Sermon Tone Analysis

Secular:

* In Grade 10 for Activity Day… I went to a parachute club in Abbotsford…

* We learned

* We watched

* We went up

* And we saw people jump

* For my 16th Birthday…

* My Father and I went

* We learned

* We watched

* We went up…

* And we faced our base fear…

* Child… noise

* Child… insecurity

* We want to be held…

* We want someone there…

* When we hurt

* When we are scared

* When we are lonely….

* Too be held is comfort… is love… is protection….

* We need to be held…

~*~* God loves us… protects us… we are Held in the Hand of God

 

Biblical:

John 10:27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

29 "My Father, who has given /them /to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch /them /out of the Father's hand.

30 "I and the Father are one."

Personal:

* Remembering our birthday…

* Remembering our favourite colour

* Know what we do… why we do it… how we do it…

* */Shared Passions… hobby, job, sport… even same hometown/*

* We love running into people from the same hometown… (we did in Banff… late 70’s)

* We want people to know us… who we are… our likes and dislikes… what we do…

* We */also /*want to be protected…  kept safe… free from injury… free from unsavoury outcomes

* We want to be secure… not fearing what’s ahead

* We want to be held... comforted, loved…

 

 

Bridge:

* Jesus the Glorious Risen Christ… provides all of that…

*  Human relationships fail…

* Intimacy Breaks down

* No Protection

* No security

* No being held

* Jesus the Good Shepherd offers this all to his sheep…

* Intimacy, protection, security… and the loving embrace of God

Body:

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*To be Known*

10:27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

 

* Ever see a dog that recognizes his owner…

* Just the sound of his voice…

* Feeding, caring, loving…

* Or a baby and her mother…

* Just the sound of her voice…

* Security, love, affection…

* Or a child of God… at the words of their Saviour

* 1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

* The words of our God… Reaction love and affection over flowing… (Our tails wagging)

* 1 Corinthians 1:18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

* Voice of our Mother… most comforting

* Our relationship… most comforting

* Our redeemer… most comforting

* */To hear his voice…./*

* *To know… (what does that mean)*

* Luke 1:34 Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?"

* To know is intimate….

* John 8:54 Jesus answered… and you have not come to know Him, but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know Him and keep His word.

* To know is to be close…

*  Psalm 139:13 For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb…

* To know is to be fearfully and wonderfully made…

*/God knows us!! (Intimately) /*/reaction…/

*  *FOLLOW ME!*

* Give it up…

* Rich young ruler

* Luke 18:22 When Jesus heard /this/, He said to him, "One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, *follow* Me."

* Take up your cross…

* Luke 9:23 And He was saying to /them /all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his *cross* *daily* and follow Me.

* Hear him, Know and be known… Follow!!

* John 8:12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "*I* *am* the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life."

* To really KNOW is to Follow!!

*  *To Be Known… His Word… Intimately… Intentionally*

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*To be Protected*

28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish;

* kept safe… free from injury… free from unsavoury outcomes

* Matthew 13:49 "So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous, 50 and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth…

* How kept safe…

* Acts 4:12 "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other *name* *under* heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."

* Power of Faith in Christ…

* … answered with faith… Matthew 16:18 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church (my gathering); and the *gates* *of* Hades will not overpower it.

* Ultimate protection… not temporary… forever…

* kept safe… free from injury… free from unsavoury outcomes

* *To be Protected*

 

*To be Secure*

28b …no one will snatch them out of My hand.

-          We hate uncertainty!!

We want a certain… positive future

o       Stock Markets….

Big crashes (80’s & post 9~/11)

o       Faith in what….

* Romans 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined /to become /conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

* God’s plan… anchored in who God is… anchored in Him…