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.
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Analytical
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Extraversion
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Introduction
Step 1: Attention
Startling / Novelty / Humor / Drama / Emotional
Example: Brother’s cup.
Looked like a nice refreshing cup of coke, but in reality it was filled with disgusting filth.
It looked good on the outside, but inside it was contaminated.
Step 2: Contemporary Problem
Where in Real Life?
Fallen Human Condition
Example: You know sometimes our lives look a lot like this.
We can go through the motions of Christianity, and everything appears to be fine on the outside, but inside our hearts are so far away from God that to God it appears as a sick cup of slime.
Step 3: Context
Writer/Readers: David is writing this Psalm as a prayer to God
Why Written: This is the fourth of seven penitential Psalms: 6, 32, 38, 102, 130, 143.
David is writing it as a prayer of confession to God
Persuasive Intent: He is crying out for God’s mercy and forgiveness of his sin.
Review Up To Your Passage: Story of David and Bathsheba.
A Timeless Problem: David is addressing the problem of those that would fake a life for God while living in unconfessed sin.
Step 4: CPT
CPT: David was offering a true confession of his sin to God
Step 5: CPS
CPS: God desires true confession of sin
Step 6: Interrogative
Interrogative: How do you truly confess your sin to God?
Step 7: Transition
Transition: Our text gives us two requirements of true confession of sin.
Conclusion
Step 1: Review of main points
I. True confession to God requires an acknowledgement of the facts
II.
True confession to God requires a broken the heart
Step 2: Review of the CPS
God desires a true confession of sin
Step 3: Visualization of audience implementing the CPS in their life
Someone that desires a sweet relationship with their God will keep a short sin tab
They will be open and honest about their sin, and about the depravity of their own heart
They will daily depend on the power of God to convict them of their sin, and to maintain that brokenness and dependence on Him
Step 4: Challenge to apply
We can be right with our God
We can offer an up an acceptable life in his sight
If we put into practice true confession of our sin, and a desire for a broken, dependent relationship with our God
Step 5: Final clincher statement
A.W. Tozer once said, “A man can never be used greatly for God, until he is first greatly broken by God.”
Can God use you?
Delivery Aspects to Keep in Mind
*energy and enthusiasm
*pronunciation, diction, rate, pitch, volume, quality, and pausing
*eye contact
*evidence of spiritual concern
*poise and presence at pulpit
*natural body movement and gesture
*orderly appearance
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