Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

Scripture

Outline

Hebrews 1-2 - Jesus is Greater Than the Angels

Hebrews 1:1-4 - God has Spoken

Hebrews 1:5-14 - The Son is Superior to the Angels

Hebrews 2:1-4 - A Warning

Hebrews 2:5-9 - Lowliness to Crowning Glory

Hebrews 2:10-18 - Jesus has Delivered His Brothers

Hebrews 3:1-4:13 - Jesus is a Greater Rest

Hebrews 3:1-6 - Jesus is Worthy of More Glory Than Moses

Hebrews 3:7-19 - Disobedience After the Exodus

Hebrews 4:1-13 - A Sabbath Rest for God’s People

Hebrews 4:14-7:26 - Jesus is Greater than Melchizedek

Hebrews 4:14-16 - Jesus is the Great High Priest

Hebrews 5:1-10 - Jesus is the High Priest After the Order of Melchizedek

Hebrews 5:11-6:20 - Warning and Exhortation

Hebrews 5:11-14 - Failure to Mature

Hebrews 6:1-8 - Pursue Maturity

Hebrews 6:9-12 - Loving Motivation

Hebrews 6:13-20 - The Promise of God’s Word and God’s Oath

Hebrews 7:1-10 - The Greatness of Melchizedek

Hebrews 7:11-19 - Jesus’ Priesthood is Needed

Hebrews 7:20-28 - Jesus Guarantees a Better Covenant

Hebrews 8:1-10:18 - Jesus is the Greater Covenant

Hebrews 8:1-6 - Jesus Mediates a Better Covenant

Hebrews 8:7-13 - The Promise of the New Covenant

Hebrews 9:1-10 - The Earthly Tabernacle Points to What Would Come

Hebrews 9:11-14 - Christ is The Mercy Seat

Hebrews 9:15-22 - Blood is Necessary for Forgiveness

Hebrews 9:23-28 - Christ’s Sacrifice Permanently Removes Sin

Hebrews 10:1-10 - Christ’s Sacrifice Replaces the Law

Hebrews 10:11-18 - Christ's Sacrifice Fully Forgives Sin

Hebrews 10:19-12:29 - Assurance of Faith

Hebrews 10:19-25 - Because of Christ's Sacrifice Let us...

Hebrews 10:26-31 - A Warning Against Apostasy

Hebrews 10:32-39 - A Warm Encouragement

Hebrews 11:1-11:40 - Faith

Hebrews 11:1-7 - Faith Before the Patriarchs

Hebrews 11:8-22 - The Faith of the Patriarchs

Hebrews 11:23-31 - Faith in the Midst of Danger

Hebrews 11:32-40 - The Faith of the Future Hope

Hebrews 12:1-3 - Jesus our Great Example

Hebrews 12:4-11 - The Discipline of the Lord

Hebrews 12:12-17 - Run the Race and Be Wary of Counterfeits

Hebrews 12:18-29 - God’s Unshakable Kingdom

Hebrews 13:1-25 - Sermon’s End

Hebrews 13:1-17 - Final Exhortations for Communal Life

Hebrews 13:1-6 - Continue in Love

Hebrews 13:7-17 - Commitment to Sound Leadership

Purpose of Book

Christ, who has accomplished salvation through His atoning sacrifice, is greater than all things; therefore, persevere in true faith and encourage others to do likewise

Main Point

The author begins closing his sermon commanding the congregation to love one another with brotherly love

Hebrews 13:1-6 - Continue in Love

Let brotherly love continue.

Brotherly love

Continue

Command

Notice that this is not a command to start loving one another, but to continue in loving one another

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers

Command

For thereby some have entertained angels unawares

Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.

Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them

Remember - Command

Those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

***In vss 4-5 the author writes with striking forcefulness***

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled

Honor or precious - the marriage covenant is a precious covenant between man and woman and that should be understood by the entire community regardless of marital status

God expects sexual purity/holiness within the marriage relationship

For God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous

Here is the reason why the marriage bed must remain undefiled

Will judge - future tense revealing judgment on the Day of the Lord - those who have not repented from sexual immorality and adultery will will be excluded from God’s own presence in eternity - To God sexual immorality is a breach and violation of the New Covenant

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have

For he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

So we can confidently say,

The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?

Messianic Psalm

The psalmist is surround by enemies who desire to destroy him

Here the context is in regards the money - they were in financial straits because of being Christian - regardless GOD is their helper and will give them strength!

Hebrews 13:7-17 - Commitment to Sound Leadership

Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God.

Remember your leaders

Command

Meant for the listeners to reflect on their very lives

Those who spoke to you the word of God

The Gospel

Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.

Consider the outcome of their way of life

The entire course of their life

These first leaders are most likely dead

Imitate their faith

Command

They heard the stories of faith from the OT, now they are called to imitate real life examples

These leaders’ lives were opposite of the wilderness generation and Esau’s