Sermon Tone Analysis

Good evening.

Scripture says this:

· Good evening.

Scripture says this:

Good evening.

Scripture says this:

Who has believed what we have heard?

And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

He grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground.

He didn’t have an impressive form or majesty that we should look at him, no appearance that we should desire him.

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.

He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.

Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.

We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth.

Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not open his mouth.

He was taken away because of oppression and judgment; and who considered his fate?

For he was cut off from the land of the living; he was struck because of my people’s rebellion.

He was assigned a grave with the wicked, but he was with a rich man at his death, because he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully.

Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely.

When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished.

(, CSB)

Who has believed what we have heard?

And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

He grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground.

He didn’t have an impressive form or majesty that we should look at him, no appearance that we should desire him.

He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was.

He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.

Yet he himself bore our sicknesses, and he carried our pains; but we in turn regarded him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.

We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth.

Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not open his mouth.

He was taken away because of oppression and judgment; and who considered his fate?

For he was cut off from the land of the living; he was struck because of my people’s rebellion.

He was assigned a grave with the wicked, but he was with a rich man at his death, because he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully.

Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely.

When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished.

(, CSB)

Tonight, we come to a funeral.

We look here upon an instrument of death, upon which the greatest injustice in history was carried out.

· Tonight, we come to a funeral.

We look here upon an instrument of death, upon which the greatest injustice in history was carried out.

· The cross is a horrific, painful way to die.

This evening, we want to look at the horror of the cross.

We want to focus on the greatest sacrifice ever made.

We want to get a sense of the price that was paid on our behalf.

The cross is a horrific, painful way to die.

This evening, we want to look at the horror of the cross.

We want to focus on the greatest sacrifice ever made.

We want to get a sense of the price that was paid on our behalf.

· Drink in the pain, the suffering, the heartache.

Focus on every word that is read and every word that is spoken and sung.

Embrace the pain, the suffering, the heartache.

Focus on every word that is read and every word that is spoken and sung.

· Allow the Spirit of God to remind you of what He did for you.

Allow the Spirit of God to remind you of what He did for you.

Let’s pray…

· Let’s pray…

We don’t worship the cross.

· Tonight, we will spend time reflecting on the horror of the cross.

· We don’t worship it.

Instead, we look to the cross as one of the most horrific and yet beautiful objects in history.

We don’t worship it.

Instead, we look to the cross as one of the most horrific and yet beautiful objects in history.

Instead, we look to the cross as one of the most horrific and yet beautiful objects in history.

For us, it both shows the horror of our sin and the depth of God’s love.

· For us, it both shows the horror of our sin and the depth of God’s love.

Although we often clean it up and wear gold and silver crosses around our necks, there isn’t anything beautiful about this instrument of torture and death.

As we prepare to focus on His sacrifice, remember what the cross means to us as we sing, “Old Rugged Cross”

· As we prepare to focus on His sacrifice, let’s stand and sing, “Old Rugged Cross”

Old Rugged Cross

Old Rugged Cross

Tonight, as we reflect on the cross, we will be taking the Lord’s Supper.

· Tonight, as we reflect on the cross, we will be taking the Lord’s Supper.

This was a practice that was established by Jesus on the night before His death.

· This was a practice that was established by Jesus on the night before His death.

Here’s what Scripture says about it:

· Here’s what Scripture says about it:

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you.

Do this in remembrance of me.”

In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

(, CSB)

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you.

Do this in remembrance of me.”

In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

(, CSB)

· Tonight, as we take the elements of the Lord’s Supper, we are going to take them a little differently; I want to talk about the Body of Christ first, allow us to take the bread, and then we’ll talk about the blood of Christ.

Tonight, as we take the elements of the Lord’s Supper, we are going to take them a little differently; I want to talk about the Body of Christ first, allow us to take the bread, and then we’ll talk about the blood of Christ.

Jesus said that the bread we are eating tonight symbolizes His body, which was broken for us.

· Jesus said that the bread we are eating tonight symbolizes His body, which was broken for us.

· How was His body broken?

How was His body broken?

· Physicians give us great detail about what happened to Him that night

Physicians give us great detail about what happened to Him that night