Sermon Tone Analysis

I. Messengers

A.

messenger=angel

envoy=tsir, a messenger on a diplomatic mission.

B.

This may refer to runners who would bring snow from the mountains to refresh the workers in the field.

We might say today, like a cold glass of ice tea on a hot day.

II.

Friends

A. Foolish Friends

1. Leave Them

2. Don’t Desire Them

3.

An accomplice takes an oath to tell the truth, but is either silent or tells lies.

perjury is added to stealing and his life could be the punishment.

4.

B. Evil or Godly Friends?

1. Who Do You Hang Out With?

2. Guide or Wanderer?

C. Godly Friends

1. Are There For You

2. Stick With You

3. Give Good Advice

4. Help Out in Trouble

300 Illustrations for Preachers (Neighbor Is a Long-Lost Brother)

Neighbor Is a Long-Lost BrotherMark 12:30–31Preaching Themes: Family, Friendship, NeighborsWhen Tommy Larkin, 30, began searching for his long-lost biological brother, he didn’t know how far he’d have to travel from his Newfoundland, Canada, home.

Then the agency that arranged adoptions for both boys when they were toddlers called with the address of Larkin’s brother, Stephen Goosney, 29.

Goosney’s house was right across the street.

“I said … ‘I am looking at the house right now!’ ” recalls Larkin.

Now the two see each other nearly every day.

“We both have families,” Goosney said, “but this is as close as it gets.”Larkin’s

story is larger than life—his long-lost brother was a neighbor he’d never taken time to know.

While the odds of your neighbor being a biological brother are microscopic, the odds that they could be a friend are great.—Jim

L. Wilson and Rodger Russell92Stickin’ with a Friend

[Marian helping Leah when our van wouldn’t start at the store.]