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A Marriage Made in Heaven - Part 1: God’s Plan for Wives
1 Peter 3:1-7
Sermon by Rick Crandall
Grayson Baptist Church - Jan. 6, 2013
*Marriage is easy!
-- No??? Getting married is easy.
Being married can be extremely hard.
Why? -- Lots of reasons:
-One is that we are extremely complicated creatures.
-And we are sinful creatures.
-There are powerful forces at work in our country trying to rip the fabric of our families apart.
-Our pervasive media consistently presents ungodly lifestyles as entertainment.
(Two and a half minutes of “Two and a Half Men” will prove that to you.)
-On top of that, life has challenges that can hit us like a tidal wave.
*Marriage can be hard.
But it can also be heavenly.
The reason why is because the whole idea came from heaven.
-- And we can have a heavenly marriage, if we follow God’s marriage plan.
So let’s look into the God’s Word to see God’s plan for a marriage made in Heaven.
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In this passage, Peter started by talking about wives, and part of God’s plan for wives is about respect.
*God’s plan for wives is about respect for their husbands.
Peter stressed this truth starting in vs. 1, where he said, “Likewise you wives, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives.”
*Then in vs. 5&6, Peter said:
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For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,
6. as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.
*This is not a popular message in 21st Century America.
And one good reason why is because women have historically been treated as second class citizens in our society.
If you don’t believe me, then think about when women got the right to vote in this country.
Do you know when it was?
-- It was the same year that my daddy was born: 1920.
That’s surprising isn’t it?
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*And when we look at some famous men in history, we can find a second class view of women.
Tama Starr put together a book composed of put-downs of women through the ages.
For example, Martin Luther was the leader of the Reformation and a hero of the faith, but in 1538 he said: “Eloquence in women should not be praised; it is more fitting for them to lisp and stammer.”
-In 1817, Napoleon said: “Nature intended women to be our slaves.
What a mad idea to demand equality for women!”
-And in 1975, American playwright Henry Miller said: “I enjoy women as a breed, like a dog.
I don't mean that in a derogatory way.” (2)
*Also think about how many women have been sexually harassed on the job.
Two women in my own family have been through that nonsense.
And under these circumstances, it’s easy to see why some women are skeptical about this part of God’s Word.
*But Jesus Christ has done more to help the cause of women than anyone else in the history of the world.
And women are generally treated far better in Christian nations than anywhere else in the world.
Think about the brutality of the Taliban against women in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Plus know this: The Koran specifically allows husbands to beat their wives.
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*But in Ephesians 5, the Bible tells husbands to treat our wives as a precious treasure, and to love them just like Jesus loves the church.
At the same time, God does tell wives to submit to your husband.
Voluntarily choose to yield to him.
As Jonathan McLeod points out: “It is not the husband’s job to make his wife submit.”
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*It is not our job to make our wives submit.
The Lord wants wives to voluntarily put themselves under their husband’s authority.
And the problem is that most people don’t like to submit.
I had a huge problem with that when I was growing up.
I didn’t want anybody telling me what to do!
But God calls all Christians to submission.
It’s not just for wives.
*In fact, submission is one of the main themes of this letter from Peter:
-In 1 Peter 2:13, “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake. .
.”
-In 1 Peter 2:18, “Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.”
-In 1 Peter 3:1, “Wives, be submissive to your own husbands. .
.”
-In 1 Peter 5:5, “Younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. .
.”
-And also in 1 Peter 5:5, “All of you be submissive to one another. .
.”
*Five times Peter tells believers to submit:
-Submit to the law.
-Submit to your boss.
-Wife submit to your husband.
-Young people submit to your elders.
-All believers submit to each other.
*Even Jesus submits Himself to our Heavenly Father, so it is a most proper thing to do.
We read about this truth in 1 Cor 15:24-28, where Paul said:
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Then comes the end, when He (i.e.
Jesus) delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power.
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For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
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The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.
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For "He (i.e.
God the Father) has put all things under His feet (i.e.
Jesus’ feet).''
But when He says "all things are put under Him,'' it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.
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Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.
*When the Bible talks about the Son being “subject” to the Father, it is the exact same Greek word God used over in 1 Peter, when He talks about us being submissive.
So, submitting is a most proper, Christ-like thing to do.
*Usually when we consider wives submitting, we think: “Well it’s not too hard, if the husbands act the way they should.”
And of course that’s true.
*But notice that’s not what Peter is talking about here.
In vs. 1, he’s talking about husbands who aren’t believers, husbands who don’t obey the Word of God.
“Do not obey” in that verse is a strong expression.
It means a husband who deliberately sets himself against the truth.
*But Jesus calls us to go the second mile.
And that’s what Christian wives are called to do here.
This does not mean that a wife should submit to being abused by her husband, or to do anything wrong for her husband.
*But God does call wives to submit to their husband.
And since this is God’s plan, He gave men a built in need for respect.
Men respond to respect.
So, one of the worst things a wife can do is to berate or put down her husband.
*Sixteen hundred years ago, early church leader John Chrysostom gave an example that sounds like it could have been written yesterday.
Chrysostom said: “A wife should never nag her husband (like this): ‘You lazy coward, you have no ambition!
Look at our relatives and neighbors; they have plenty of money.
Their wives have far more than I do.’
Let no wife say any such thing.”
Verbal put-downs from a wife are poison to a husband’s heart.
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