Sermon Tone Analysis

Billboards

What is the purpose of a billboard?

Did you know your life as a Christian is a billboard of your faith, your belief?

Do you think as a Christian you are accountable for the kind of billboard you are?

Before we go any further, we did not finish our previous lesson so let me do some reminders from there and then will get to the section for today, Lord willing.

As a reminder:

Jews and Gentiles have access (Eph2:18; Heb10:19-25)

Access to the inexhaustible riches of His grace (Eph1:7, 2:4, 3:8)

Access to stand in your faith (1Cor15:1-3; Eph6:13)

Gospel delivered, gospel received, gospel in which you stand.

Gospel which is of first importance!

Gospel emphasized that Christ died for our sins!

So, stand in your faith, regardless of circumstances in the physical world or the spiritual battles, stand!

Access to walk in victory (1Cor15:56-58)

Victory over death, victory over sin

Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ

Oh, i have to give you one verse of this at least

This is where we ended last week, well, really two weeks ago

(Transition) Access that brings us to extol, to boast, to share in the hope we have because of our justification!

Peace with God (v.1) takes care of our past

Access to God (v.2) takes care of our present

Hope of the glory (v.2) looks to the future

(Insert our glorious hope picture here)

Our glorious hope (Rom5:2;1Tim1:1; Col1:25-28)

Jesus Christ is our hope according to 1Tim1:1; but now turn with me briefly to Col1:25-28.

We are not going to make it beyond verse two today, it was a nice thought with good intentions to get through (v.3) but it is not going to happen.

Col1:25-28 “25 Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God, 26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28 We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.”

Our glorious hope, our living hope (1Pt1:3-12)

Now turn to 1Pt1:3-12, let’s just read it, I will very briefly make a few comments on it, then we will pray.

(Insert our living hope picture here)

Our Living hope gives us an inheritances that is imperishable (v.4)

A living hope that reminds us that salvation comes through faith (v.5)

A living hope that we can hold onto even in times of distress (v.6)

A living hope that is evident, seen, and can be proved (v.7)

A living hope, a living faith that the prophets spoke of is here!

(vv.10-12)

So, this morning here are the billboards we are looking at:

Billboard of the scripture (Rom5:3-6)

Billboard of suffering (Rom5:3)

Billboard of proven character (Rom5:4)

Billboard of hope (Rom5:5-6)

Billboard of the scripture

When we read we should observe, define, discuss so then we can see where, if there is application.

So, let’s read together.

Oh, we are starting in the middle of a thought we better back up to keep in context

What observations do you make?

Any words you think should be defined?

Exult: (v) -feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation.

Tribulation (n) - a cause of great trouble or suffering.

Perseverance (n) -persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

helpless (adj) - unable to defend oneself or to act without help.

What does Paul tell the church to exult in (v.3)?

Exult in “our” tribulations

What is the results of tribulations (vv.3-5)?

Perseverance, proven character, hope that does not disappoint

What great truth does Paul remind the church of (v.6)?

While we were helpless, still sinners, Christ died for the ungodly, the sinner!

Bulletin board of tribulation/suffering

What happens when we go through hard times?

Do we exult Christ?

Do we illustrate Jesus who justified us by faith?

We cannot avoid tribulation (Jn16:33)

Now the words of Jesus

What does Jesus call for us to have, and why (Jn16:33)?

Peace, courage, because he has overcome the world.

Suffering might be a bitter tree, but it is not a barren tree.

It will produce fruit.

(story) my injury, my divorce part of why I am who I am today with hope for tomorrow.

The word suffering in the Greek is (thilipsis) meaning pressure, oppression, affliction, and tribulation.

It is only the one who has put their faith and trust in God, who has been justified and made peace with God (v.1) that we are able to exult in our tribulations, in our suffering.

Tribulations/suffering brings about perseverance

Perseverance (Hupomone) which means patience,, endurance, steadfastness

Perseverance to stay true to the gospel, to stay true to your position in Christ.

Helen Keller said “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.

Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”

(Transition) this leads us to our next billboard:

Billboard of proven character

From the tree of suffering it produces the fruit of proven character, hum, what does that mean, proven character?

Character: (n) - the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

In the Greek it is (Dokime), shows the quality of something being approved.

This is more than persevering in the tribulations of this life, but for the sake of the gospel too in which you were justified and made peace with God.

Character is proven by perseverance, consider (2Cor4:17; Rom8:18; 2The1:5)

What are the results of our momentary light affliction (2Cor4:17)?

rom8:18

This just backs up the other scripture and one more

YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED WORTHY OF THE KINGDOM!

(Transition) Now if that is something to cling to, it is, that is hope!

Our next billboard

Billboard of hope

Hope, we all want hope, and if you are a justified Christian you have hope (1Tim1:1) and that hope has a name, Jesus Christ.

Our billboard of hope should display Jesus Christ and the hope we have in Him.

I want to take a side journey right now into hope, so grab your outline for there are some blanks to fill out in this, then will return to hope that does not disappoint.

We are to have hope against hope (Rom4:18)

Speaking of Abraham! and you, because of your faith, because of your hope you are Abraham’s descendant!

We are to exult (celebrate) hope (Rom5:2)

For we have been saved in hope, in what is not seen (Rom8:24)

Oh wait, there is much more, I want us to get a good picture of hope

For God is the God of hope that fills us (Rom15:13)

Hope that is in the hope of His righteousness (Gal5:5)