Sermon Tone Analysis

The Results of False Teaching

I’d like to start in the third verse of Paul’s first letter to Timothy… I’d like to read the first couple of words:

“If any man teach otherwise....”

The Holy Bible: King James Version.

(2009).

(Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ).

Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Now more than ever we must keep our eyes open, for there are people who teach error and their focus isn’t on changing lives.

Nor is it on helping someone to become a better person where it counts… being a Christian matters when no one else is looking, being a Christian matters when you are at home with your spouse and kids; and, yes while on the job or in your neighborhood.

It’s impossible for a man or woman to say I have a heart to serve God,but doesn’t have a heart for God’s people.

It’s impossible for a man or woman to say I have a heart to serve God,but can’t be found when it comes to dwelling with people.

In the Word of God says:

2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves!

should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

Look at the heart of this false teacher… they only care about themselves, they tend to their own needs, they don’t attempt to strengthen people of God (because they aren’t even focused on the people of God).

There is no healing, the lost stay in sin.

The saved have horrible lives under false teachers/leaders just trying to serve God that wants people to know He loves them.

They live lives with no hope that leads to hopelessness.

Remember we are supposed to be the light of the world; in the Word tells us:

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?

it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

14 Ye are the light of the world.

A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Those words were written in the red print too.

Our lives are not our own, we have been brought with a price.

Simply put, we just can’t do whatever WE want to do.

Live have the light that light the darkness and the darkness can’t touch it - yet and still.

WE want to turn it off to fit in.

Let’s follow along a little bit more to see what happened to the people under this false sheppard:

In we find:

And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.

6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.

People are lost because some of us have led with force, we have said cruel words that have driven people away.

We have been hard on people.

We have looked down on people.

We have turned people away from God.

We have misrepresented God, we have sinned before His people and have not repented.

Outside of the ark of safety the devil is wreaking havoc on people’s lives.

People are going through so much now.

As the word said, “They became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered”.

You might ask, “How does this happen?”

It’s quite simple… a young man after a negative Church experience might go out with friends to a night club and say this isn’t so bad… take a drink and say… this isn’t so bad… meet a young cute thing and you know the rest.

If you don’t keep them in Church, you will find them at all kinds of clubs: night club, strip clubs, country club (yes sometimes we drive people further into secular work to the extent where they don’t have time nor the will to serve God).

There’s all kinds of houses you may find people at too (outside of the house of God: the crack house, prostitute’s house,meth house, overnight at the boyfriends, house, overnight at the girlfriends house, which leads to one standing in their house taking the next day pill and committing murder by early abortion.

There are lost people out there… where are the leaders?

Where is the Church?

That is our call!!

That is where we need to be!!

How often have you seen Joel Osteen knock on door?

Have you ever seen him talk about evangelicalism?

Sure preaching should empower your flock to meet the needs of people where sinners are and open your doors while they are in the greatest need.

After a natural catastrophe Joel Osteen didn’t open the doors of his sizeable facility to meet the needs of thousands of people that were displaced due to flooding.

I’m sure Joel didn’t personally make that call.

But another leader did… Church we need to do better.

The Result of Watered Down Gospel

Now I would like to read the entire scripture for your hearing and let us dig a little bit deeper:

3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

To garner the numbers, get people to fill the room… false teachers have orchestrated sermons to tickle the ear of followers.

Like well… Joel Osteen - with watered down gospel.

Saying words to tickle the ears of God’s people and literally filling stadiums on a weekly basis.

Members feel like they can still sin and serve.

God will always forgive me.

Once saved they are always saved.

Partial truths… partial truths will not get you to heaven.

The words given by Jesus Christ are intended to give us the victory and if we follow that - those words will take us from earth to glory.

Not only do we need to be careful about false teachings… we also need to be leery of demonic inspiration.

Some of this teaching is coming from the pit of hell.

If you too aren’t careful.

God will say depart from me ye workers of iniquity.

This in it’s own right casts away the notion of once saved always saved.

In second Corinthians 6: 15-18 we find the following words:

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?

for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

I’ve come to let you know that any word coming from any pulpit that tells you that it’s OK to dwell with the world and there is a never ending pool of forgiveness that allows us as the temple of the living God to dwell in sin - with infidels and unbelievers did not come from God.

In fact, God doesn’t even want you around the world… He said, “Come out from among them, and be ye separate”

We don’t want to do the things that please God.

How important is mankind to please?

How important is your best friend to please?

How important is your spouse?

We can’t continue to put things and people before God.

He is a jealous God and the wrong person to displease.

Your friends, family, boss, neighbor does not have a heaven or hell to put you in — but God does.

We should spend every waking hour trying to please Him.

That’s what is important.

We need a priority shift.

In second Corinthians 6:14, these words best sum it up for all relations:

14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?

and what communion hath light with darkness?

Many times we apply this word to marital relationships; however, it can be applied to any relationship we have.

We are the Children of God… too often this is lost on what we see on TV.

Men and Women living sinful lives with big Crosses around they neck as if they believe.

This is New Testament writings… God said He will not receive us not if we touch unclean things.

This comes full circle to living godly lives… as much as possible.

God knows we will fall — all have sinned and come short of the glory of God; but, we should be making an attempt to be better somehow.