Sermon Tone Analysis

1 Timothy 2:1 (ESV)

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,

“First of all then” - Book about the Local Church - Turns from the negative statements against false teachers and the unTruth, to positive statements about what the church should be about and focusing on.

Prayer for All

HIGH VIEW OF PRAYER

CONVINCED IT IS AFFECTING THINGS

Jesus Christ taught his disciples to pray, healed people with prayers, denounced the corruption of the temple worship which he called a house of prayer, and insisted that some demons could be cast out only through prayer.

He prayed often and regularly with fervent cries and tears, and sometimes all night.

The Holy Spirit came upon him and anointed him as he was praying, and he was transfigured with the divine flory as he prayed.

When he faced his greatest crisis, he did so with prayer.

We hear him praying for his disciples and the church on the night before he died and then petitioning God in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Finally, he died praying.

An older Minister once told me the most successful thing one can do as a minister is to get his people to be a praying people

Prayer is the Bible’s answer to lacking wisdom, Prayer is the Bible’s answer to Anxiety and Worry (Noone has ever gotten up from prayer and been more anxious), Prayer is the Bible’s answer for knowing God’s will, Prayer is the Bible’s answer for finding strength, Prayer is the Bible’s answer for a nation in strife

Prayer is

Relationship with your Father (Primary means)

Properly Orienting Yourself in front of God

Asking your Father to Give to you if He so desires

We talked about in LIFE Group last week, we so fear the prosperity gospel that we are afraid to say that God rejoices to give you good things when you ask.

Wayne talked about last week

There are warnings in the NT about sin that will hinder your prayers.

Prayer is a powerful tool that you have!

More powerful than you know.

It is the place where you most clearly enter into the other world.

If you don’t pray, you may not receive because you didn’t pray.

If you do pray, and you don’t get it, then you know that God decided it was best for you not to get a Yes.

God answers prayer the way that you would answer it if you knew all that He knows.

Prayer List Online I update weekly

Membership Roll Online (If you haven’t yet joined that you need to and we need a picture - Nathan Wight - Deacon who runs our Website)

Pray in Response to the Word

Buy a Book of Prayers and Read them, not less holy or good

It will not be delight at first or always, itll be difficult, the consensus of the best praying men in the church has always been, as JI Packer said - Duty to Delight - Set an alarm on your phone, force yourself, that is ok and good and pleasing to God.

Pray.

Proper Respect of Authority

Prayer for Authorities - No Christian leader existed in the world at this time

The Christian’s responsibility to the government and to authorities in scripture is not a grey area

Not if particular law Subverts God

The Christian answer to an unjust government isn’t political revolution, it is Prayer.

Does that sound like revolution?

Does the way you talk about the authorities, president for instance, or your posts, reflect that sort of attitude toward the authorities that God has placed in your life.

How about your boss?

Your teacher?

Your coach?

Your parents?

ALL AUTHORITY

That we may live a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified - what is meant is that when the government is under control, meaning primarily not at war, it allows the church to do the things the church is called to do without extra hindrance - transition

Preaching the Gospel - For Evangelism (couldn’t avoid the alliteration)

See the line of thought here, I didnt post a slide so you’d look down and see the whole passage (If you dont have a Bible. . . )

Pray for ALL PEOPLE, because God desires ALL PEOPLE to be saved, Jesus gave himself for ALL

Who desires all people to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth, is that just some side phrase, no it is central to the reason for praying.

Prayer for Authorities SO THAT others may know Christ

The assumption is, if we have peace, we will be striving to evangelize others.

Evangelism just means Gospelism - The word Gospel is just the English translation of the Greek Word εὐαγγέλιον

What truth?

We spent the entirety of our Christmas sermon on those 2 verses . . .

It is likely that we have hit on 2, maybe 3 areas this morning where you find yourself sorely lacking - Prayer, Response to Authorities, maybe chiefly Evangelism.

Reasons dont evangelize

Dont really believe in the power of the Gospel

You arent lost if you dont evangelize, but you are holding food while the beggar goes hungry.

You are holding the key while the chained are drug by.

You have been fed, you have been set free, you have found the meaning of life!

Yes, you can do a lot by living a life that is obviously different, but that person watching you will never come to an understanding of the Gospel that we just discussed unless you speak of it, or bring them to church to hear it and see it here.

If you dont want to do the talking yourself, ask if theyd be willing to talk to me.

I am here for you.

The Central Message of this section is Prayer - Pray for all people, Pray for Authorities, Pray for Souls to be Saved!

Finish with a prayer for the Harvest