Sermon Tone Analysis

*       The value & importance of the Worldview Weekend Conference*

*                                                             Mt.

28:18-20                                     5~/6~/07 A.M.*

*Mt.28:18-20*  18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,  “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

19  Go therefore and *make disciples* of all the nations, *baptizing them* in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20  *teaching them* *to observe all things* that I have commanded you; and lo, I am  with you always, /even/ to the end of the age.”

Amen.

Most often the emphasis of these scriptures is placed on the verb – ‘GO’, but when a study of the scripture is done, we find the emphasis is on the verb “MAKE DISCIPLES”

 

*“GO”*     πορευθέντες

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πορεύομαι: Xð go, proceed, travel; conduct oneself, live, walk | NA27 Int.

verb, aorist, passive, participle, plural, nominative, masculine

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*“GO”  is passive *

            *passive **—** *The grammatical voice that signifies that the subject is being acted upon; i.e., *the subject is the receiver of the verbal action*.

A verb in the passive voice with God as the stated or implied agent is often referred to as the “divine passive.”[1]

Notice the word *“therefore*”, which we have learned always, refers to the preceding statement~/statements

 

*Due to Christ’s authority, “therefore”, we “go”*

 

Go, therefore and?

Proceed, therefore and?

Travel; therefore and?

Conduct oneself, therefore and?

Live, therefore and?

Walk  therefore and?

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*Make disciples*      μαθητεύσατε

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μαθητεύω: Xð to be a disciple, to make a disciple | NA27 Int.

verb, aorist, active, imperative, second person, plural

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 DBL Greek:

*3411* μαθητεύω (/mathēteuō/): vb.; ≡ Str 3100; TDNT 4.461—

*1.* LN 36.31 *follow*, be a disciple, be a committed student (Mt 27:57; Ac 14:21+);

*2.* LN 36.37 *make followers*, make disciples (Mt 28:19+);

*3.* /cf./

LN 33.224-33.250

*instruct*, teach (Mt 13:52+)

 

*“GO” is passive while the verb “MAKE DISCIPLES” is active, and imperative*

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*active **—** *The grammatical voice that signifies that the subject is performing the verbal action or is in the state described by the verb.[2]

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*imperative **—** *The mood that normally expresses a command, intention, or exhortation.

The imperative mood is therefore not an expression of reality but possibility and volition.

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Jesus spoke to them, saying,  “Go, and *make disciples*,*teaching them*

 

Go, therefore and *make disciples, teaching them*

Proceed, therefore and* make disciples, teaching them*

Travel; therefore and *make disciples, teaching them*

Conduct oneself, therefore and *make disciples, teaching them*

Live, therefore and* make disciples, teaching them*

Walk  therefore and *make disciples, teaching them*

 

*Why is this command so important?*

*Hosea 4:6*  6      My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

*Examples;*

*2 Sam.

6:3,6-7 * 3 So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house

                           of Abinadab,

6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out /his/  /hand/ to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.

7 *Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for /his/ error*; and he died there by the ark of God.

 

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            *Only* 45~/1100 evangelical students could answer 75~/150 questions pertaining

                        To the Christian faith

            *Only* 9% of all adults in America that claim to be “born again” have a biblical

                        Worldview.

*Wacky theology*;

                        Among born again Christians, 10% believe in reincarnation

                        29% believe it is possible to communicate with the dead

                        50% believe salvation can be earned by good works

*/The failure to “make disciples, teach them, & instruct them in the things of God” is seen in that; /*

 

70% - 88% of Christian students deny their faith before they graduate college,

 

This is in part because they have not been taught how to defend their faith

*1Peter 3:15  *15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and *always  /be/ ready to /give/ a defense to everyone who asks you a reason *for the  hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;  /(a knowledgeable, intelligent answer)/

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*The age of the earth*

            Secular science will tell you it’s millions if not billons of years old

            But the bible says;

1.      God created the heavens and the earth in 6 days and rested on

                               the 7th day

2.      according to scriptures we find 6,000 years from creation to the present time

3.      Science itself refutes millions of years; amount of salt in the sea

 

*Evidence for an infinite God*

            Secular science promotes theories and assumptions as truth claiming;

1.      evolution;

a.       opposes biblical authority

                                                                                                   i.

because the bible says God created all things in 6 days

2.      the big bang;

a.       opposes biblical authority

                                                                                                   i.

this theory says, sun 1st then the earth

                                                                                                 ii.

but scripture says the earth was 1st then the sun

1.      Gen.

1:1 In the  beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2.      Gen.

1:16  Then God made two great lights: the  greater light to rule the day, and the  lesser light to rule the night.

/He made/ the stars also.

3.

man is god

a.       Gen.

1:26 26 Then God said,  “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; 

*Evidence for an infinite God*

*Rom.**

1:19-21 *because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for  God has shown /it/ to them.

20 *For since the creation of the world His invisible /attributes/ are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, /even/ His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,* 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify /Him/ as God, nor were thankful, but  became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

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*Why I choose to believe the Bible*

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*            It is a reliable collection of historical documents;*

                        66 books

                        Written on 3 continents

                        Written in 3 languages;