Sermon Tone Analysis

Why is it so important?

There are many thoughts on Who is God?

Muslims say- Allah

And the Quran leads you to this truth

Muslims claim that Jesus was one of the most important prophets—not God’s Son.

Islam asserts that Jesus, though born of a virgin, was created like Adam.

Muslims do not believe Jesus died on the cross.

They do not understand why Allah would allow His prophet Isa (the Islamic word for "Jesus") to die a torturous death.

Buddhist- Buddhists believe that the ultimate goal in life is to achieve “enlightenment” as they perceive it.

Buddhism teaches that Nirvana is the highest state of being, a state of pure being, and it is achieved by means relative to the individual.

Nirvana defies rational explanation and logical ordering and therefore cannot be taught, only realized.

Jesus’ teaching on heaven, in contrast, was quite specific.

He taught us that our physical bodies die but our souls ascend to be with Him in heaven ().

The Buddha taught that people do not have individual souls, for the individual self or ego is an illusion.

For Buddhists there is no merciful Father in heaven who sent His Son to die for our souls, for our salvation, to provide the way for us to reach His glory.

Buddhism teaches that Nirvana is the highest state of being, a state of pure being, and it is achieved by means relative to the individual.

Nirvana defies rational explanation and logical ordering and therefore cannot be taught, only realized.

Jesus’ teaching on heaven, in contrast, was quite specific.

He taught us that our physical bodies die but our souls ascend to be with Him in heaven ().

The Buddha taught that people do not have individual souls, for the individual self or ego is an illusion.

For Buddhists there is no merciful Father in heaven who sent His Son to die for our souls, for our salvation, to provide the way for us to reach His glory.

Hinduism- Hinduism views mankind as divine.

Because Brahma is everything, Hinduism asserts that everyone is divine.

Atman, or self, is one with Brahman.

All of reality outside of Brahman is considered mere illusion.

The spiritual goal of a Hindu is to become one with Brahma, thus ceasing to exist in its illusory form of “individual self.”

This freedom is referred to as “moksha.”

Until moksha is achieved, a Hindu believes that he/she will be repeatedly reincarnated in order that he/she may work towards self-realization of the truth (the truth being that only Brahman exists, nothing else).

How a person is reincarnated is determined by karma, which is a principle of cause and effect governed by nature's balance.

What one did in the past affects and corresponds with what happens in the future, past and future lives included.

Mormons- The Mormon religion (Mormonism), whose followers are known as Mormons and Latter-day Saints(LDS), was founded less than two hundred years ago by a man named Joseph Smith.

He claimed to have received a personal visit from God the Father and Jesus Christ (Articles of Faith, p. 35) who told him that all churches and their creeds were an abomination (1 Nephi 13:28; Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith – History1:18, 19).

Joseph Smith then set out to "restore true Christianity" and claimed his church to be the “only true church on earth” (Mormon Doctrine, p. 670; 1 Nephi 14:10).

The problem with Mormonism is that it contradicts, modifies, and expands on the Bible.

Mormons believe the following about God: He has not always been the Supreme Being of the universe (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321) but attained that status through righteous living and persistent effort (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).

They believe God the Father has a “body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s” (Doctrine and Covenants 130:22).

Brigham Young taught that Adam actually was God and the father of Jesus Christ—although this teaching has been abandoned by modern Mormon leaders.

Jehovah witnesses-Close scrutiny of their doctrinal position on such subjects as the deity of Christ, salvation, the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, and the atonement shows beyond a doubt that they do not hold to orthodox Christian positions on these subjects.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jesus is Michael the archangel, the highest created being.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe salvation is obtained by a combination of faith, good works, and obedience.

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe salvation is obtained by a combination of faith, good works, and obedience.

They believe That only 144,000 with be in heaven to rule over the rest.

With so many roads why is so important to know which one is right?

Heraclitus -“Until we hear a more sure word, we are ships at night in a storm, trusting the best opinions of man”

Most of us don’t know what we believe

we can regurgitate stuff we have heard or have seen

memes

but when pushed on the subject we are just trusting the best opinions of someone else.

We don’t know what we believe

A.W. Tozer “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”

A.W. Tozer

What we believe affects the way we live

If we believe the only way to “heaven” is through good deeds then we will live that way.

John 20

This is the testimony of John

you are the Judge and the jury

you make the choice is this real?

how does it effect my life?

John 1:1-

In the begining was the word

vs 14- the word became flesh

if you have seen Jesus you have seen God

His Character

His Actions

His Love

His Acceptance

There is no Difference between Jesus and God the Father they are one

Paul writes

Form-

the nature or character of something, with emphasis upon both the internal and external form—‘nature, character

Jesus Shows us what God is like

His Character, His Nature

Paul writes again

col 2

So what does Jesus show us about God?

Heraclitus said “ Until we hear a more sure word, we are ships at night in a storm, trusting the best opinions of man”

how others treat them

John is saying “ You don’t have to be tossed around anymore, You can know the truth.”

how other speak

God has made it Clear

our biggest problem isn’t with God

But God is saying

it is with the way others have shone Him to us

Is God Judgmental?

Is God Angry?

Is God just waiting to punish me?

Does God even care?

All of these question can be answered when we look at the way God showed Himself