Sermon Tone Analysis

Review of Colossians

The Letter to the Saints in Colossae was Written by Paul in 62 A.D. from prison in Rome

Having Spiritual Understanding, Colossians 1:9

Colossians 1:9

Because of this we also, from the first day we heard, do not cease communicating in worship and asking concerning you in order that you should be filled with the full experiential knowledge of His desirous will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding

Sharing in the Inheritance of the Saints, Colossians 1:12

Colossians 1:12

while giving thanks to the Father, the One having made us sufficient to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light,

Transferred into the Kingdom of His Son, Colossians 1:13

Colossians 1:13

Who has delivered us out from the authority of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

Christ is the Image of God, Colossians 1:15

Colossians 1:15

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation,

Peace Through the Blood of His Cross, Colossians 1:20

Colossians 1:20

and through Him to fully reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross through Him, whether things upon the earth or things in the heavens.

The Workings of Our Minds, Colossians 1:21

Colossians 1:21

And you that existed at some time alienated and hostile in the workings of your mind by the malignantly evil works,

The Dispensation of God, Colossians 1:25

Colossians 1:25

of which I have been made a minister according to the dispensation of God, the one given to me for you, to fill up the Word of God;

The Mystery of The Christ, Colossians 1:26

Colossians 1:26

the mystery, the one hidden from the ages and from the generations but is now revealed to His saints,

Presenting Everyone Mature in Christ, Colossians 1:28

Colossians 1:28

Who we openly proclaim while admonishing all men and teaching all men in all wisdom, in order that we should present every man mature in Christ,

Knowing Paul’s Struggle For Encouragement to Come to a Full Experiential Knowledge, Colossians 2:1-2

Colossians 2:1–2

For I desire you to intuitively know how great a struggle I have concerning you and the ones in Laodicea and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

in order that their hearts should be encouraged, having been knit together in love and into all the riches of the full confidence of understanding into a full experiential knowledge of the mystery of God the father even the Christ

Do Not be Deceived by Persuasive Words, Colossians 2:3-4

Colossians 2:3–4

in whom are all the hidden treasures and wisdom and experiential knowledge.

Indeed this I say in order that no one should deceive you with persuasive speech.

As We Received Christ We are To Walk in Him, Colossians 2:6

Colossians 2:6

Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, in Him you walk

Careful of the Deception that comes from the Traditions of Men, Colossians 2:8

Colossians 2:8

You see that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the traditions of man, according to the elementary principles of the world and not according to Christ.

Not Letting Men Umpire Against Us by the Elementary Principles of The World System, Colossians 2:16-19

Colossians 2:16–19

Therefore, stop letting someone judge you in food and in drink, or in part of a feast, or new moon, or Sabbath,

which are a shadow of the things about to come; indeed the body of the Christ.

Let no one umpire against you, in a humiliation and worshiping of angels, bringing in things which he has not seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh

and not holding the head, out from whom all the Body being in a state of being supplies and knit together through the joints and bands, increases with the growth of God.

Putting off the Things of Our Former Life, Colossians 3:7

Colossians 3:7

in which also you once governed the manner of your life, when you were living in them.

As the Elect of God Put On, Colossians 3:12-13

Colossians 3:12–13 (NASB95)

Therefore, put on, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, affection of pity, kindness, humility, objectivity of mind, longsuffering,

enduring one another and being gracious towards yourselves.

If perhaps anyone has complaint towards another, just as the Lord was gracious to you thus also you [be gracious].

The Peace of God Umpiring In Your Hearts, Colossians 3:15

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God umpire in your hearts unto what also you were called in one body and become thankful.

The Word of The Christ Dwelling In You, Colossians 3:16

Colossians 3:16

Let the Word of the Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, while teaching and admonishing yourselves with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs in grace singing in your heart to the Lord.

Understanding the Proper Meaning of Submitting, Colossians 3:18-4:1

Colossians 3:18–4:1

Wives, submit for a benefit to your husbands, as it is proper in the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives and stop being bitter towards them.

Children, obey your parents after all things, for this is well pleasing in the Lord.

Fathers, stop provoking your children to anger in order that they should not be discouraged.

Servants, obey after all things your masters according to the flesh, not in eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart respecting the Lord.

And in all, whatsoever, you do, work it out from the soul, as unto the Lord, and not unto men,

intuitively knowing that of the Lord you will receive recompense of the inheritance.

Serve the Lord Christ as a slave.

For the one doing unrighteousness will be repaid that which is unrighteous and there is no respect of persons.

Masters, offer righteousness and fairness to the slaves, intuitively knowing that you also have a Master in Heaven.

Walk in Wisdom, Colossians 4:5

Colossians 4:5

Walk in wisdom towards those without, while redeeming the time.

Know How it is Necessary to Answer Everyone, Colossians 4:6

Colossians 4:6

Your words always in grace, seasoned with salt, intuitively knowing how it is necessary to answer each one.

Introduction to 2 Corinthians

Written in 56 A.D.

Written About A Year After 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 8:10; 9:2

Author is Paul, 2 Corinthians 1:1; 10:1

Titus’ Meeting With Paul in Macedonia Initiated the Writing

Paul’s First Letter was One of Sorrow

His Relationship with the Saints in Corinth was Strained Due to Their Carnality, 2 Corinthians 2:5; 1 Corinthians 5:1

Titus Brought News About their Change of Attitude to Paul, 2 Corinthians 7:6-7

Addressing the Saints in Corinth, 2 Corinthians 1:1-2

2 Corinthians 1:1–2 (NASB95)

Paul an apostle belonging to Jesus Christ through a desirous will of God and Timothy, the brother, to the assembly belonging to God, the one in Corinth, with the saints, all the ones in all of Achaia.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul’s Apostleship Was An Aspect of God’s Desirous Will for Him

He is the Last of the Apostles, 1 Corinthians 15:8-9

Although the 11 Disciples Added Matthias in the Upper Room, He is Not Counted as One of the Apostles, Acts 1:26

His Apostleship to the Corinthians was Evident, 1 Corinthians 9:2

Paul Had to Deal with False Apostles in Corinth, 2 Corinthians 11:4-5

Timothy

Joined Paul in His Second Missionary Journey