Sermon Tone Analysis

*Praise God I Am Free*

 

*your “declaration of independence”*

*/If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed./

John 8:36*

 

/18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, 19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down.

The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

21Then he began to say to them, “*Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing*.”/

*Luke 4:18-21 (nrsv)*

 

 

 

*Praise god Because Jesus….*

·        *Frees Me From the slavery of Me*

 

/1//Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2//because through Christ Jesus the *law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death*.

3//For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering.

And so he condemned sin in sinful man./*

Romans 8:1-3*

 

 

*I stay free of the tyrant me [if i* *set my mind]*

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·        *frees me from satan’s slavery*

 

/34//Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

35//Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.

36//So if the *Son sets you free, you will be free *indeed.

37//I know you are Abraham’s descendants.

Yet you are ready to kill me, because you have no room for my word.

38//I am telling you what I have seen in the Father’s presence, and you do what you have heard from your father.”/*

John 8:34-38*

 

 

*I stay free of the tyrant Satan [If i* *Make room for Jesus’ word]*

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·        *frees me from the slavery of fear*

 

1/4//Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15and *free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.*

16For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.

17For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.

18Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted./*

Hebrews 2:14-18*

 

 

*I stay free of the chains of fear [if i* *rely on Jesus’ help]*

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*key: Set my mind, Make Room for His word, Rely on Jesus’ help*