Sermon Tone Analysis

The Glory -

The Holiness of God - Isaiah 6:1-3

Holy = set apart

The only attribute declared of God three times.

God is not said to be love love love

God is not said to be love love love

It is normal to attempt to make God into something familiar; often more like ourselves.

God made us in His image, but we tend to think He bears ours.

He is not a tame lion!

The Righteous Judgment of God - Isaiah 6:8-13

1sam 8:7

The sure defeat and destruction of the nation Israel was just

Yet a remnant - v13: though a tenth

God is gracious even while being just in judgment

The Glory of God

glory = splendor, honor, brightness, radiance

The proclamation of the Lordship and Holiness of God fills the earth, the air, the ears, hearts, and minds of all who hear with the glory of God.

Therefore the right response to seeing God as Holy and to having your sins taken away, is to say, “Here I am! Send me,”

It is ours to fill our lives and the earth around us with the glory of God by means of gospel proclamation

The Gospel -

It is important then to ensure that our confession, our proclamation, our central theme is in fact the gospel of Jesus, which alone and wholly apart from any other message is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe

The Gospel is according to the scriptures

is according to the Bible

is according to the Old Testament

is the message of the New Testament

The gospels and Acts = historic narrative

The letters are commentary and application

The Revelation is the prophecy & conclusion

The Gospel is about Jesus

His life/death - vicarious sacrifice / substitution

His burial - completion of death, full participation

His resurrection & appearing to many - vindication, victory, verification

The Gospel is to be proclaimed - v10-11

Jesus commanded it; it’s why we are still here

The proclamation of the gospel of Jesus is to be a life-long endeavor

We are not left to our own strength to accomplish it

The Gospel of Jesus is to be our constant and eternal refrain.

And when, before the throne,

I stand in Him complete,

“Jesus died my soul to save,

My lips shall still repeat.

The Goal -

The goal is not to be unchanged -

repentance = change

When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said “Repent,” he intended that the entire life of believers should be repentance.

Jesus instructed the what, when, where, and how AFTER they had labored all night.

It is our then, to be obedient to the master like Peter here

The goal is not fish, no matter the number or type - Luke 5:10

Success in life/business is not God’s priority for your life, although He may grant it

Christian doctrine of vocation is good, but there is danger of idolatry

The goal is following Jesus -

We do not know what Jesus knows

We are not responsible for results

We are simply called to follow

My prayer for myself, my family, and my church family is simply that we would more and more follow Jesus in all we do, say, and think.