Sermon Tone Analysis

TURN To Luke chapter 19

What Brings Us here

What Brings ME HERE to Luke 19 – ‘Well Done!! Good and Faithful Servant”!!

The Master – Well Done!

Graduate Recognition – Well Done!!

Alyssa Stucky: Graduating From Vestal High School

Looking Ahead to Studying Early Chidlhood Education at Clarks Summit University

-Carrie Arquette and Kim Brown have been key Spiritual Mentors-

Angelina Miller: Graduating From - Union Endicott High School

Looking Ahead to Studying Environmental Science at Houghton College studying

-Grandfather Thomas Sarrge, Pastor Murphy, Pastor Gable, 4th & 5th grade teacher Marsha Birchard have been key Spiritual Mentors-

Ashlyn Middendorf: Graduating From Owego Free Academy

Looking ahead to studying Early Childhood Education at SUNY Cortland.

-Key Spiritual Mentor has been her Mom Jessi-

Sara DeAngelis: Graduating from Homeschool.

Looking ahead to working alongside her parents, while learning how to run a household.

She also plans to help teach and care for her siblings who have special needs, as well as volunteering in the community.

Julie Outman and Abigail McCarthy have been key Spiritual Mentors

Milestone – Many Milestones in Life

As a graduate – A lot of Expectation, Some Fear

Hope, Excitement, Anticipation

Anxiety, Worry…….

Perfect Grades?

No

Even 4.0 Students make use of ‘Extra Credit’

Perfect Attendance?

No

Even Home Schoolers have ‘Sick Days’

As Good As others in Every Metric?

No

Every Person has Strengths….and

Weaknesses

One Element of Graduating High School Is When All the Grades are In

And All the attendance Taken – It is Pass or Fail

It is Whether or not One has met the standards – The Threshold

Not Everyone graduates………..Not Everyone stays in school

We congratulate graduates for their decisions to invest themselves, to work hard, to exercise wisdom by investing now in promise of rewards later

Well Done Guys!

One Question Today?

WILL I HEAR MY MASTER SAY TO ME……WELL DONE?

On What Basis?

Today we will briefly look at Luke 19 and Matthew 25

The Only times we see this statement – “Well done!

Good and Faithful Servant!”

Context:

Content:

Connection:

Context of Luke 19:

Before the Triumphal Entry

In Jericho – On His way to Jerusalem

Luke 19:1-9

19 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus.

He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature.

4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.”

6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully.

7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”

8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor.

And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.”

9 And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.

Why was Jesus There?

Why am I here?

Luke 19:10 “The son of Man came to seek and to save the lost!

John 17:18 High Priestly Prayer “As you sent me into the world, So I have sent them into the World”

Matthew 28:18-20 ““All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.

And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Look – Luke 19:11

11 As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear

immediately.

CONTENT: Luke 19:12-27

12 He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

13 Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas (Minah: 3 months wages – 6,000: total 60,000), and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’

(Mission – take money – make money)

14 But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ 15 When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business.

16 The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.’

(10x’s!!) 17 And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant!

Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

Note: Disproportionate REWARD!

From 3 Months Wages to 10 Cities!!!

18 And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’

19 And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’

20 Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in a handkerchief; 21 for I was afraid of you,

Stop – DID HE DO WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO?

He didn’t earn anything – No! Did He ‘engage in Business’?

No – He did Nothing!! …….

For the master anyways

He did what He wanted….

Who was his master?

…..21 for I was afraid of you,…..REALY?!

…..because you are a severe man.

You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’

22 He said to him, ‘I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant!

You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?

23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’

You didn’t even do the bare minimum!!! ….. 24 And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ 25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’

Underline this : 26 ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

27 But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.’

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CONNECTION: Luke 19 Couple of notes here

TIME FOR SALVATION– Jesus did not come to Rule – He Came To Save!

He did not right the wrong