Sermon Tone Analysis

We are encouraged to have an attitude of Rejoicing.

5463 χαίρω [chairo /khah·ee·ro/] v.

A primary verb; TDNT 9:359; TDNTA 1298; GK 5897; 74 occurrences; AV translates as “rejoice” 42 times, “be glad” 14 times, “joy” five times, “hail” five times, “greeting” three times, “God speed” twice, “all hail” once, “joyfully” once, and “farewell” once. 1 to rejoice, be glad.

2 to rejoice exceedingly.

3 to be well, thrive.

4 in salutations, hail!. 5 at the beginning of letters: to give one greeting, salute.

the command seems to be Be glad

since the English word is be glad lets see what that means

in the English it means source of delight.

that leads me to a question, what areas do I find my joy in?

unfortunately for me, i find that my delight is all to often found in the same places that the world finds their delight.

this is sad for me because it means that I take the grace of God for granted.

expound here.

We are encouraged to pray without ceasing.

This is not constant prayer as a discipline.

it is an attitude of inviting God into your thought life.

we jump through a lot of hoops in our minds, do we invite The Lord in.

Understanding the sovereignty of God

How often do i ask God to use me and then loose my mind over God moving me into a place of discomfort.

He moved me over to a place of struggle or discomfort so that He could move in my situation so that some one else could see what God can do.

my first thing is all to often to rebuke the devil instead of asking God for strength.

Let the Holy Spirit have his way with you.

trust his quiet corrective voice in your heart.

let him empower you for the tasks that you would normally begrudge.