Sermon Tone Analysis
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Temptation
*** Image of temptation—Popular, being pulled in two different directions
Shows what we’re made of
Provocation to do the wrong thing
Enticement to do the right thing at the wrong time
*** Image of purity of gold.
What are we made of?
Our response to temptation reveals something about what we’re made of
*** Image: Wait, that’s not the right St. Augustine
*** The real St.
Augustine
*** Image: Gregory the great
Augustine & Gregory the Great
Suggestion
Delight
Consent
Traditional sources of temptation:
The world
The flesh
The devil
*** Our text gets right to the point.
As readers of Luke’s gospel, we get a sense of who Jesus is:
*** The Spirit-filled Son of God
Luke 3:22 (NRSV)
The Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove.
And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
*** The awaited descendant of David whose lineage connects him with all humanity
*** The function of the genealogy: connects Jesus the Messiah to King David and to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Matthew’s genealogy, more focused on Jewish readers, begins with Abraham to show Jesus is a child of Abraham
Luke’s genealogy, for a broader readership, connects Jesus with “all humanity” and goes back to the origin narrative of Genesis
40 days
*** Full temptation, tempted in every way, complete opportunity
The first temptation
Will Jesus, who has made a spiritual commitment, choose to surrender to his physical impulses?
The second temptation
Will Jesus embark on a quest for power that will rob him of his identity as Son of God?
The third temptation
Will Jesus “show off” to prove his identity to others (and perhaps to himself—Jesus had faith too), or will he rest securely in his self-knowledge?
Eve and Adam get it wrong
Jesus shows what it means to get it completely right
We tie our faith, our fortunes, our lives to the one who got it right.
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