Sermon Tone Analysis

Being Spiritual in an unspiritual world… 

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·        *The world its all about  given and take  principles …  50- 50 when it comes to realtionships *

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·        *I invest in you and you give me something back in terms of a relationship..*

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·        *I invest you and you invest me and we get something out of it…*

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·        *Christ’s love for us is always been abandoned  to the his needs for the needs of someone else  like you and me.*

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·        *The  only thqt kind of love to develop in a believer is first to recoginse that we are loved.*

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·        *Developing Christ like love for others comes as a result first by have a relationship with God.. an intimate and personal relationship*

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*So believers believe is that we can go it alone *

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·        *I don’t need relationships to lead a Christ centered spiritual life.*

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*Theres are some lies that the enemy puts in our minds  such as.

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·        *God is all I need,*

·        *I have Jesus and it will be fine.*

·        *Other Christian won’t understand.*

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·        *Isolation stands in stark contrast to the teachings in the bible.*

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*Jesus often called his Disciple friends.*

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·        *When ever there was tragedy or pending significant events he would call his disciples.

His friends to gather around him… He referred to his friends often Mary, Martha.

Lazarus.*

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·        *In Luke   friend is almost mention at least once in every chapter*

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·        *Jesus wants not into autonomy.**

He was into interdependence of not only the father but of his friends.*

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·        *Paul.

Had many friends and he showed how he needed his friends.

Such as timothy*

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·        *In Romans he mentions 35 by name.

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o      *People who really knew him and loved him** as he obvious loved them.*

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·        *How many people** you know even in this room, a room of brothers in the Lord or in this Church that you can look at and n say with your heart he is my true friend.*

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* *Have you chosen your pall barriers yet?

Do you have six true friends that you know would be there for you in you most difficult time?*

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!! UnSpiritual world..  really it is very spiirtual

·        *We live in a spiritual world  *

* *Our struggle is not against flesh and blood*

 

* Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) \\ *12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

·        *Some don’t understand who we are*

* *We still think and live in the temporal world and don’t even think of the eternal nature we have through Jesus.*

*Nicodemas .. learned man member of the Sanhedrin.*

*John 3:3 (NRSV) \\ *3Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without *being born from above*.”

*John 3:31 (NIV) \\ *31“The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth.

The one who comes from heaven is above all.

To be *born again *or born “from above” (anōthen has both meanings; e.g., “from above” in 19:11 and “again” in Gal.

4:9) is to have a spiritual transformation which takes a person out of the kingdom of darkness into *the kingdom of God *(cf.

Col. 1:13)

* AS Believers we are suspposed to thinks upon things that are above

*Colossians 3:1-3 (NIV) \\ **1**Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above,* where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

*2**Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things*.

3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.

 

 

 

 

 

*Hebrews 11:8-10 (NASB95) \\ 8**By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

9**By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign /land/, dwelling in tents** **with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; 10**for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.*

*Hebrews 11:14-16 (NASB95) \\ 14**For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

15**And indeed if they had been thinking of that /country /from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.

16**But as it is, they desire a better /country/, that is, a heavenly one.**

Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them.*

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·        *We are different, We are special*

·        *If we were born again where is our citizenship ?*

·        *We are born from above, our citizenship is in the heavenly Jerusalem where God lives*

·        * I was born in the natural in Milford Utah but Spiritual I was born in the Heavenlies.*

·        *I am an alien in an earth suit…   I live in this tent*

* *And when my Lord come I will be raise up in Glory and given my heavenly bodily and like Jesus.*

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! ·        While we live in this world we are told in numerous scripture that we are to adopt a spiritual life style

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!!! Old self  dead in the Flesh

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*Ephesians 4:19-24 (NLT) \\ \\ *19They have no sense of shame.

They live for lustful pleasure and eagerly practice every kind of impurity.

20But that isn’t what you learned about Christ.

21Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, The “old self” (literally, “old man,” also translated “old nature”) describes each person before he or she comes to know Christ which is corrupted by lust and deception.

*23**Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes*.

24Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.

*The old self describes those areas of rebellion against God.

We must forsake this former lifestyle**.*

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*Man and control….*

*Believers are to adopt a spiritual lifestyle** ** What does a prson have to do to adopt a spiritual life  and can you describe them ?*

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*James 1:21-24 (NIV) \\ *21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.

Do what it says.

*23**Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24**and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.*

like people who look at themselves in a mirror.

They see their faces and then go away and quickly forget what they looked like

 

·         Explain how we can hear something and agree with it but not let it affect our behavior.

·        *When you look in a mirror do you like who you see looking back at you and want to forget the person looking back at you ?*

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*When you look into that mirror and God is looking at you what do you suppose he sees?*

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*1.     **So how can we become what we know we should be ??*

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#. *How are believers “to be renewed in the spirit of [their] minds”?

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*•     be involved in activities that renew their minds (Philippians 4:8–9); *

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*Philippians 4:8-9 (NIV) \\ *8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—*put it into practice*.

And the God of peace will be with you.

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*We are not capable of change without the Holy Spirit**  *

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*Eph 4.23**Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes*

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·        *What are the characteristics of dearly loved children ?*

 

*Arrow head*

 

* The lord has worked on me

* 15 years ago

* arrow head

 

·        *God wants relationship with me !*

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*Well when you are looking in that mirror and God is looking at you what do you think he see and thinks?*

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*John 3.16*

*Significance of that verse for God So loved*

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*1 John 4:7-12 (NLT) \\ *7Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, *for love comes from God*.

Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.