Sermon Tone Analysis

9 Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

The weight of the command is in the authority of the commander.

Because God has Commanded

—> We need to pay attenttion

—> We can assume that the ability will be provided

Be Strong

- Life is supposed to be hard

—> Being a man is supposed to be difficult, this is why you are built stronger

- Being a man is supposed to be difficult, this is why you are built stronger

- Being a man of God is not something that happens in the realm of the possible, because God has not called you to the realm the mere possible

Courage

God delights in those who will presume on His promise.

David was given a promise, so he fought the bear, and the lion, and the giant, because dead men can’t be king (granted men with one arm can be king)

Stop caring what others think and only what do they think about my God

20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.

21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Your God is with you

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil;

For You are with me;

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

There is only one worthy of your fear.

27 “Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.

28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.

But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin?

And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

They can only kill the body.

The New King James Version.

(1982).

(Mt 10:27–31).

Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

live in the light of eternity’s view

Courage is needed for the hour in which we live

9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.

10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.

11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.

12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

I do not be in any teaching about the end times that comes be this passage

A crucified Lord demands crucified disciples.

are you able to drink the cup that Jesus drank

will you take up your cross and follow

[Transition: this is how Joshua lived his life, this is how he lead others and at the end of his life this is the charge he leaves with those responsible with taking up his legacy]

15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.

But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

This day...

today is the day of salvation

no other day matter

we live right now, we do right now, what will you do right here, right now

Joshua knows what he is doing and what he is going to keep on doing

15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.

But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

As for me

the Gospel starts with you

2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,

Life begets life, you must become a live

We change the world by who we are, yes in Christ, and through Christ, and for Christ

but the “in Christ” does not make it less real

5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith.

Test yourselves.

Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

6 But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified.

How do we examine ourselves?

16 You will know them by their fruits.

Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

The same way we judge others

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control.

Against such there is no law.

24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

When a man has an evil spirit, he does evil things

When a man has an unclean spirit, he does unclean things

When a man is filled with the Holy Spirit he will live holy!

When judging if a minister is a wolf Jesus points us towards their fruit

We can sum up the fruits of the Spirit are character

We should note that we are not told to judge minister’s by signs, wonders, or some supernatural phenomena

9 The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie

the antichrist will come with wonders to deceive those who do not embrace truth

the Bible matters folks

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

“you who practice lawlessness” those who live as though no law was given.

This is why we study to show ourselves approved

23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.

24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

True worshipers are not looking to use God, their desire to be used by Him

15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.

But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

My house

your ministry starts with those around you

your wife, your kids, your friends, your neighbors, your coworkers