Sermon Tone Analysis

*Mark 12:28-31*

 

Mr.

Clever served God in Egypt.

He wrote...

 

When I am dying, how glad I shall be

That the lamp of my life has been burned out for thee

I shall not regret whatever I gave

Money, or time, one sinner to save

Nor shall I mind that the road has been rough

That thy blessed feet led the way was enough

When I am dying, how glad I shall be

That the lamp of my life has been burned out for thee

 

Paul the apostle wrote...

For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain

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*“ The main thing, is to keep the main thing, the main thing”*

 

*Mark 12:28-31* And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments/ is/, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And *thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength*: this/ is/ the first commandment.

31 And the second/ is/ like,/ namely/ this, *Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself*.

There is none other commandment greater than these.

/thou shalt love /(not the greatest suggestion… the greatest COMMANDMENT!)

*Love:*  agape!

Unconditional, not drawn out by some excellence, or delight in the object being loved, but an act of the will, not necessarily mutual... sets a high value on something,

seeks it’s best interest, strives for it’s edification, is concerned about it’s needs & wants  

We are to LOVE THE LORD!

What is that practically?

An O.T. example of an abiding love is found in…

Ex 21:5-6  And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever

LOVE SUBMITS!  LOVE IS COMMITTED…FOR THE LONG TERM!

 

N.T. examples

LOVE GIVES!!! 

*The Godhead’s example... *

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The *Father* loves, and gives!:

 John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he

* gave his only begotten Son, *

that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Luke 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall/ your/ heavenly Father

*give the Holy Spirit*

 to them that ask him?

John 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the *Holy Ghost was not yet/ given/*;

because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall

*give you another Comforter,*

 that he may abide with you for ever;

2Co 1:21-22  Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, /is/ God; Who hath also *sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts*.

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Ro 8:37  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

38  For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39  Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, *shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.*

*The Father gives the Son, the Spirit, and the Victory!*

The *Son* loves, and gives!:

Ephesians 5:2  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

*The Son gives himself!*

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The *Spirit* loves, and gives!:  John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father,/ even/ the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father,

*he shall testify of me:*

John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come,

*he will guide you into all truth: *

for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear,/ that/ shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord/ is/ upon me, because he hath

*/anointed/ me to preach the gospel*

 to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

Anoint:  5548 criw chrio /khree'-o/

1) to anoint

1a) consecrating Jesus to the Messianic office, and furnishing him with the necessary powers for its administration

1b) enduing Christians with the gifts of the Holy Spirit

*The Spirit gives of himself, indwelling, testifying, guiding, anointing!*

What about *ME*, what about *you*?

What does God *want *from me?

What will this *cost *me?

*thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength*

 

*ALL  *all 65, *whole *43, *every whit* 2, *altogether* 1...*throughout, completely*

 

*Heart:* 

*Proverbs 23:26*  My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

1Sa 13:14  ...*the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, *and the LORD hath commanded him /to be/ captain over his people...         LEADERSHIP

Ac 13:22 …I have found *David* the [son] of Jesse, *a man after mine own heart*, which shall fulfil all my will.

STEWARDSHIP

*thou shalt love the Lord …with all thy heart*

 

*Soul:* *Philippians 2:20 * For I have no man likeminded(*e), who will naturally care for your state.

Lit.

“one souled,” and also translated “kindred spirit.”

(NASB95)   *Timothy* was one in thought, feeling, and spirit with *Paul* in love for the church.

*thou shalt love the Lord …with all thy soul*

*Mind:* *Proverbs 23:7* For as he *thinketh* in his *heart*, so/ is/ he:

*1 Timothy 4:15-16* 15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them…

16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them…

*2 Timothy 2:15* Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Mentally, but also spiritually...  Paul instructed *Timothy to give* of himself,  wholly.

*thou shalt love the Lord …with all thy mind*

 

*Strength:*  Physically...  Lam 3:27  /It is/ good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

Some of our younger ones were a real help as we renovated the hall.

*Romans 12:1-2* I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye *present your bodies a living sacrifice*, holy, acceptable unto God,/ which is/ your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what/ is/ that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Be aware that a living sacrifice may try to crawl down off the alter from time to time!

Strength:

            The Older –

You see the field, white to harvest...

You see your hair white, and falling out, taking your strength with it.

Do not die with the baton still in a death grip in your hand !

PASS IT ON !

The Younger –

Do not go on with empty hands when God has a baton with your name on it !

SEEK OUT YOUR GIFT(s) AND USE IT(them) FOR HIM

“30  And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this /is/ the first commandment.

31  And the second /is/ like, /namely/ this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.