Sermon Tone Analysis

*True Evangelism*

•“Instead of preaching the good news that sinners can be made righteous in Christ and escape the wrath to com, the gospel has degenerated into the pretext that we can be made happy in Christ and escape the hassles of this life.”

–Ray Comfort, /Revival’s Golden Key/

*Example:  JTB*

•John the Baptist:  “Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand”  Matt.

3:2

•“You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”

–To the crowds, Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matt.

3:7 and Luke 3:7

*Examples:  Jesus*

•Jesus:  “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand”  Matt.

4:17, Mark 1:15.

•Jesus:  The Sermon on the Mount

•Matthew 5:17, 20.

•Redefines murder, adultery, divorce, oaths, revenge, practicing righteousness.

*Examples:  Jesus*

•Redefines praying, fasting, giving, worrying.

•Redefines the whole law:  Matt 7:12

•Compare 7:12 and 5:17

•Narrow gate: hard, few, life.

•Wide gate:  easy, many, destruction.

*Examples:  Jesus*

•Finally, Jesus discusses /false converts./

For all go through a gate!

•False converts:  working in Jesus’ name.

•False converts will be alongside true converts: 

•See kingdom parables:  Wheat and Tares, the wedding party, etc.

*Examples:  Acts*

•Study for yourself:  How did the early church share the gospel?

*The Rich Young Man:*

•(Mark 10:17-22)

•“Ran”

•“knelt”

•“good teacher”

•“No one is good except God alone.”

•Jesus leads with the law!

•All these he has kept?

*The Rich Young Man:*

•Jesus “*loved him*”

•Jesus ‘raises the bar’ above the law!

•Jesus lets him walk away.

•He “went away sorrowful, for he had great posessions.”

•(See also the Samaritan woman)

*Share Jesus Without Fear*

•Romans 3:23.

–Circle “all”

•Write page number and scripture reference for the next verse.

•Exodus 20:3-17.

Review the Law.

•Romans 6:23.

–Circle “sin”, underline “free gift”, write (hell) next to death.

*Share Jesus Without Fear*

•John 3:3.

–Write “Why, †?”

–“Why did Jesus come to die?”

•John 14:6

–Underline “no one.”

•Romans 10:9-11

–Put a ?

Next to Lord (v9) and righteousness (v10)

–In verse 13, underline “whoever”

 

*Share Jesus Without Fear*

•2 Cor.

5:15

–Circle “all”

–Ask, “What do true believers do with their lives?”

•Rev.

3:20

 

*Share Jesus Without Fear*

•Are you a sinner?

•Do you want forgiveness of sins?

•Do you believe Jesus Christ died on the cross for you and rose again?

•Are you willing to surrender your life to Jesus Christ?

 

*Share Jesus Without Fear*

•Are you willing to invite Jesus Christ into your life and into your heart?