Sermon Tone Analysis

Paul is on mission… waiting on Silas and Timothy to join him in Athens.

The Scripture reads this way:

Acts 17:16

Paul’s response to the provocation:

Reasoning with the Jews and devout Gentiles (Acts 17:17)

Conversed with the philosophers of the day (Acts 17:18)

Asked and addressed questions (Acts 17:19-21)

Offered the gospel to them in light of the cultural confessions and complexities.

Acts 17:22-

Summary of Ozark

Netflix, 2017… Jason Bateman… Laura Linney… Play Marty and Wendy Byrd.

(Kids: Charloette and Jonah)

Initially, not much interest.

Linell’s call.

Roofer’s Comments

Maybe I oughta check this out.

So, I did.

I didn’t have one thought about doing a sermon or series on the show given its composition.

Not sure which scene I could even have shown here...

“That ain’t us.”

Guy on my roof.

As I walked around town having watched the show and listening to the rhetoric around it, I found myself increasingly “provoked” within me.

This series is a missiological, pastoral, prophetic, and Biblical contribution to the Life in Ozark… not so much about who we aren’t, but who we are.

There will be missions moments

Sermon 1 (put the house icon on the screen):

“There’s No Place Like Home.”

Life in Ozark includes a discernible loyalty, affection, and fidelity from those who were born and raised here.

In this message, Pastor Ken will talk about the kind of relationship with “home” the Bible clarifies and invites everyone to develop and maintain.

Sermon 2 (put the fishing pole icon on the screen):

“Hooks, Lines, and Sinkers.”

Life in Ozark includes undercurrents and traps which can be unexpected and, at times, devastating.

In what will be Pastor Ken’s most challenging message in this series, we will consider some of the shadow sides of Life in Ozark and the kind of healing and freedom Jesus offers to those who have been caught by such… hooks, lines, and sinkers.

Sermon 3 (put the bridge icon on the screen)

“Ozark Bridges All Around”

Life in Ozark is geographically marked by several key and strategically constructed bridges.

In this message, Pastor Ken will explore some of the noteworthy bridges at work in the community which both draw people together and keep people apart.

Sermon 4 (put the road icon on the screen)

“Taking a Walk Down Memory Lane”

Almost everyone who has spent any part of their Life in Ozark has a memory — or set of memories — that are profoundly meaningful and formative to them.

Pastor Ken will address in this message the Bible’s invitation and command to fully and properly remember the most important occurrences and moments in our lives.

These icons are contained in the Series Artwork.

Should be a fun, helpful, hard, and clarifying series.

Close with a caution about self-deception.

There will be missions moments...

There will be pastoral moments...

There will be prophetic moments...

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12

<For this last verse, only write on the board, “Nathan said to David, ‘You are the man.’”

Let’s make sure we don’t look at those in Athens critically and make the same mistake by saying “that ain’t us”… when… a prophetic word from the Lord may say, “Yes it is.”