Sermon Tone Analysis
Overall tone of the sermon
This automated analysis scores the text on the likely presence of emotional, language, and social tones. There are no right or wrong scores; this is just an indication of tones readers or listeners may pick up from the text.
A score of 0.5 or higher indicates the tone is likely present.
Emotion Tone
Anger
0.1UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.08UNLIKELY
Fear
0.1UNLIKELY
Joy
0.63LIKELY
Sadness
0.19UNLIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.65LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.7LIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.51LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.99LIKELY
Extraversion
0.79LIKELY
Agreeableness
0.99LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.87LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
My Invitation Can Make A Difference
Today, we wrap up our Difference Maker series.
We've been looking at simple ways God can use you to make an eternal difference.
Today we're going to talk about how my invitation can make an eternal difference, how extending an invitation to someone else, to come to church with us, to come and follow Jesus with us, can make an eternal difference.
We give invitations all the time.
[examples]
Invitations matter.
Today we're going to look at a very powerful type of invitation.
In fact, it can be an eternity-changing invitation, that is your invitation for someone else to come to church with you, for someone else to follow Jesus.
To do that, we're going to look at the story of two guys who extended an invitation in John 1.
In these nine verses, we have two different invitations.
We have Andrew extending an invitation to his brother.
We have Philip inviting Nathaniel.
Let’s read.
Andrew invites his brother.
Peter's life is not only turned upside down, but Peter goes on to lead the early church and turn the known world upside down.
The same thing with Nathaniel.
Nathaniel's life is changed by his encounter with Jesus.
He goes on to be a follower of Jesus.
Through these guys the early message of the gospel spread.
You too can change the world by bringing someone else to meet Jesus.
Let’s look at this week’s difference maker principle.
Difference Maker Principle My invitation for my friends and family to attend church with me can make an eternal difference
How does that work?
How can my invitation make an eternal difference?
Let's look at a few ways.
Believe That Jesus Can Change Lives
My invitation makes an eternal difference when I believe that Jesus can change lives.
This is where it starts.
The two friends, they had found Jesus then they invited their friends.
Andrew invited his brother, and Phillip invited his friend.
They had their life changed by Jesus.
They said, "This is so powerful.
This is so impactful.
My life has been changed.
I've been forgiven.
I found the Messiah.
I have to invite other people."
When you realize how much God has changed your life.
How He has forgiven you.
How He has saved you from hell.
How He has given you new life in heaven.
How He has given you a new purpose for living.
Then, you want other people to find that as well.
There are two verses in your notes.
If you are a follower of Jesus, you've been saved.
You've been given eternal life in heaven.
You know that Jesus has changed your life.
Now it's natural to want your friends and your family members to share in that same experience.
None of us who love our friends, who love our family members want them to die apart from Jesus Christ.
We want them to know Jesus because it makes a difference for eternity, but it also makes a difference in the here and now.
Because Jesus is not only relevant to our lives after we die, He gives purpose and meaning to our lives on this earth.
Let me ask you this.
Do you really believe that your friend's life will be better if they knew Jesus?
Do you?
Do you believe that the guys next to you at work or the neighbors will be better off if they knew Jesus?
Do you think your family will be better off if they knew Jesus?
Of course they would.
If you believe that, and if you care just a little bit about them, then you owe it to them to invite them to come and see for themselves.
He wants to use you to influence the people around Him for Him and toward Him.
Philip was in Nathaniel's life for a reason.
Andrew had Peter as a brother for a reason.
God had a plan to use them both.
When you go to work tomorrow, maybe you're the only follower of Jesus at your work.
You've wondered, "Why am I here?"
God has a purpose for you to be there.
We need to recognize...
Recognize That Jesus Wants To Use Me
You have to understand, God wants to use you.
You can be a difference maker and your God's plan A. God's plan A for telling the good news to the world is you.
There's really no plan B. Either they hear through me, they hear it through you, or they don't hear at all.
In other words, as soon as you become a follower of Jesus, Jesus wants you to tell other people.
Now, look, the number one reason somebody comes to our church for the first time is because you invite them.
I know we have a website, and we put the sign and banners up on the highway and from time to time people might just come.
But the number one reason people come to our church for the first time and thus become followers of Jesus and grow in Him and become a disciple is because you invite them to Jesus.
Now, across the page...
Identify People In My Circles of Influence to Invite
What I'm talking about is prayerfully identifying the people in your life whom God might want to use you to invite to church.
Then pray about them, and extend those invitations.
"Live wisely among those who are not yet Christians, making the most of every opportunity."
Who is in your sphere of influence?
We're expecting God to bless our church.
But who could you invite?
To help you think about that, let's look at these concentric circles.
The way these circles unfold is that we're going to start in the middle.
Concentric Circles
The people that are closest to you.
Right in the bullseye, this would be your family.
Circle with Family
I know sometimes family's the toughest, but that's how Andrew did it.
Andrew invited his brother, Peter.
Then the next level up is friends.
Circle with Friends
Friends, these are the people you do stuff with, the people you hang out with, people who know you, and you know them.
Do they have a relationship with Jesus?
Do they have a church?
If not, invite them to come with you.
This is how it worked with Phillip and Nathaniel.
Moving further away from the center, we come to coworkers.
Circle with coworkers
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9