Sermon Tone Analysis

A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, and looked at the old pages as he turned them.

Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible, and he picked it up and looked at it closely.

It was an old leaf from a tree that had been pressed between the pages.

'Momma, look what I found,' the boy called out.

A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, and looked at the old pages as he turned them.

Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible, and he picked it up and looked at it closely.

It was an old leaf from a tree that had been pressed between the pages.

'Momma, look what I found,' the boy called out.

'What have you got there, dear?' his mother asked.

With astonishment in the young boy's voice, he answered: 'I think it's Adam's suit!'

kids and Word of God - nothing to do

final - People of his presence

read the book

series - how and what - why

have you ever had a kid ask why, why this why that, well I was just hanging out with my nephews, they were swimming and i was watching.

They kept asking me to come swimming and i kept saying no, no, no.

no, why don’t you want to come swimming, im sorry bud, that water is so warm it doesn’t cool you off if you get in.

it doesn’t feel very good or refreshing.

ryder goes ‘man i wish god didn’t make this water so warm, howd he get it that warm any way?’

Its kinda warm outside and I was kinda getting ready to answer when jayden cried out ‘i hope it wasnt how i make the pool warm’

Praise - couple of things - take advantage of effects of praise

take advantage of this power

lake - dam - water sitting there

Power of vocal proclamation

mark

(ESV)

(ESV)

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For we all stumble in many ways.

And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.

4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things.

How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness.

The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.

7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue.

It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing.

My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?

12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs?

Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.

Vocal proclomation

power in our words when we speak, and wee see this directly in our family,how we treat each other

but ultimately there is power in the word of God

(ESV)

12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

the word holds ultimate power, connect this power with our praise, things cannot stay the same

Power of Agreement

come together being of the same mind

2 can do more than 1, 3 can do more than 2, multiplication not addition

synergy

not 2+2=4 it is 2x2=8 etc

agree with the lord

agree with the lord

josh 23:10

amen means

vocal proc + agreement +

Power of Moving in Unity

negative example

gen

gen 4

2 chron

nehemiah leading the remnants to rebuild the walls of jerusalem in

john17

unity is a testimony of Gods character, no wonder the church has lost so many people over the last 50 years, look at all the division, this church not excluded, but we are changing that here and now, and have been changing that amen

acts 2:1

phil 2

vocal proc

agreement

unity of action

God through praise does some things for us - what i want you to hear more than anything else today

Praise silences the foe and avenger

psalm 8:2

still - means to stop completely in its tracks

Praise stops the foe and avenger, the enemy

stills temptation

john10

praise silences temptation

praise silences despair

psalm 42

internally

silence temptation

silence despair

externally

giving enemy indisputable evidence of his defeat

praise strengthens the believer

praise shatters restraints

acts 16

Praise invites the presence of God

praise brings deliverance

opens the door of gods will

saves from enemies

satisfies the soul

praise

psalm 34

repels depression

Praise invites the presence of God

praise is not a magic formula