Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

Illustration: Sheep Follow The Herd

What are the characteristics of sheep that remind the LORD of you and me?

What is he really saying when he refers to us in that way?

Well, shepherds and ranchers tell us that thee animals are virtually defenseless against predators, not very resourceful inclined to follow one another into danger, and they are absolutely dependent on their human masters for safety.

Thus, when David wrote, “We all, like sheep, have gone astray,” he was referring to ur tendency to move as an unthinking herd and away from the watchful care of the shepherd.

I observed this herd instinct a few years ago in a documentary on television.

It was filmed in a packing house where sheep were being slaughtered for the meat market.

Huddled in pens outside where hundreds of nervous animals.

They seemed to sense danger in their unfamiliar surroundings.

Then a gate was opened that led up a ramp and through a door to the right.

In order to get the sheep to walk up that ramp, the handlers used was is known as a “Judas goat.”

This is a goat that has been trained to lead the sheep into the slaughter-house.

The goat did his job very efficiently.

He confidently walked to the bottom of the ramp and looked back.

‘then he took a few more steps and stopped agin.

The sheep looked at each other skittishly and then began moving toward the ramp.

Eventually, they followed the confident goat to the top, where he went through a little gate to the left, but they were forced to turn to the right and went to their deaths.

It was a dramatic illustration of unthinking herd behaviour and the deadly consequences it often brings

Transition To Body- Inconsistencies in what the scribes, pharisees, and teachers of the law say vs. what they do

Body- Followers Of Jesus Christ

Disciples Live Self-attentive Lives

(and so teach through their life sound doctrine)

Temptation to sin= skandala

i.e. word from which we get scandel

An act or circumstance that leads one to act contrary to a proper course or action or set of beliefs, enticement to apostasy or false belief

A device for catching something alive, trap

One difficulty grows out of the fact that not all members are at the same level of maturity; there are always “little ones,” that is, brothers and sisters newly baptized.

The speech and behavior of more mature members could cause one of these new to the faith to stumble and fall.

The speech and behavior of more mature members could cause one of these new to the faith to stumble and fall.

“Being the cause of stumbling” more accurately translates the matter at issue than do “temptations to sin” (v. 1) and “cause to sin” (v.

2).

Disciples Correct & Forgive One Another

to act contrary to the will and law of God—‘to sin, to engage in wrongdoing, sin.’

rebuke = correct, reprove

to express strong disapproval of someone

Why? honor; value; price

help one another grow up

so speak the truth in love

Ephesians 4:11-

forgive him continually

the church is a hospital full of patients being healed

some of the patients have recurring sickness

hence forgive them continually

Disciples Trust The LORD

i.e. express faith i.e.

Faith to speak powerful words and go anything:

Note that it said “the apostles said to the LORD”

Isaiah

Note now it says apostles here versus disciples which was used in verse 1

Illustration: How everybody can invite someone they know to church- friends & family day idea of Min.

Nikki

Illustration: You’re the recruiting team or promotion/marketing department or committee of the Kingdom of God

Worrying over how people will respond!

When Jesus is in the building!

Ephesians 3

John 11:23

Disciples Serve Jesus Humbly

Illustration: Fast-forward to chapter

(our faith does lead us to be arrogant)

Illustration: Waiters/Waitresses bringing your food.

When do you tip?

Other service can never be worthy of tipping because Jesus Christ paid the bill already

Isaish 64:6

Transition To Close- Why ought we be humble?

Illustration: Fast-forward to , the persistent widow

Luke

Illustration: The Pharisee and the tax-collector

Luke 18:10

Close- Jesus Christ the suffering servant

Isaiah