Sermon Tone Analysis

What would you say the meaning of rejoice is? Well with a little bit of help from our friend google we have the following definition.

Webster dictionary rejoice means to feel or show that you are very happy about something.

They use the following example; we all rejoiced over/about/in/at our friend's good luck.

The fans rejoiced when their team finally won the World Series.

= The fans rejoiced in their team's World Series victory.

But there is more to this often-overlooked word in the c. 1300, it embodied the following ideas "to own, possess, enjoy the possession of, have the fruition of.”

Fruition means “the point at which a plan or project is realized, or literary the state or action of producing fruit.”

When we then look at Scripture without the knowledge of what rejoice means we might just think that rejoice means to be happy or to show happiness.

However, the deeper meaning of the english word means to posses or seeing a plan realized.

This has great significance in correctly understanding the purpose of rejoice in Scripture.

We all rejoiced over/about/in/at our friend's good luck.The fans rejoiced when their team finally won the World Series.

= The fans rejoiced in their team's World Series victory.

When we then look at Scripture without the knowledge of what rejoice means we might just think that rejoice means to be happy or to show happiness.

However, the deeper meaning of the English word means to posse or seeing a plan realized.

This has great significance in correctly understanding the purpose of rejoice in Scripture.

Our Scripture reading finds itself in an enthronement song.

It is a song about salvation and is a call for God’s children to rejoice over the victory that God has attained of His enemy.

To rejoice in the biblical sense is to know that God reigns.

The message of , says, then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

God’s reign was achieved through the Savior that was born and it is because of this birth that God’s children can rejoice.

In the immediate context of it deals with God calling His children to rejoice because their oppressor has been defeated and now God gives them the assurance of His presence v 17 the Lord you God in your midst, the Might One will save.

There is also the promise that the lame and outcasts will be brought back home to live in peace and security.

VV 19, 20 speak of a restoration a returning of Israel to their rightful place.

Our Scripture reading finds its self in an enthronement song.

It is a song about salvation and is a call for God’s children to rejoice over the victory that God has attained of His enemy.

To rejoice in the biblical sense is to know that God reigns.

That the message of , say, then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

God’s reign was achieved through the Savior that was born and it is because of this birth that God’s children can rejoice.

deals with God calling His children to rejoice because their oppressor has been defeated and now God gives them the assurance of His presence v 17 the Lord you God in your midst, the Might One will save.

There is also the promise that the lame and outcasts will be brought back home to live in peace and security.

VV 19, 20 speak of a restoration a returning of Israel to their rightful place.

This passage was not only look at the present victory and restoration, but it was looking forward to the promised Messiah and the victory that His life and death achieved.

As we look back at the cross, we believe by faith that Jesus was victorious.

It is through this victory that the message of the angel come with great joy to all people.

Us here today do not just look back to Jesus birth but we look forward to the final day when sin will be finally eradicated from this earth and God’s universe.

For us to rejoice is to look forward to the end time hope that looks past our current suffering to the joy of living in the presence of God.

says, I will rejoice in Jerusalem and joy in My people; the voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, nor the voice of crying.

To really rejoice in God would then mean that through our belief in God we are to possess, own, enjoy the possession of, enjoy the fruition or realization of God’s victory that He has given to us.

To rejoice in the birth of Jesus and His victory is to claim it and own it for ourselves.

When we do this, we are able to see and rejoice His justice, steadfast love, faithfulness, goodness, power, and all-embracing healing.

How can we this week rejoice in God?

We need to claim the life of Jesus for ourselves.

We need to posses or own His promises for our lives.

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; for Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’

” 3 Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. .

I will trust and not be afraid;

‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song;

He also has become my salvation.’

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Amen

3 Therefore with joy you will draw water

From the wells of salvation.

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), .