Sermon Tone Analysis

Text: II Timothy 3:16-17

Aesop, the ancient storyteller, told this fable: Once upon a time, a donkey found a lion's skin.

He tried it on, strutted around, and frightened many animals.

Soon a fox came along, and the donkey tried to scare him, too.

But the fox, hearing the donkey's voice, said, "If you want to terrify me, you'll have to disguise your bray."

Aesop's moral: Clothes may disguise a fool, but his words will give him away.

Talk is cheap because the supply always exceeds the demand.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.

Will Durant.

Catch Up

Jesus points out 4 kinds of words.

• Profane Words • Poisonous Words • Productive Words

Every word is profound… I.

Your Words are profound because people hear them.

You are Justified by your words - Your words tell others about your Faith.

II.

Your Words are profound because God hears them.

Consider the words that God uses to build.

A Word that Builds

So when I say "Bible" this is what I'm talking about, these 66 books that have been the foundation for the Christian faith since it's very beginnings.

Now as modern Americans, we're Bible rich.

24% percent of Americans own at least five Bibles.

Now this fundamental characteristic of being God-breathed makes the Bible is "useful."

This word means "practical," and "beneficial."

I think the word "productive" captures the meaning here, that because of the Bible's source, it has vital practical relevance for our lives.

"The Word of God is the golden lamp hung out of heaven, to enlighten the nations that sit in darkness ... The Bible, in the original tongues, comprises all the revelation now extant which God has given to this world ... This perfect book is the sacred deposit in the hands of the church ... Woe be to him that attempts to obscure the light of the lamp of heaven."

Adonirum Judson - Baptist missionary to Burma (circa 1800's)

Words that God uses to Build

The infallibility of God's word is that it is all - Truth The Bible is inspired not inspiring.

1. Inspired simply means "God breathed"

Notice it does not matter if it makes us feel good it its God's word.

God's truth made it so that we had building words.

Not feel good words.

The end Goal of Words that Build are - Thoroughly furnished unto all good works

Words that Build are true over sensational.

1. Man did not use their will

2. God spoke to them

3.

Because God wrote the Bible it is true.

Preacher what does this have to do with my words.

Idleness of words - reason your words are profound.

The whole of this is that the value of our Words are the truth contained in them.

The Words that give away Truth .

Words that Teach Truth - Doctrine

Words that Establish Truth - Reproof

Words that Correct in Loving Truth - Correction

Build Not Bully Correction is like changing the flow of moving water.

It is the long course correction that has to be day after day.

Words that Demonstrate Truth - Instruction

Us Lead others to the Word We must be those that build, you only have so many words to use use them to build someone or something.

Read it Heed it Feed it.