Sermon Tone Analysis

Luke 6:12-16

Theme: The Lordship of Christ

Key verse: v.7

49 verses; 1229 words

Grade level: 4.4

Outline

I. The Controversies on the Sabbaths.

Verses 1-11

II.

The Choice of His Servants.

Verses 12-19

III.

The Challenge of His Sermon.

Verses 20-49

Christ calls the disciples, and begins to prepare them to carry forth His work.

I.

The Pattern He Chose.

v.12

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

After criticism was leveled, Jesus prayed.

After weeks of attacks, Jesus prayed.

Never let this out on social media.

Never let a word of it out unless you go directly to the Lord FIRST.

Quote: “I’d rather be able to pray than be a great preacher; Jesus Christ never taught his disciples how to preach, but only how to pray.”

D.L.Moody

A nurse once taught a man to pray and in doing so changed his whole life from being a dull, disgruntled, and dispirited person into a man of joy.

Much of the nurse’s work was done with her hands, and she used her hands as a scheme of prayer.

Each finger stood for someone.

Her thumb was the nearest to her, and it reminded her to pray for those who were closest to her.

The second finger was used for pointing and it stood for all her teachers in school and in the hospital.

The third finger was the tallest and it stood for the leaders in every sphere of life.

The fourth finger was the weakest, as every pianist knows, and it stood for those who were in trouble and pain.

The little finger was the smallest and the least important and to the nurse it stood for herself.

II.

The People He Chose.

vs. 13-16

13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and

“Simon” means That Hears; That Obeys

“Peter” means a rock or stone.

Andrew his brother,

Means a strong man.

James and

Means same as Jacob.

Jacob means that supplants, undermines; the heel.

John,

Means the grace or mercy of the Lord.

Philip and

Means warlike; a lover of horses

Bartholomew,

Means a son that suspends the waters.

15 Matthew and

Means given; a reward.

Thomas,

Means a twin

James the son of Alphaeus, and

(See James above)

Simon called Zelotes,

Zelotes means zealot

16 And Judas the brother of James, and

Judas means “Jude” and same as Judah (OT)

Judah means the praise of the Lord; confession.

Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

See above

Conclusion:

Christ calls the disciples to do His work.

Note the power He gives them to do this work (Mark 16:15–18).

They obey Him, with astounding results (Mark 16:20).

Later, in the Book of Acts, we see His followers changing the world.

Expository Outlines from Luke (9.

The Powerful Christ (Luke 6:1–19))

Roswell D. Hitchcock, ed., “An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names, Showing the Meaning of Nearly All the Names of Persons and Places in the Bible,” Hitchcock’s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible: Or, the Whole of the Old and New Testaments (New York: A. J. Johnson, 1871), 1108.

Rod Mattoon, Treasures from Luke, vol. 1, Treasures from Scripture Series (Springfield, IL: Rod Mattoon, 2009), 293.