Sermon Tone Analysis

/THE PLAN OF GOD RATIONALE/

 

|                            /Claim a Biblical Promise/Stage One: *“God works all things together for good”*  |

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*THE FAITH-REST DRILL IN ROMANS 8:28 *

     A Promise is a Divine guarantee, a capsule statement of Truth, a solid rock on which to anchor your mental attitude.

Promises express the essence of God, provide instantaneous perspective, and reduce complicated situations to utmost simplicity.

When you lay hold of the fact that God is working all things together for good, fear is brought under control.

Where panic reigned, peace is now restored.

But the inner peace of the relaxed mental attitude is only the beginning of the faith-rest drill.

Claiming Promises is never an end in itself; Divine Prom­ises alone can neither sustain the relaxed mental attitude nor solve complex prob­lems.

Promises set the stage for the most important aspect of faith-rest: Spiritual Thinking.

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/REVERSE CONCENTRATION /

     The application of Truth calls for /reverse concentration.

/Concentration during Bible teaching brings Truth into the soul; now concentration moves Truth out to meet the demands of the moment.

On the strength of, (Rom 8:28) present a logical Rationale to yourself extracted from /epignosis; /Spiritual Thinking stored in the right lobe.

This series of five basic Spiritual Thoughts restores your Divine­ Viewpoint Thinking.

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|  Rebound and Think (Rom 8:28)Stage Two: Apply a Doctrinal Rationale*A.

Foreknowledge*God Thought about you in eternity past.

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Predestination*God designed a plan for you in eternity past.

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Election*God chose you for the privileged part of His plan.

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Justification*God can bless you now because you possess His righteousness.

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Glorification*God has seated us in Christ now, above angels.

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*THE FAITH-REST DRILL IN ROMANS 8:29-30*/ /

     A Rationale is a “Reasoned exposition of Principles, an explanation or statement of Reasons, a set of Reasoned rules or directions.”

By mentally trac­ing out a Rationale in a crisis, you are re-explaining to yourself basic Concepts of Truth that pertain to your relationship with God.

This is necessary because fear and emotion have revolted against Divine Thinking, and you must take conscious, deliberate steps to reinstate the rightful authority in your soul.

/For [We know that] whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image [Thinking and Virtue] of His Son, that He [Christ] might be the firstborn among many [Spiritually Mature believers] brethren./

(Rom 8:29)

     Divine foreknowledge is God’s awareness of all the advantages He has prepared for each believer.

/“Foreknowledge”/ is a technical, theological term, referring to a category of God’s knowledge different than “omniscience.”

Om­niscience encompasses all Divine knowledge of the universe and angelic and human history, including all the alternatives and possibilities that /could /exist but /will not.

/Foreknowledge is one portion of omniscience, a subcategory focusing on what will actually occur in the believer’s life.

Foreknowledge is a positive Concept that implies Divine care and support.

/     Foreknowledge /assures us that God Thought about us in eternity past; /pre­destination /means that He designed a plan for us in eternity past.

That plan calls for our sanctification, which culminates in eternity future, when we are com­pletely /“conformed to the image of His Son”/ in our resurrection bodies.

/And whom He predestined, [For a part in His plan] these same ones He also elected to privilege, [Picked for a part in the plan NOW] and whom He elected to privilege, these same ones He also justified, [Declared righteous by imputation] and whom He justified, these same ones He also glorified.

[Seated with Christ in heaven NOW] /(Rom 8:30) 

     In God’s entire plan for human history, the New Covenant Age stands out as the era of unique privilege.

God chose or /elected /each believer to be Spiritual royalty, just as in the previous dispensation He selected Israel to be His client nation, and the line of Levi to be priests and chose the line of David to bring forth the Messiah, and elected Christ to be the Redeemer of mankind.

Divine election bestows special privilege, the honor of having an impact on history.

Until Jesus Christ, the Messiah, restores Israel to client nation status at His second advent, God’s pur­pose is for each believer to influence history as part of the Spiritual pivot of a Gentile client nation.

The believer fulfills his election by advancing to maturity in the Spiritual life.

Believers of other dispensations were not /elected /to the high privilege we enjoy, but all believers of every dispensation are /justified /or declared righteous.

God imputes Divine righteousness to everyone in any era of history who believes in Christ as Savior, and with imputed righteousness God creates the grace pipe­line, the potential for fabulous blessings on earth.

Believers who exploit this potential and attain super-grace status will be rewarded or /glorified /in heaven.

(Isa 53:11-12; Psa 45:13-16) Super-grace believers participate forever in the eternal glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ, who receives all the credit for any privilege or blessing we possess.

