Sermon Tone Analysis

HOUSE OF PRAYER

05 March 2017 –

Clarity, Authority, Passion

Focus Question (What does…?)

What does “The Word became flesh” mean, and why is it important?

Timeless Truth (Truth of God’s Word)

His redemptive power, and His deity- This Gospel has taken the Creation account and connected the re-creation of the believer moving from darkness to light.

Background / Context (Context: Theme, Date/ Time, Speaker, Audience, and Situation)

Written in a time subsequent to 70 A.D. but believed to be between 70-100 AD

I. THEME

o Christ’s Deity (THE LIGHT)

II.

DATE / TIME

o 70 AD was the date of the destruction of the temple, John dies before 100 AD – so we can be sure that it was not any later than 100 AD.

o We can discern this because this was during a time that the Sea of Tiberias was the name typically used for the Sea of Galilee (6:21, 21:1)

III.

SPEAKER: John (The Apostle that Jesus “loved”)

IV.

AUDIENCE: Different from the synoptic gospels as it is written to everyone (Greek and Jew)

V. SITUATION: John focuses on events that are not found in the synoptic gospels to prove one thing to the reader – JESUS IS GOD IN THE FLESH, that the eternal WORD came to earth, had been born of a virgin to die as God’s perfect sacrifice for the sins of the world.

Not discussing: genealogy, birth, baptism, temptation, casting out of demons, parables, transfiguration, communion, sweating blood in Gethsemane, or His ascension.

Scripture

(ESV) pg 517

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.

8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.

Cross-Reference

(ESV) pg 499

40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb.

And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”

(ESV) pg 331

2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

(ESV) pg 347

3 A voice cries in the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God

(ESV) pg 353

6 he says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

The word “testify / witness / testimony” appears specific to John’s writtings over 60 times (as a Noun, and only approximately 10 times does he use it as a verb;

the verb “believe” occurs 98 times expecting a response from John’s audience;

I. THE LIGHT

a. Isaiah

b. (was “a” God) – a predicate nominative never follows a verb

II.

THE WOMB

a.

b.

c.

III.

THE OLD

a. – the first gospel

b.

Passion of Christ – last week of prep

c.

His crucifixion

IV.

Illustration (Optional, note: This is not an embellishment, it must be directly applicable to the theme being communicated by the text.)

The Perfect Storm – who calms that storm?

Is the storm our responsibility, or is staying on course?

()

And when He got into the boat the disciples followed Him and behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but He was asleep.

And they went and woke Him, saying “Save Us Lord; we are perishing.”

(imagine the discussion of who was gonna wake Him up) And He said to them “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?”

Then He rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And the men marveled, saying “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and sea obey Him?”

Prosperity is a false gospel…

V. Application (Most important part of message.

Within this section, the following questions are answered using the focal text covered: “SO WHAT?”

Why is this important to me…? How do I apply this to my life?)

If you are dead, and at the bottom of the ocean, can you reach for the surface?

SO WHAT? – The so what part of the message is that Jesus Christ bought you for a price ( pg 556) you are not your own, for you were bought with a price, not only did HE buy you for a price that included HIS own blood…HE knew what HE was getting when HE paid that price for you!

Not a better you, not a future you, not a cleaner, or shinier you…you!

You today!

()

VI.

Invitation (Challenge question: So what decision will you make today?)

So, what are you going to do about it?

HE wants you, HE wants you to be HIS…HE is obviously drawing you to Himself…cry out to HIM, beg HIM to be the Lord of your life.

Repent (about face) from whatever sin has a stronghold on you and cry out to HIM.

Jesus’ Seven “Signs” in the Gospel of John

1. Changing water into wine in Cana (2:1–11)

2. Healing an official’s son in Capernaum (4:46–54)

3. Healing an invalid at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem (5:1–18)

4. Feeding the 5,000 near the Sea of Galilee (6:5–14)

5. Walking on the water of the Sea of Galilee (6:16–21)

6. Healing a blind man in Jerusalem (9:1–7)

7. Raising dead Lazarus in Bethany (11:1–45)

Jesus’ Seven “I Am’s” in the Gospel of John

1. “I am the Bread of Life” (6:35).

2. “I am the Light of the world” (8:12).

3. “I am the Gate for the sheep” (10:7; cf.

v. 9).

4. “I am the Good Shepherd” (10:11, 14).

5. “I am the Resurrection and the Life” (11:25).

6. “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life” (14:6).

7. “I am the true Vine” (15:1; cf.

v. 5).

Blum, E. A. (1985).

John.

In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.),

The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol.