Sermon Tone Analysis

Real Riches

▾ Start:

Entice: Connection.

Snap-chat.

Facebook.

Slack.

Messenger.

They used to say that software is eating the world.

The same could now be said for social-media.

It “connects” us and creates “riches” those tho produce it.

Sadly, much of the time neither happen.

• Entice: Connection.

Snap-chat.

Facebook.

Slack.

Messenger.

They used to say that software is eating the world.

The same could now be said for social-media.

Engage: Other than those who were already friends, relatives, or colleagues, companions are those social-media connections really all that intimate?

How would you explain all the symptoms of loneliness, separation anxiety, social disconnect? in a time of communication riches we have a poverty of connection.

• Engage: Other than those who were already friends, relatives, or colleagues, companions are those social-media connections really all that intimate?

How would

Engage: Other than those who were already friends, relatives, or colleagues, companions are those social-media connections really all that intimate?

How would you explain all the symptoms of loneliness, separation anxiety, social disconnect? in a time of communication riches we have a poverty of connection.

you explain all the symptoms of loneliness, separation anxiety, social disconnect? in a time of communication riches we have a poverty of connection.

Expand: Paul wished to pray for the church of Asia but first he digresses.

His calling, ministry, and purpose extended to gentile believers but they, which is to say we, have to grasp that we are now, ourselves a part of God's solution, God's plan, Gods work to continue saving those who respond to the announcement of the saving Word.

Expand: Paul wished to pray for the church of Asia but first he digresses.

His calling, ministry, and purpose extended to gentile believers but they, which is to say we, have to grasp that we are not a part of God's solution, God's plan, Gods work to continue saving those who respond to the announcement of the saving Word.

• Expand: Paul wished to pray for the church of Asia but first he digresses.

His calling, ministry, and purpose extended to gentile believers but they, which is to say

we, have to grasp that we are not a part of God's solution, God's plan, Gods work to continue saving those who respond to the announcement of the saving Word.

Excite: Over and again in this brief epistle Paul reminds us that he preached boldly and worked hard to save us from the powers of this evil age and…and…and.. to include us fully in the ongoing process of proclomation.

Excite: Over and again in this brief epistle Paul reminds us that he preached boldly and worked hard to save us from the powers of this evil age and…and…and.. to include us fully in the ongoing process of proclamation.

• Excite: Over and again in this brief epistle Paul reminds us that he preached boldly and worked hard to save us from the powers of this evil age and…and…and.. to

include us fully in the ongoing process of proclomation.

Explore:

Made rich by the unsearchable riches of Christ we are called to share those riches with others.

• Explore: We are enriched by the unsearchable riches of Christ and are called to continue sharing those riches with others.

Explain: Paul shares with us two responsibilities for those who have been transformed by the message of Christ.

• Explain: Paul shares with us two responsibilities for those who have been transformed by the message of Christ.

▾ Body of Sermon:

1 Stewardship of Grace.

Ephesians 3.2-7

▾ 1 Stewardship of Grace.

vv.

2-7

1.1 Equipping

▾ 1.1 Equipping

1.1.1

Paul describes his own Preparation.

2-3

• 1.1.1

Paul describes his own Preparation.

2-3

1.1.2

Paul describes the foundation inspiration of the other apostles and prophets.

4-5

• 1.1.2

Paul describes the foundation inspiration of the other apostles and prophets.

4-5

1.2 Including

▾ 1.2 Including

1.2.1 A secret no more.

Full inclusion in Christ's redemptive work.

6

▾ 1.2.1 A secret no more.

Full inclusion in Christ's redemptive work.

6

One common inheritance.

One common inheritance.

• 1.2.1.1

One inheritence

One common body.

• 1.2.1.2

One body.

One common promise.

• 1.2.1.3

One shared promise.

/////Transitional phase/// We are included through a gospel which only saves us but empowers us.

God's grace, God's power prepared Paul as a servant and calls us to our own Empowered Vocation.

7

• 1.2.2 /////Transitional phase/// We are included through a gospel which only saves us but empowers us.

God's grace God's power prepared Paul as a servant and

calls us to our own Empowered Vocation.

7

2 Declaration of Faith.

vv.

▾ 2 Declaration of Faith.

vv.

8-13

Ephesians 3.8-13

2.1 Preaching the Unsearchable Riches of Christ.

8

• 2.1 Preaching the Unsearchable Riches of Christ.

8

2.2 Bringing to Light the plan.

9

• 2.2 Bringing to Light the plan.

9

2.3 Announcing Christ’s Lordship to the "rulers and authorities."

10,11

• 2.3 Announcing God's Lordship to the "rulers and authorities."

10,11

2.4 Approaching God with the boldness of faith 12,13 (see v.6)

•2.4 Approaching God with the boldness of faith 12,13 (see v.6)

Rich

▾ Rich:

Things are different now then they were when Paul preached, and taught, and wrote, and lead churches like the one in Ephesus.

Because today we don't have racism.

We don't look down on the poor or unfortunate.

We don't despise people who are different then we are…That's what we call sarcasm.

The starkness of the divide between Jew and Gentile may have been closed but we have opened up a thousand other petty ditches, ravines, and canyons of division.

• Things are different now then they were when Paul preached, and taught, and wrote, and lead churches like the one in Ephesus.

Because today we don't have

racism.

We don't look down on the poor or unfortunate.

We don't despise people who are different then we are…That's what we call sarcasm.

The starkness of the

This attitude of separation manifests the plan of the rulers and authorities which derive their power from the intimidation of the weak and fallen.

The empire does not want people to know the secret…even after 2000 years it still threatens the disorder of this world with the peace of Christ.

divide between Jew and Gentile may have been closed but we have opened up a thousand other petty ditches, ravines, and canyons of division.

• This attitude of separation is the physical manifestation of the plan of the rulers and authorities which derive their power from the intimidation of the weak and fallen.