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“Who always leaves you encouraged when you talk with them?”
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
Or maybe today we could day the “Keyboard is mightier than the gun.”
I an sure we have all experienced the hurt and wounds that have come from someone’s words.
Too many friendship, marriages and business opportunities have been ruined by poorly chosen words.
It is hard to say I am sorry and make the hurt of past words disappear.
As followers of Christ we need to be cautious with our words.
In James chapter 3, James addresses two main subject matters.
The tongue and godly wisdom and out of the two he devotes more time to the tongue.
He takes us back to his statement in James 1.
While you could argue much of what James is speaking of here is aimed at the teachers in the church these things apply to all of us.
In verse 1 it says...
James wants teachers of God’s Word to realize the impact that they have on peoples lives and that teaching irresponsibly or in an unloving way can do more harm than good.
James includes himself in this statement saying, “we shall receive a stricter judgment.”
Yes, we are responsible to God for what we say or don’t say, but we also place ourselves in a situation where people will judge do the things they say and do match.
James is quick to point out we all put our foot in our mouth.
But that does not get us off the hook.
It just means we need to be that much more cautious of our words and deeds.
James points out the tongue is small but mighty.
“When have you seen the power of words impact someone in positive ways?”
(Encouraging a child)
As James continues he points out our inconsistencies in that we use our words for good and evil.
(Consistently, Inconsistent)
We say blessed be the name of the Lord then we look at human-beings made in the image of God and curse them, we curse the refection of God.
He points out our hypocrisy, we show our inconsistency.
“When have you seen the power of words cause harm to someone?”
(Telling someone they are not good enough.)
James has a great question in verse 13 followed by instruction.
We should all continue daily to ask am I being wise in my choices.
If the answer is yes we should let it show through our good conduct.
It should be a natural by product.
If you look at your self and evaluate that you are not being wise you will know it by verse 14.
If you are unwise you will lie against the truth.
You will be bitter, you will envy what those around you have that you don’t have and you will be self-seeking or self-serving.
You will seek to make yourself happy above anything or anyone else.
James warns...
If we lie against the truth, if we are bitter, if we are self seeking we are not wise, we are earthly- that speaks to our sin nature.
We are sensual that speaks to our lust our desire to please self.
We are demonic in our thoughts and deeds.
Wisdom is not something that comes with age it comes with spiritual maturity, many have died at a ripe old age and have never graced the world around them with a sign of godly wisdom.
Again, we see if envy and self-seeking behavior exist in our lives.
We will have confusion in our lives and be afflicted by evil.
In verse 17 James will contrast the worlds wisdom to godly wisedom.
Pure : seperated from sin.
Peaceable: commitment to unity among the body of Christ.
Gentle: caring, considerate
Willing to yield: not willing to fight over small thing.
Full of mercy: able to show compassion for others.
Full of Good fruits: all of this should produce good out of your life.
Without Partiality: that takes us back to chapter 2 not showing people special favor because of who they are or are not.
Without Hypocrisy: being consistent, with integrity, your words (instructions) match your life.
James shows us in verse 18 the final result of living with godly wisdom.
Those who seek godly wisdom should seek peace.
Do our words bring about peace or war?
“What effect has technology had on the way we use our words?”
“How does heavenly wisdom differ from earthly wisdom?”
LIVE IT OUT
God’s wisdom is available to help you gain control of your speech.
Choose one of the following.
Memorize Philippians 4:8
2. Keep a gratitude journal.
A study from the University of Central Florida found that keeping a gratitude journal for two weeks decreased gossip in the workplace.
Begin a journal and spend a few minutes each day writing about people you are grateful for.
3. Apologize to someone you know you have hurt through gossip or sarcasm.
Do what you can with a letter, phone call, or face-to-face meeting to seek forgiveness for words you have spoken.
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