Sermon Tone Analysis

Headship - Authority

Jesus is the Head of His church, he is the souce of all authoruty in His church, he is the ruler and govener of His church.

He is the source of purpose for His church.

We must

Even at His birth we see His authority.

Jesus is the Cornerstone of the Church

Jesus the

Jesus the Foundation of the Church

You need to have confidence is Jesus Christ as both the Head of the Church and the CornerStone of the Church.

He is also the Foundation of the Church

You need to have faith and confidence in Jesus as the Head, cornerstone and foundation of the church.

Head - covers top

Corner - cover side

foundation - cover bottom

We need to understand how safe we are in His arms.

Christ Loves the Church

You are loved.

You are loved with a matchless love.

You are loved with Agape love, which simply means that you are loved despite all your failures, blemishes and shortcomings.

How do I know that?

Love means many things.

But words do not do it justice.

Its sacrificial.

The cross is not a symbol of “look how holy i am” its a symbol of “look how much He loved me”.

Christ’s love is the basis for our victory.

Love cast out all fear.

Believing that Jesus Christ love you, that he died for you to prove that love is truth thats sets men free.

In a world filled with people who are desperate for love, for hope, for peace - the message of Christ love is the only thing that will satisfy.

Christ Cares for the Church

What good is love without care?

Jesus not only loves you, he cares for you, he looks after you.

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When His eye is on the sparrow and each budding leaf that grows, when he sends the dew each morning, and the sunshine to the rose, you may know beyond all doubting, in this trial you're passing through, God cares and every moment he is watching over you.

God cares about you because he is concerned about you.

He is concerned about your growth, he is concerned about your character, he is concerned about your situation, he is concerned your family.

In fact he is concerned about whatever you are concerned about.

He cares, he is present, he knows.

He has been present every times you cried.

He cares about things you don’t even care about.

Today we are in the presence of an all loving, holy God who proved His love towards you and demonstrated that love and to this day cares deeply about the things of your life.

Christ Prays for the Church

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As the Mediator between God and man (1 Tim.

2:5), Jesus Christ is God’s great Surety.

Our risen and ever-living Saviour guarantees that the terms of God’s covenant will be fulfilled completely.

God will not abandon His people.

But our Lord not only guarantees to us that God will fulfill the promises.

As our Representative to God, He perfectly meets the terms of the agreement on our behalf.

We of ourselves could never meet the terms; but because we have trusted Him, He has saved us and He has guaranteed that He will keep us.

Intercession involves representation.

Don’t get the image of an angry Father who needs constant appeasement - both God the father and God the Son are in perfect agreement on the plan of salvation.

and don’t get the image of a Jesus constantly praying in supplication.

He is interceding, Representing us in the throne room.

Your prayers are represented by His authority.

This representation and our faith in His representation is the source of our confidence in prayer.

Christians who no not have confidence in prayer so not have faith in Christs intercession.

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