Sermon Tone Analysis

Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil.

1:27; 2 Thess.

2:13).

Its primary idea is trust.

A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust.

It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests.

Faith is the result of teaching (Rom.

10:14–17).

Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith (John 10:38; 1 John 2:3).

Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent, which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding.

Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith, and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed truth rests is the veracity of God.

Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil.

1:27; 2 Thess.

2:13).

Its primary idea is trust.

A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust.

It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests.

Faith is the result of teaching (Rom.

10:14–17).

Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith (John 10:38; 1 John 2:3).

Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent, which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding.

Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith, and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed truth rests is the veracity of God.

Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true (Phil.

1:27; 2 Thess.

2:13).

Its primary idea is trust.

A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust.

It admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in accordance with the evidence on which it rests.

Faith is the result of teaching (Rom.

10:14–17).

Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith (John 10:38; 1 John 2:3).

Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent, which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding.

Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith, and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed truth rests is the veracity of God.

Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true.

Its primary idea is trust.

A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust.

Faith is the result of teaching ().

Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith.

Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding.

(Easton’s Dictionary)

Faith is the result of teaching ().

Knowledge is an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as an equivalent to faith (; ).

Yet the two are distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent, which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the understanding.

Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith, and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed truth rests is the veracity of God.

Our passages today deal with multiple events that occur during Jesus’ time of ministry in Galilee.

I want us to look at how the aspects of FAITH are intertwined as Luke

The Centurions slave

A widows son raised to life

John the Baptist concerns and question

The Pharisee and the sinful woman

The concept of faith is extremely important throughout chapters 7 and 8.

It is vital to believe who Jesus is (the Messiah) and what He said.

Warren Wiersbe introduces this chapter well stating…

“Compassion has been defined as “your pain in my heart.”

What pain our Lord must have felt as He ministered from place to place!

In this chapter alone, Jesus is confronted with the miseries of a dying servant, a grieving widow, a perplexed prophet, and a repentant sinner; and He helped them all.

Jesus helped them all, because compassion does not measure: it ministers.”

Jesus helped them all, because compassion does not measure: it ministers.

Bernard of Clairvaux said, “Justice seeks out only the merits of the case, but pity only regards the need.”

It was compassion, not justice, that motivated the Great Physician who came “not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance” ().

Let’s meet these four hurting people and see our Lord’s responses to their needs.…

Let’s meet these four hurting people and see our Lord’s responses to their needs...

The Centurion’s Faith

Jesus says of this man, “not even in Israel have I found such faith.”

Let’s look at this faith…

A Gentile, a roman soldier, one with authority, reverence for God, even respected by the Jewish elders in his town

Did you catch that word “also” in verse 8?

He identifies the authority Jesus has, the power of His word… just say the word Jesus!

The officer had command over soldiers the way Jesus has command over disease!

A man with great earthly power, understands Christ’s power, yet approaches Jesus in such a humble way

A request for another knowing his unworthyness

Have you taken time to realize the power of Jesus’ word?

Remember knowledge is an essential of faith… it is through His Word we discover our knowledge of Jesus Christ!

Jesus hears of this man’s faith and responds to his faith and heals the slave!

Luke has us travel with Jesus 25 miles away to Nain for a Christ ordained appointment…

The Widows Son

Picture two crowds converging for a God moment…

Jesus coming and the crowd following Him along with His disciples

The funeral procession of this young man along with his grieving mother who is now left alone as a widow

Look at ...

COMPASSION: “Your pain in my heart”...

Jesus notices this woman, and her grief

There is no mention of faith, yet Jesus raises him from the dead

Never in scripture do we see secret formulas, special words, or certain steps to “make” God do a miracle

God will work when and how He chooses

God told Moses, He will have compassion upon those He chooses to have compassion

Look at the peoples reaction…

Luke shares these two miracles of Jesus as we prepare to look at John the Baptist… Luke here is setting the stage as he presents what Theophilus would already known and using these events to show that he can be certain this Jesus is the Christ!

John the Baptist

is a messianic passage, looking ahead to the One who would come...

John is a great prophet, the last of the Old Testament prophets, the forerunner of the Messiah!

Sitting in a prison waiting to be executed

He preached the Kingdom, but the only one ruling is still Rome & Herod still gives orders

If the Messiah is to set prisoners free, John is a great candidate!!!

If the Messiah is to set prisoners free, John is a great candidate!!!

So John, knowing the scriptures, knowing Christ, ask a question…

It is not easy to look at situations around us, to ponder things we can bot answer, and not come to points where we have questions or doubts.

I appreciate what said Oswald Chambers states: “Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong, it may be a sign that he is thinking”

Warren Wiersbe has this to say on the matter: “There is a difference between doubt and unbelief.

Doubt is a matter of the mind: we cannot understand what God is doing or why He is doing it.

Unbelief is a matter of the will: we refuse to believe God’s Word and obey what He tells us to do.”

Jesus’ Response

Jesus does not shame John for his doubt

Jesus does not say how dare you question...

Jesus, aware of John’s situation, questions, and even doubt, responds both in a gracious and compassionate yet POWER way!

Jesus even commends John with His words!