Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

After sermon is written, ask these three questions to edit

What do my hearers NEED to know?

What is NICE for them to know?

Where CAN they go (if they would like to know more)?

Keep it at 45min which is 3000 words (Murder the Darlings)

What is the “Elevator Speech”?

Make sure you have a compelling hook!

Why should they listen to you?

Introduction

Soul Soaking Notes From Text

Greet everyone (be in front of the pulpit)

After sermon is written, ask these three questions to edit

Attention (Why should they listen to you?)

The Volcano issue in Hawaii...

What do my hearers NEED to know?What is NICE for them to know?Where CAN they go (if they would like to know more)?

Keep it at 45min which is 3000 words (Murder the Darlings) What is the “Elevator Speech”?

Make sure you have a compelling hook!

Why should they listen to you? IntroductionGreet everyone (be in front of the pulpit)Attention (Why should they listen to you?)What is the Hearer’s problem?

What is the Biblical Solution?

What do the hearers need to know?

Main Textual Idea:Main Sermon Idea: Interrogative:Transition: Body (Satisfaction)Division 1 Statement: Explanation - Illustration - Argumentation - Application - Review - Division 2 Statement: Explanation - Illustration - Argumentation - Application - Review - Division 3 Statement: Explanation - Illustration - Argumentation - Application - Review - Division 4 Statement: Explanation - Illustration - Argumentation - Application - Review - Division 5 Statement: Explanation - Illustration - Argumentation - Application - Review - Conclusion (Visualization)ReiterationAction

Invitation

Connection Group Questions / Reflection Questions

What is the Hearer’s problem?

Our capacity to believe is broken!

Specifically, our belief in the Christ of the bible.

Oh, we can believe stuff, in some cases we can believe some quite ridiculous stuff…But our capacity to accept God’s glorious plan of redemption is broken beyond repair.

We need a work of Grace to understand just how amazing God’s plan truly is.

What is the Biblical Solution?

This is what John has given his redeemed life to accomplish.

He, urges people to believe.

He doesn’t want them to be steamrolled by the inevitable, powerful and very real wrath of God!

What do the hearers need to know?

Think about what a person takes home - If you do not believe that Jesus Died, you can never truly live!

Main Textual Idea: John wants everyone reading His gospel that Jesus was 100% officially dead!

Jesus had to die! Why?

To fulfill Scripture!

Why is this important?

To ratify the truth that God is and is who He says He is and has accomplished what He set out to do for us through Christ.

If Jesus was not dead, then this whole movement called Christianity would be false and nonexistent.

If Christianity is false, then life has no meaning.

But because He did die and did so to pay your Hell debt, then life has ultimate meaning!

And John wants everyone who reads His gospel to believe this in their heart!

The Witness to an Execution Urges Belief in your heart...

Main Sermon Idea: If You do not Believe that Jesus Died, You Can Never Truly Live!

Jesus Died so You’d Believe

A “Criminal’s” Death Brings Meaning to My Life

Jesus Died so You’d Believe

This is Not Fake News, I’m Telling you the Truth!

Jesus Died that Scripture Would Be Fulfilled

I live because another died.

This is Not The Fake News, It’s The Good News!

Interrogative:

The death of another changed my life.

A Gruesome Death Validates His Life-giving Word.

A Gruesome Death Validates His Life-giving Word.

The Witness to an Execution Encouraged Belief in my Heart

Interrogative: Why?

Because Belief in the Death of Christ is part of the Gospel message.

If Jesus never died, then He never resurrected from the dead.

And if Jesus never resurrected from the dead, we are still dead in our sins and without any hope for eternal life.

Without His death, there is no life!

My Life Has Meaning Because of Another’s Death

Interrogative:

The apostle John, the firsthand witness to the death of Jesus, understands this clearly and wants to be as clear as He can with the truth so that we, his readers might truly believe!

And so the first thing He does is something that makes a lot of sense.

Like a good teacher, he presents us with simple, historical, truth!

Jesus died before the Rest

1.

The Witness Lays Out the Facts for You to Understand (vs.

31-34)

In the first few verses, John lays out the simple fact that Jesus is dead.

He gives clear evidences in his historically reliable account.

Can you see the evidences in verses 31-34?

Vs 31

The Day of Preparation (Vs 31) - This is the day before the Sabbath when everything must be prepared (food, etc), to ensure no work was done on this holy day...

But you can see in John’s text that this was more than a regular Sabbath day that would occur on a weekly basis, this was a high Sabbath day.

What does this mean?

The “day of preparation of Passover week” was Friday, Nisan 15 (between March and April of our Calendar).

The Sabbath following it was special because it was the Sabbath of Passover week.

An important sheaf offering was made on this day as well.

Andreas J. Köstenberger, John, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2004), 551.

Andreas J. Köstenberger, John, Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2004), 551.

Hasten the Death of the Christ - And especially because it was the high Sabbath day, The Jewish leadership once again approached Pilate and asked him for yet another request.

They wanted Jesus and the criminals next to Him to be killed and removed from the cross before the Sabbath arrived.

Why?

Because they didn’t want to break God’s Law!

Imagine that!

How ridiculous...

Pilate Honored their Request - I’m sure Pilate was growing weary of this whole situation and simply wanted it to be done.

So he, yet again, gave the Jewish leadership what they wanted

The Soldiers Do Their Job (Vs.

32) - we see in verse 32 the soldiers following Pilates orders and proceeded to expedite the death of Jesus and the criminals.

According to John’s account, they start with the criminals.

Lest you think these Roman Soldiers had some measure of compassion, this account removes all doubt.

These soldiers engaged in a cruel process called cruri-frag-ium (“breaking of the shinbone”) by using an iron hammer...

Isn’t it amazing how God used the Jewish leadership and Pilate to accomplish His plan and will that Jesus die, be buried and rise again on the third day!

crurifragium (“breaking of the shinbone”)

Jesus Declared it His Death - There is no way that Jesus was not dead.

He was as dead as He could be.

John earlier informs us that Jesus gave up His Spirit.