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
0.11UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.08UNLIKELY
Fear
0.08UNLIKELY
Joy
0.63LIKELY
Sadness
0.15UNLIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.29UNLIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.07UNLIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.63LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.28UNLIKELY
Extraversion
0.13UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.82LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.52LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Arnold Palmer once played several exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia.
The king was so impressed he wanted to give Palmer a gift.
Palmer protested.
"It isn't necessary, Your Highness.
I'm honored to have been invited."
But the king replied, "I'll be deeply upset if you don't let me give you a gift."
Palmer thought a moment.
"OK.
How about a golf club?
That'd be a beautiful memento of my visit to your country."
The next day an envelope was delivered to Palmer's hotel.
In it?
The title to a golf club with 1,000s of acres, trees, lakes, & a clubhouse.
The moral?
Don't ask a King for small gifts!
Elizabeth & Zechariah only prayed for a child. 1
5aHerod the Great was King of Judea.
Zechariah (The Lord Remembers) was a priest in Abijah's 300-priest division, 1 of 24 divisions.
Yearly, each division served 1 week, 56 priests / day.
5bHis wife Elizabeth (God's Oath) was also Aaron's descendant.
Their names together?
The Lord Remembers God's Oath.
Messiah! 6Both were upright in God's sight, observing all the Lord's commands.
Blamelessly.
They're godly.
Blessed!
But there's deep sorrow.
7aNo children & no hope.
7bElizabeth's barren.
7bEven worse, they're both well along in years (>60).
8Zechariah's division was on duty as priests before God.
9By lot, he's chosen to burn incense in the holy room of the Lord's temple.
A once-in-a-lifetime honor.
10When the time came, all assembled worshipers were praying outside.
What for?
The Messiah, & Israel's deliverance.
11aAn angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
The right is the Lord's side.
The left side is for angels!
Uh-oh! 12Zechariah saw him, was startled & gripped with fear.
Is He seeing God?
No one can see God & live.
Will he die??
13aBut the angel spoke.
"Don't be afraid, Zechariah.
13bYour prayer has been heard.
By custom with burning incense, your prayer for the Hope of Israel.
But also, your prayers for a child.
13cYour wife Elizabeth will bear you a son.
You're to name him John (Gift of God).
He'll be unusual.
Starting with who names him.
How so?
Parents name their children.
You won't.
14aHe'll be a joy & delight to you.
A good child, a great man.
14bMany will rejoice because of his birth.
How so? 15aHe'll be great in the Lord's sight.
Wow! Like Samuel & Samson, 15bhe's never to take wine or other fermented drink.
A life-long Nazirite!
One of only 3 in Scripture.
15cFrom birth he'll be filled with the Holy Spirit in place of wine.
This too is huge.
Till now, only a few received God's Spirit.
Even then, it was only for a season, for specific tasks.
John is 1st in Scriptures to be filled from birth.
A delight to Elizabeth & Zechariah.
16He'll bring many of Israel's people back to the Lord.
Sadly, not all will come.
Only those who are willing.
17aAnd he'll go on before the Lord, in Elijah's spirit & power.
Even before PA systems, he'll preach to 100k's of people.
He won't perform Elijah's miracles.
But he will perform a far greater miracle.
Jews only baptize only proselytes.
They think being Abraham's descendants guarantees their place in heaven.
No need to repent.
Even so, Jews will flock to John.
They'll want baptism for repentance of sins!
He'll be the only prophet to 17bturn Jewish fathers' hearts to their children & disobedient Jews to the wisdom of the righteous.
Only Jonah had as much success.
By turning Jews' hearts to the Lord, he'll be the Elijah who prepares the Messiah's way.
17cHe'll make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
That's who John will be.
If we put Zechariah's, Elizabeth's, & John's names together?
The Lord Remembers God's Oath, the Gift of God.
Gabriel proclaimed God's word.
Messiah is coming!
18aZechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure?
Uh-oh!
Shouldn't Gabriel's presence & the announcement of God's word move Zechariah to faith!
No, he wants a sign!
Isn't the angel a sign?
Instead of looking to God in faith, he looks at himself & Elizabeth.
18bI'm an old man.
True.
18cMy wife is well along in years."
Again true.
Both, well over 60.
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9