Sermon Tone Analysis

REVIEW

Father God is above all things, relational: God did not come to a fallen creation because heaven was lacking order or holiness.

He considered all of heaven and its perfection along with his own holiness secondary to restoring relationship with a messy and broken creation.

Consider the following:· We are beings created in relationship - we were created in the image of a triune God in relationship.

[1]“Let us make man in our image” – we are created in the image of a relationship.

· We were created for relationship - God created us in His image to be in relationship with Himself.

We are called [2]“the bride”, “children”, “sons and daughters”, “brothers and sisters”; everywhere is the paradigm of intimate relationship.

· We continue to exist by relationship - We continue to exist as a creation only as long as we are willing to pursue and cooperate in relationship.

God hides his kingdom behind relationships and integrity.

Dr. Henry Cloud

Your relationship with God is the Alpha relationship; it will determine quality of all other relationships.

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Relationships are indicators of spiritual maturity…

BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS

Decide once and for all: Who is your Alpha relationship?

“So above all, constantly chase after the realm of God’s kingdom and the righteousness that proceeds from him.

Then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly.

Proverbs 9:10 Translation (TPT) 10 The starting point for acquiring wisdom

is to be consumed with awe as you worship Jehovah-God.

To receive the revelation of the Holy One,[a] you must come to the one who has living-understanding.

6918.

קָדוֹשׁ qâdôwsh, kaw-doshe´; or

קָדֹשׁ qâdôsh, kaw-doshe´; from 6942; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary:—holy (One), saint.

998.

בִּינָה bîynâh, bee-naw´; from 995; understanding:—knowledge, meaning, × perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

Discernment - The ability to judge properly.

Latin discernere, from dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’.

“Friend”

8276 II.

רֵעַ (rēaʿ): n.masc.; ≡ Str 7453; TWOT 2186a—1.

LN 11.55–11.89

fellow countryman, neighbor, i.e., one who is of the same race, or social/geographical group (Ex 2:13); 2. LN 11.55–11.89

neighbor, i.e., one who lives in close geographical proximity, and by implication the same national group

“Real Friend”

170 אָהַב (ʾā·hǎḇ): v.; ≡ Str 157; TWOT 29—1.

LN 25.33–25.58

(qal) love, i.e., have an affection based on a close relationship, sometimes in comparison to other persons with a lesser relationship (Ge 22:2; 24:67; 25:28; Est 2:17), note: this relationship can be familial, proper romance, or attraction; (qal pass.)

be loved (Dt 21:15(2×),16; Ne 13:26; Hos 3:1+); 2. LN 25.1–25.11

(qal) like, i.e., have a desire for an object based in desirability, with a focus on a preference of one thing over another (Ge 27:4), note: qal ptcp.

as noun, see 170.5; nif ptcp.

as a 2Sa 1:23+, see 5533.5; piel ptcp.

as a noun, see 4396.5; for another noun, see also 173

Qualify the relationships with the non-believers, don’t avoid them.

(The sandals of the preparation of peace)

God likes to bring us into relationships and often does to fulfill our calling.

Satan also uses relationships, but to thwart our calling.