciples’ feet (v.5)       

!!!! d)                  The style of Jesus vs. the style of Satan.

!!!!! (1)                 The Style of Jesus.

!!!!! (2)                 The Style of Satan.

!!!!! (3)                 God Has The Final Word.

!!! 3.                   The Prerequisite For Royal Service: Washing And Cleansing (v.6-11)

!!!! a)                   Washing is misunderstood (v.6)

!!!! b)                  Washing has a deeper meaning: Spiritual cleansing (v.7-8)

!!!! c)                   Washing is requested (v.9)

!!!! d)                  Washing is thorough and permanent (v.10)

!!!! e)                   Washing is not automatic nor by association (v.11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

\\ !! A.                 To Finish the Work (v.12).

!!! 1.                  Washed their feet, took His garments, and sat down (v.12a)

!!!! a)                  Whatever Jesus starts, He finishes.

!!!!! (1)                 The Apostle Paul was confident of this very thing:

*Paul assured the Philippians that God will finish what He started: *"And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again (Philippians 1:6, NLT)…  "Being *confident* of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;" (Philippians 1:6, NKJV)

!!!!!! (a)                 */Confident/*—“to be persuaded of” and “have confidence in God’s promises”.

!!!!!! (b)                */Began—/*“to begin in.”

It is used only twice in the New Testament, both times in reference to salvation.

*Paul rebuked certain believers who believed that they could finish in their own power what God had divinely begun in their lives solely by the power of His Holy Spirit: *“Are you so foolish?” he asked rhetorically.

“Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?”  (Gal.

3:3).

*Lydia**, the first convert in Philippi, believed the gospel of Christ, Luke made it clear that *“the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul” (Acts 16:14).

!!!!! (2)                 The Lord Begins The Work In Us, And *Perfects *It By The *Power Of The Holy Spirit*.

*To the Galatians Paul wrote*, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me” (Gal.

2:20).

!!!!!! (a)                 */To perfect—/*“to complete” to give the intensified meaning of “fully completed.”

Paul was absolutely certain that God will fully complete His work that he started in the Philippians.

There is no possibility of failure or of partial fulfillment.

*Jesus said *“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.”

(John 4:34)

*Our Lord also said *"The works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.”  (John 5:36, NKJV)

*In His prayer to the Father,* He said "I have glorified You on the earth.

I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.”  (John 17:4, NKJV)

*The Last words of Jesus on the cross was* "It is finished!”

(John 19:30, NKJV)

*Paul’s said his life was worth nothing unless he used it for doing the work assigned to Him by the Lord:* "But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”  (Acts 20:24, NKJV)

*In his letter to Timothy he says,* "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

(2 Timothy 4:7).

*How are you going to do this?*

 

!!!!! (3)                 You Need To Count The Cost (Luke 14:25-30).

*The Cost of Discipleship *"Great crowds were following Jesus.

He turned around and said to them, “ If you want to be my follower you must love me more than your own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, more than your own life.

Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple.

And you cannot be my disciple if you do not carry your own cross and follow me.

“But don’t begin *until you count the cost*.

For who would begin construction of a building without first getting estimates and then checking to see if there is enough money to pay the bills?

Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of funds.

And then how everyone would laugh at you!

They would say, ‘ There’s the person who started that building and ran out of money before it was finished!

"Or what king would ever dream of going to war without first sitting down with his counselors and discussing whether his army of ten thousand is strong enough to defeat the twenty thousand soldiers who are marching against him?

If he is not able, then while the enemy is still far away, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace.

So no one can become my disciple without giving up everything for me."

(Luke 14:25-33).

*Keep your eyes on the Lord *"Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2, NKJV)

 

!!! 2.                  Jesus then asks’ them a question (v.12).

!!!! a)                  Do you understand what I have done to you (v.12b)?

!!!!! (1)                 It is not likely that they did.

So, He explained it: He had given them a lesson in humble service, an example for them to follow.

The world thinks that happiness is the result of others serving us, but real joy comes when we serve others in the name of Christ.

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!! B.                To Serve Jesus As Master And Lord (v.13).

!!! 1.

You call me teacher and Lord (v.13).

!!!! a)                  The servant of Jesus must serve Him as /Master and Lord./

!!!!! (1)                 The servant of the Lord Jesus is not just a follower of Jesus.

He is a servant, a slave (doulos) with no rights of his own whatsoever.

!!!!! (2)                 Paul viewed the ministry primarily as serving the Lord and commonly referred to himself as a “bond-servant of Jesus Christ” (Rom.1:1;

Gal.1:10; Col.1:7;  4:7; Titus 1:1).

The Lord was the one Paul wanted to please, not men.

*In the midst of a raging storm at sea, he testified of that devotion to serve his Lord by telling the others on board,* “This very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me” (Acts 27:23).

*To the Galatians he wrote,* “For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God?  Or am I striving to please men?

If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ” (Gal.

1:10).

*In  1 Thessalonians 2:4  he declared, *“Just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not as pleasing men but God, who examines our hearts.”

*Paul knew well the truth that *“the fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted” (Prov.

29:25).

!!!!! (3)                 Everything Believers Do, First Of All, Is Service To Him:

*Paul wrote to the Corinthians saying,* "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

" (1 Corinthians 10:31).

*On the day that Jesus judges the nations He *"Will say to those on His right, ‘ Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ “ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘ Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?

‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ‘ When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ “ The King will answer and say to them, ‘ Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine , even the least of them, you did it to Me.’ " (Matthew 25:34-40, NASB95)

*Paul writing to the church in Colosse says,* "You slaves must obey your earthly masters in everything you do.

Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you.