In two verses, (Rom 8:29-30) Paul has outlined the plan of God.

In their logical order the five Truths of foreknowledge, predestination, election, justi­fication, and glorification encapsulate God’s design, beginning in eternity past and concluding with the Spiritually mature believer.

By utiliz­ing this systematic reverse concentration on Truths previously learned, the believer can immediately recall his place in the overall picture of God’s grace.

By this faith-application of Bible Truth, he stabilizes his objectivity.

/DOCTRINAL CONCLUSIONS /

     After the plan-of-God Rationale in verses 29 and 30, reach Doctrinal Conclusions.

(Rom 8:31-32) 

/     To what Conclusion are we forced face to face with these things?

God [Is] for us, who [Can be] against us?

Who [God the Father] did not even spare His own unique Son, but delivered Him over in behalf of all of us, how shall He not with Him graciously give to us the all things?/

(Rom 8:31-32)

 

|  Stage Three: Reach A Doctrinal ConclusionTake Control of the Situation  *A.

“God is for us, who can be against us?”*                *B.

“God gave us His Son, He will give us ALL things.”*

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*THE FAITH-REST DRILL IN ROMANS 8:31-32 *

     These Conclusions, which are stated as rhetorical questions, enable you to take control of the situation that ignited fear and anxiety only a few moments before.

With objectivity and confidence restored, you can evaluate your cir­cumstances and take the action your Divine Thinking dictates as a solution to the problem.

(Psa 119:24) If the problem is hopeless, entirely beyond your capacity to resolve, then you can cope with the situation by intelligently trusting the Lord for a solution!

/ But Moses said to the people, “Do not fear!

Stand by [Do nothing but trust] and see the deliverance of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you *today.*”/

(Exo 14:13)

     (Rom 8:28-32) Occurs in a context that explains undeserved suffering.

The mature believer employs the faith-rest drill to transform this maximum pressure into blessing.

In dramatic contrast to your adverse circumstances, */God demonstrates His power through our application of His Word to our Thoughts./*

If Truth in our soul gives us mastery over the most difficult, frightening, and shocking situations in life, certainly Truth can sustain and bless us under more tranquil circumstances.

The faith-rest drill maintains our ability to Think and to appreciate the grace of God.

Testing + Thinking Truth = Growth!

*/This is the way we grow, no other way!/**/ /*(1Pe 4:12)

 

/THE FLEXIBILITY OF FAITH-REST /

     Various Promises can be used in stage one of the faith-rest drill, and other Rationales are available for stage two.

Besides the plan-of-God Rationale, the more advanced essence-of-God Rationale can be skillfully applied.

Example: You are worried about anything, (Or everything!) Lusting, Family, Job, House, Car, ETC... First: Rebound.

(1Jn 1:9) Think a Promise.

(Heb 13:5-6) Think with Truth: God is Sovereign, and this is in His control!

God is Righteous so this is good for me!

God is Justice so this is fair for me!

God is Eternal Life so if I die from this I have Eternal Life and I will be with God! God is Omniscience so God has always known about this and has the perfect solution!

(Just a test) God is Omnipresent so He is here NOW!

So if you Think He forgot about you, remind Him! God is Omnipotent unlimited power to help!

God is Immutable He will always do the same thing and will never change!

God is Veracity and will never!

Lie to you! AND GOD IS FOR YOU! SO WHO OR WHAT CAN BE AGAINST YOU! MOVE ON! GROW UP! TRUST HIM! AND STAY IN FELLOWSHIP!

     /The LORD said to Moses, Is the LORD'S power limited?

//Now you shall see whether My word will come true for you or not.//

/(Num 11:23)

    / Looking at them, Jesus said, With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.

/(Mark 10:27)

     GOD IS: SOVEREIGN, (Psa 115:3) RIGHTEOUS, (Deut 32:4) JUSTICE, (Psa 89:14) LOVE, (1Jn 4:8) ETERNAL LIFE, (Isa 9:6) OMNISCIENCE, (Col 2:3) OMNIPRESENT, (Psa 139:7-12) OMNIPOTENT, (Num 11:23) IMMUTABLE, (Mal 3:6) AND VERACITY.

(John 14:6) AND GOD IS FOR YOU! WHO CAN BE AGAINST YOU!

     Or the logistical-grace Rationale, (Matt 6:25-34) can comfort and strengthen even new believers.

Any Truth you have stored as /Spiritual Thinking in /your right lobe can be developed into a Rationale to meet a test or crisis in your life.