Sermon Tone Analysis

gospels

There are four gospels (good news).

The first three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the Synoptic gospels.

Matthew, a tax collector, wrote basically to the Jewish people.

Mark was written for the Greek world and Luke,the physician and companion of Paul, wrote to Theophilus, a Gentile, wrote to assure him of God’s plan for all.

The fourth gospel was written by John, son of Zebedee and the brother of James.

The reason for this gospel is given by John in 20:31, “but these are written so that you may “believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name”.

Luke, writing again to Theophilus, describes the Acts of the Apostles after the resurrection of Jesus.

and Peter’s lead in the beginning of the Church.

After receiving the Holy Spirit in the upper room, Luke describes Peters lead in the beginning of the Church and the continual expansion and growth of the Church through the continual working of the apostles.

The growth of the Church continues and Paul, who was converted on his way to Damascus, Paul, completed three missionary journeys, being lead by the Holy Spirit, expanded the Church to the world of the Jews and the Gentiles.

The fourth gospel was written by John, son of Zebedee and the brother of James.

The reason for this gospel is given by John in 20:31, “but these are written so that you may “believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name”.

Acts, Luke writing again to Theophilus, describes the Acts of the Apostles after the resurrection of Jesus.

and Peter’s lead in the beginning of the Church.

From the upper room and the receiving of the Holy Spirit, Luke Luke relates the three missionary journeys of Paul to the world of the Jews and the Gentiles.

The New Testament also contains a twenty-one “Letter” section which is located between the Acts of the Apostles and Revelation.

The letters are usually in the form of a greeting, a prayer or thanksgiving a teaching, and closing or farewell.

The Apostle Paul wrote fourteen of the letters.

Seven of these letters are said to be undisputed letters which means Paul actually wrote them.

The rest of his letters are said to be disputed.

Some of Paul’s letters are also called Captivity Epistles” or “Pastoral Epistles”.

The other letters in the New Testament are said to be “Catholic Epistles” or “General Letters”.

John, the Apostle.

was being held a prisoner of Rome and was banished to the island of Patmos located in the Aegean Sea.

When John was in his mid 90’ this is what he wrote: “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show his servants what must happen soon.

He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John who gives witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ by reporting what he saw.

Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near.”

( The rest of the book contains things that John “saw”.

There were letters to the seven churches.

Mentioned in this book is the number 7 beginning with 7 seals, seven trumpets, seven mystic figures,and seven vials.

This is followed by three final conflicts and triumphs.

This book has been interpreted many ways and requires deep study under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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Patmos was a quarry mine for the Roman Empire, and was home to many political and religious prisoners or slaves.

John, the beloved apostle of Jesus, was being held as a prisoner of Rome on this island for his incessant preaching about Jesus.

Rome believed that banishing the old man John to the remote and forsaken island of Patmos, that his voice would be quieted.

John was aged in years, and close to the end of his life, probably sent to Patmos in the year 95 by the Roman emperor Domitian, who was reportedly angry at the fact that John was not killed when he was dipped in boiling oil.

Since John was a contemporary of Jesus, John would have been by that time, well over 90 years old - making him very likely the only apostle to survive to such an old age.

The rest of Jesus apostles and disciples were martyred decades earlier.

It was as if God supernaturally preserved John to bare record of The Revelation!