Rogation Sunday

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Prov. 22:28; 23:10 Rogation Sunday Sermon Notes for the Fifth Sunday in Easter, May 10, 2009, by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri 1. What Is Rogation Sunday? Fifth Century Anglicanism Colonial America 2. What texts are used? (See Next Page) 3. What is the significance of Rogation Sunday for us? A. The Significance of Property and Vocation The Heaven Problem and Oregons Sesquacentennial B. The Dominion Mandate The Earth Day Problem: Fruit AND Root C. The Four Corners of the Four Corners: Individual, Family, Church and State The Investment Problem and The Pyramid Problem D. Passing the Baton to Men who Know the Corners and Boundaries The Missional Problem 4. `The Adverse Possession Problem Use It or Lose It The Sayings of the Wise, First Ten of Thirty Sayings, 22:17-23:11 The First Four Commandments Intro to all 30 sayings 22:17-21 I. Saying 1 YHWH Saying Concerning the Objects of Grace , Vertical, Father vv. 22,23 II. Saying 2 - Concerning Friendships (warning against angry men), Horizontal, Son vv. 24,25 III . Saying 3 Concerning Covenants (warning against surety) Spirit IV. Sayings 4-10 Work and Its Rewards, 4 th Commandment A. Dont Steal 28 Do not remove the ancient landmark which your fathers have set. B. Be Skillful At Work NOTE: In this entire set of ten, this is the only positive exhortation, emphasizing the theme of work in this set. 29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men. C. No Gluttony 23:1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you; 2 and put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. 3 Do not desire his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. D. No Greed 4 Do not overwork to be rich; because of your own understanding, cease! 5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away like an eagle toward heaven. C. No Gluttony 6 Do not eat the bread of a miser, nor desire his delicacies; 7 for as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Eat and drink! he says to you, but his heart is not with you. 8 The morsel you have eaten, you will vomit up, and waste your pleasant words. B. Warning Against Fools (the Slothful?) 9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words. A. Dont Steal (From the Objects of Gods Grace ) NOTE: Warning here forms a bracket to entire set of 10, returning to Gods care for the poor 10 Do not remove the ancient landmark, nor enter the fields of the fatherless; 11 f or their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you.