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
0.14UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.1UNLIKELY
Fear
0.12UNLIKELY
Joy
0.61LIKELY
Sadness
0.48UNLIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.69LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.63LIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.86LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.65LIKELY
Extraversion
0.33UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.5UNLIKELY
Emotional Range
0.58LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
1.
A strong shepherd holds firm to biblical truth.
“He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught.”
Holding fast means to cling to with all you are worth.
(1)A.
The Word is trustworthy.
(1)B.
The Word is handed down.
“We must hold firm to the trustworthy word AS TAUGHT.”
(1)C.
The Word is useful for every situation.
vs 9 “So that he may be able to give instruction and also rebuke.”
Offense and defense.
Build up and guard against.
Part of clinging to the trustworthy Word is studying.
Being proficient in.
Being skilled in
Handling the trustworthy Word.
Some shepherds are good at building up.
This is popular today.
All positivity - building up.
People don’t want sin pointed out.
Some are good at guarding the flock.
Constantly calling out sin they see around them.
Constantly calling out false teaching.
Never building up.
A strong shepherd is good at both.
The danger of false teachers.
What we know about them from other scripture.
1.
They look good on the outside.
2. They will be abundant.
3.
They will come from among us.
Characteristics of a false teacher.
Who?
- Insubordinate
Rebellious against authority.
- Empty talkers
They were achieving nothing profitable with their many fairy tales about Adam, David, Moses, and others.
- Deceivers
They lie and lead astray.
Paul described them well in two places in this passage.
What?
- Teaching what they should not.
We don’t know what, but it we know who… Jews.
- Upsetting entire families.
- Devoting themselves to Jewish myths.
Legalism.
The gospel PLUS...
Following made up teaching from men like Abraham, Moses, David, and others.
We need to be careful not to add our traditions with the gospel.
We would say we don’t do that.
What about churches that don’t have the same
Music
Bible version
Name
Why?
- For shameful gain
A false teacher isn’t someone who is mistaken about a certain doctrine.
That is part of learning and growing.
False teachers know what they are doing.
You don’t have to immediately think the worst of someone.
They know they are selling lies to increase their wealth.
We can already see the importance of what Titus was doing and the importance of the disciple-making culture in our church.
Not only is it easier to spot false doctrine.
But we are growing mature sheep who can more easily spot false teachers.
The number of false teachers and eager listeners.
“there are MANY.”
(vs 10)
SO… the number of false teachers and those following them should not surprise us.
RATHER… we should be ready!
Have some grace… they are not the false teacher.
They may be blindly following.
It is an opportunity to teach.
Maybe not all at once, but patiently and consistently.
We haven’t spent a bunch of time calling out false teachers by name, but I would guess that most of you don’t have their books on your shelves at home.
Be ready… have some grace… don’t be completely surprised.
Submit to the teaching of your spiritual leaders.
We need to check our own hearts and live in the community of the church God has given us.
There is safety in the flock.
Not just because of the shepherd, but because of the other sheep.
This could happen to any of us...
We could be led astray.
Even Solomon a great ruler and the wisest man to walk the earth knew of this danger when he wrote things like:
“Two are better than one” (Ecclesiastes 4)
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Prov 17:17)
“In multitude of counselors there is safety” (Prov 11:14, 24:6)
The number of false teachers and eager listeners.
We were never meant to be lone ranger christians.
“My spiritual life is between God and I.”
This is wrong thinking.
There is safety in the community of the church.
This is one of the great benefits of discipleship.
You have someone regularly in your life.
This is the benefit a spiritual family tree.
Somebody is watching your discipler.
This adds a huge responsibility to myself as your shepherd.
People become like their leader.
Sheep become like their shepherd.
So I have to teach well, or a whole flock could be led astray.
The number of false teachers and eager listeners.
This is benefit of having two pastors.
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9