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When we use the word ‘Family’ ; we generally use it in 2 ways.
Of
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The Parent/Child Relationship.
2. The Husband / Wife Relationship.
You only have to read the latest novels or listen to the latest love songs to realise that many people want to have great relationships and great families.
Now I don’t know all of you here today and for those I don’t know you might be in a difficult relationship situation right now.
Or maybe your working really hard being a single parent and would love the support of a good partner, but life hasn’t worked out that way for you.
Whatever your situation I pray that you can take away some ideas from this sermon that help you to build the best situation you can for yourself and your children.
So let’s take a look at 6 positive elements of healthy relationships and see that the Bible makes it clear that God wants all of us to participate in building Healthy Relationships
We will take the Word “ Family” and use the letters to make the Points in the Form of An Acrostic.
F - FUN
Healthy families make Fun.
That doesn’t mean that Mum needs to be a stand up comic or Dad needs to hide behind the door with a rubber nose on his face and jump out at the kids, every evening.
But it does mean a home should be a place where some fun and laughter is a natural element.
That is also true for the Church .
As Christians, We ought to be modeling Real Fun to the World.
When Many People think about Church, the first word that often comes to their minds is "boring".
That is certainly not God’s Intention
Real life, abundant life includes Fun & Laughter
It is Part of God’s Agenda for Us.
He designed Us to have Fun
Now healthy families make fun.
Fun doesn't just happen.
We have to make it happen.
As parents we need to teach our kids how to have fun.
We need to model fun for them or else they are going to keep looking for that next toy.
Some Ideas:
Slow Down.
Fun is usually the First Thing to go in a Busy Schedule.
Schedule Some Play Time.
If you are married schedule a date into every week if possible.
Place it in your diary or on your calendar.
Schedule in family times as well.
Let the children choose what you are going to do .
Be thinking of Fun Ways of doing Things.
Some of the normal everyday chores around the house like preparing the meals or brushing your teeth; ask is there a fun way of doing this ?
Make it fun if you can.
Do the Unexpected.
If you go out to the same restaurant every week, drive a different way, make it romantic, pull a candle out of your purse and light it right there.
Plan Surprises.
That may sound like a paradox but put It in your calendar, plan it.
Fun doesn't just happen; so make It happen.
A = ATTENTION
Healthy Families give Attention to One Another.
If your children have to grab you by the face and say, "Dad, look at me!"
That’s a pretty fair sign that you are not paying attention.
If we struggle with this Issue of attention generally it is because we are being selfish.
We are placing our needs ahead of others.
Jesus modeled for us , “Putting the Interests of Other People first.”
Some Ideas
Find Some Time to unwind.
Many of us have stressful roles.
Therefore we really need to find some way of unwinding before we walk in the door and greet our spouse or family.
We need time to refocus.
If You are married to someone who struggles to give Attention, welcome them home and spell “Home” with 2 or 3 "o"s and a Couple of "M"s,
“It's good to have You hooomme."
Some People can tend to send their body in to meet a deadline so they don't get into trouble, but their mind doesn't come in for another ½ an hour.
During that time they are thinking of all kinds of other things.
Make It a rule to allow the people in your life to finish their thoughts, ideas and sentences without cutting them off or giving your opinion.
Good Listening allows others to finish and values their opinion and their world.
"Valuing their world" doesn't necessarily mean you necessarily agree with it but it does mean that you attempt to identify with it.
I have heard parents say, "I don't know what's wrong with my son or daughter.
I realize they just broken up with their boy friend or girl friend but that was just puppy love!"
That may be true, but Puppy Love is still very real to the puppies.
We need to try to understand Their World and Value It.
That's giving Attention.
M = MEMORIES
Healthy Families attempt to capture Memories.
The Bible encourages on at least 160 occasions to “ Remember”
We are told to remember the things that God has done.
Why ?
When we remember them It causes us to act in a certain way.
An example for the midern church is when we celebrate communion.
We remember what Jesus did on the cross for us and that sets our hearts in a certain direction which brings back positive memories.
As parents we can’t protect our children from many of the bad memories.
Negative things will happen to them.
That's the nature of life.
But We can help capture the good memories and can keep them in front of our kids.
Some Ideas
Create Several Anniversaries.
Anniversaries of the first goal your child scores in soccer or football.
Celebrate It every year.
Celebrate Report Cards,
Decisions They make
Find Reasons to Celebrate.
Hang up Your Wedding Photos.
Many homes don’t have any obvious record of that great moment.
Get Your vacation photos enlarged.
Studies and surveys suggest that family vacations are the greatest memories that many people have.
If that's true, then let's get them out there and walk by them on a regular basis.
Return to memorable locations.
If You had a great event somewhere ; return to it, celebrate it.
If you had a great dinner somewhere, go back there again.
Overwhelm your children with photos & videos of them growing up
Letters.
Write Them Letters.
If You have little children, start now because there will be a time during adolescence when every adolescent asks "Why am I here?
Does anybody love me?
Does It make any difference that I'm alive at all?"
Then those letters can document the evidence of why you are thrilled that they are alive.
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