Sermon Tone Analysis

*Secular: *

·         We love our security… sometimes we cling to odd things…

* Teddy Bears

* Sense of well being tied to teams and friends

* Our possessions

* Slipping away * Fading…

* Cracking foundations…

Remember… Six Aspects of faith… Put into Practice

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Hope

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Steadfastness

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Encouraged

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No Doubt

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Gave Glory

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Fully Assured

To be Justified by Faith… Luther’s mutterings

NAU Romans 1:17 For in it /the /righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS /man /SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."

è First five captures speak to unbelievers… an apologetic… discussion of faith… valuable to both…

è Next chapters speak to the believer specifically…

Therefore…

 

*Biblical:*

NAU Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.

8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Personal:

* Ever notice kids don’t want simple

* Hoodies… * Shoes…

* Jeans…

* Hooks…

* On the floor…

* Stuffed in the corner…

* Under a bed…

* Show the real value…

* Value not hung up in the wrong places…

* Hung in the right spot…

* Hanging it in the right spot…

* Not in a Teddy Bear

* Not in Personal Wealth

* Not in others…

 

Bridge:

*  /Therefore…/

* Rebel… to Radical

* That all of  Creation… all of Scripture testify

* Six Aspects of faith…

* To be Justified by Faith

* Holding onto the right thing

* What we hold onto is more than just Security…

* It is a relationship with God…

 The Believer’s Peace with God

The Believer’s Hope of Glory

The Believer’s Possession of Divine Love

The Believer’s Certainty of Deliverance

The Believer’s Joy in God

* Security comes not in a relationship in the past…

*  But in the Recognition of the Awesomeness of God and our relationship for eternity….

Body:

*The Believer’s Peace with God*

Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

* The first link in this unbreakable chain that eternally binds the believer to God to be at peace…

* Peace in the present tense…

* Not the yet to be realized…

* Justified… by Faith… at Peace…

* Not in Christ… no peace

* Know Christ… Know Peace…

 

* At War… whether you are on the front line or not

* Challenges

* Uncertainty

* Instability

* NAU Ephesians 5:5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

* /No Neutral… for or against!/

* But with Christ…

* A Sinner’s War with God is ended for eternity…

* Celebration!!

* That is Peace!

* Peace in our heart

* Peace in the conflict

* Peace in our relationship

* NAU Colossians 1:19 For it was the /Father's /good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, 20 and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, /having made peace through the blood of His cross/; through Him, /I say/, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

21 And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, /engaged /in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach—

* Peace secure in God alone…

*/The Believer’s Peace with God/*

* Security comes not in a relationship in the past…

* But in the Recognition of the Awesomeness of God and our relationship for eternity….

*The Believer’s Standing in Grace*

2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand;

* The second link in this unbreakable chain that eternally binds the believer to God is Grace

* Our Security lies in our access to God through Christ

* The unmerited favour of God… if made peace in the past… grace present and ongoing

* NAU Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

* In God’s grace through cost…

* NAU Ephesians 2:18 for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

* No Peace… at war… no grace… no relationship

* Through Christ and by God’s grace the war is over… and we can stand in the presence of our God

* Talking about that relationship… Jeremiah wrote of the New Covenant to come in Christ…

* NAU Jeremiah 32:38 "They shall be My people, and I will be their God; 39 and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me always, for their own good and for /the good of /their children after them.

40 "I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will put the fear of Me in their hearts so that they will not turn away from Me.”

 

* God has poured out his favour