Sermon Tone Analysis

*What has happened to us lately?*

*/Matthew 25:14–18/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*14* For /the kingdom of heaven is/ as a man travelling into a far country, /who/ called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

*15* And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

*16* Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made /them/ other five talents.

*17* And likewise he that /had received/ two, he also gained other two.

*18* But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

*1.   **We are not unlike those servants but which one am I who do you think you are? *

a.

The one with 5 who

Put his talents to work and brought back more for his master

b.

The one with 2

Did the same as 5 but he was rewarded as well!

*/ Romans 12:6–8 (KJV 1900)/*

*6* Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, /let us prophesy/ according to the proportion of faith; *7* Or ministry, /let us wait/ on /our/ ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; *8* Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, /let him do it/ with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

*/Ephesians 4:11–13/**/ (KJV 1900)/*

*11* And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; *12* For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: *13* Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

 

c.

Did you just receive one and then what did you do?