Sermon Tone Analysis

What We should be Thankful for

Paul in his letters included a thanksgiving that was unique to him

Rom_1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

Eph_1:16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;

Php_1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

Col_1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

1Th_1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

2Th_2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Phm_1:4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

Why because he wants people to know he is thankful for them.

While there were many problems with the believers in Corinth area, which Paul will deal with later, he first offers gratitude for some of the good things in the believers there, particularly their gifts, which were their spiritual enrichments.

How did they feel about Paul did not matter

2Co_10:10 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.

They were questioning his apostleship

They were conspiring against him.

Tring to pit him against other leaders.

They were not paying his way they would not take from their abundance and minster to his needs.

They treated him selfishly.

But he thanked God for them.

Kind of like the kids they question your authority , they judge you try to pit you and your wife against each other .

They take advantage of you they do not appreciate you.

But you thank God for them don't you.

Paul said I was gentle among you as a nurse that cherichesth her children

What they were involved in did not matter .

They were involved in fornication

Abusing spiritual gifts

They were being a bad example

Getting drunk at the Lord's supper.

Where they were deficient did not matter

What kind of trouble they were causing did not matter

Fighting , dividing up in all these separate camps we will talk about later.

Can we be thankful for the unthankful people ?

Can we be thankful for trouble makers?

I thank my God always

All the time

Pray without ceasing

The first thing that came to his mind is thanksgiving.

That is convicting

Think about the people causing you problems and heart ache right now.

Can you thank the Lord for them

This doesn't mean things should be addressed

They were addressed in this book

But first he affirms his relationship with them

Remember everyone is trying to find out three things from their leaders

Do you care about me compassion

Can you lead me competence

Can I trust you do you have character.

If you are a leader seek to grow in those areas because we can all improve.

Than He lays them out

Than he does this

All the brethren greet you.

Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand.

If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

My love be with you all in Christ Jesus.

Amen.

Sandwich it like a boss.

To help them out.

By the way with that attitude you can effect change he was able to correct them.

He won them over.

And also we can see he mellowed out from Galatians his first book because he lays right into them.

So maybe this would be a good time as we start this book and we are going to deal with problems and they are going to hit every one of us

We are all ogin to grow if you hang in there.

They are going to hit the people that lean to the right and to the left

I love you all I really do and what you think or believe or do does not change the way I look at you as a person.

I put my pitch fork down a while back I am not looking to lynch anyone I am looking to help you and treat you like God wants me to before you are my friend you are his child before you are his child.

When you talk to one of my kids you know My wife is well aware of what is going on and that conversation is not kept a secret.

Look that is how the Lord is he is watching how we treat one another and that is when he prayed his last prayer in was his request that we would love one another.

And there was no qualifications on that love other than being a child of God.

For his Grace Given to Sinners

I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

He thanked God for a bunch of people that had problems

He thanked God on their behalf

If someone is not thankful in your opinion

Than thank god on their behalf

And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.

Thus did Job continually.

For what

for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

Grace is not mercy it is more than that

God’s riches at christ expense

Given by Him he was worthy we are not

I am so thankful God gave his grace to them

I am so thankful God saved them

1Ti_1:15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

It is given not earned

Our grace should be given not earned

No one is worthy, none of us are.

God gave them his grace so paul gave them his grace as well

And that should be our heart and our starting point when we deal with problems

If this is not your heart towards someone your first attempt should be to get your heart right.

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!