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Let’s get into the word.
Laboring For Laban
Jacob is facing a challenging situation
Strained family relationships
Exploitation
Gen 31:13-
Increasing hostility
Jacob is working for a Laban not a Father.
Laboring For Laban
Jacob is facing a challenging situation
Strained family relationships
Exploitation
Increasing hostility
Jacob is working for a Laban not a Father.
Regardless of the biological relationship- Fathers are people who love and value us irregardless of our monetary or occupational value.
-I remember hearing about a mom who traded her young preschool daughter to a pimp for a bag of crack cocaine.
She may have given birth to that child, but she was not her mother.
Three Key Questions to ask your self if you are working for a Laban?
Are you serving a Laban or a Father?
Labans value our labor/Fathers value us.
Bosses only talk to us long enough to get the job done.
Fathers will cross the country just to spend an afternoon with us.
Labans take from us/Fathers give to us.
My father sold his nice new Geo Tracker to buy me an Isuzu Amigo when I graduated from high school.
He paid for a cheap old beat up Suzuki Samurai to drive, so he could afford to make the monthly note on the car he bought me.
Labans negotiate to get from us/Fathers invest in us.
Gary Royer is a dear friend of mine.
He has spent countless hours talking, coaching, counseling me over coffee, across his desk or at restaurants.
Labans exploit our gifitngs/Fathers cultivate our gifitings.
Labans talk about us/Fathers talk to us.
Labans exclude us/Fathers include us.
Labans like us conditionally/Fathers love us unconditionally.
Labans give us task/Fathers give us time.
(Ex.
Mike Dickenson)
Labans share their wishes/Fathers share our joys.
I bought a BMW Z3 several years ago for $3100 and started restoring it.
I was so excited when I got it that I pleaded with a leader in my life to go for a ride with me.
He brushed me off and refused.
A few months later I went through Waxahachie and called Dr. Royer.
He drove across town special to meet me and drive that Z3 with me.
He was so excited about it, because of our relationship.
Why would God send us to serve a Laban?
God will use Laban’s to prepare us.
God will use Laban’s to prosper us.
God
God works all things for the good of those who love Him.
How to serve a Laban?
Serve with integrity: every action will be scrutinized.
Serve with diligence: do all things as unto the Lord
Serve with boundaries: Jacob separated what was His from what was Laban’s.
Jacob negotiated healthy boundaries, and then held Laban to account for those boundaries.
I will work 7 years.
I was supposed to get Rachel as my wife.
I want the speckled and spotted goats and the dark lambs.
Labans are not fathers.
Fathers will give you all they have.
Labans will take all you have.
We must live and survive in this world, which sometimes requires having difficults conversations when our rights are violated or we are mistreated.
It is not wrong to clarify wages with an employer.
It is not wrong to expect promised compensation.
It is not wrong to separate work and personal property.
It is not wrong to divide work and personal time.
It is not necessarily wrong to refuse work outside of your assigned responsibilities.
(thought it may not be wise.
Flexibility and initiative are highly valued in the marketplace.
Limiting your work to your job description could limit your advancement opportunities and value in the marketplace)
Hang-gliding story: addressing the conflict was necessary from both sides.
It preserved the relationship.
We tend to think we cannot talk about difficult matters because it might damage the relationship.
Addressing conflict is a sign that you value the person and the relationship not to let circumstances come between you.
Don’t Avoid the Tough Conversations.
Gen 31:25-
Gen 31:36-
Approach with honor and respect.
Employers and bosses are less likely to support your side if they feel attacked.
Give the benefit of the doubt.
Those above you may not be aware of potential violations against you.
Stay positive.
Your attitude will have a huge impact on their response.
Keep it safe for them to adjust course.
Keep in mind what you really want.
Don’t try to prove mistakes.
Winning an argument does not pay well, and it is not usually worthy the effort.
Correcting compensation or adjusting work loads are much more beneficial outcomes.
You are much more likely to get a positive response if your superior feels respected and trusted and honored.
If they feel attacked, accused and distrusted- they will respond to you in kind.
Clarify compensation agreements to ensure there is not a misunderstanding.
Request your unpaid compensation graciously if that is the issue.
Clarify job descriptions and responsibilities and point out requests or expectations that feel exceed your role.
Remember Who You Are Talking To
Don’t expect Labans to be fathers
Don’t expect fathers to be gods.
Don’t expect God to be a Laban.
Don’t expect God to be like earthly fathers.
Fathers have limited knowledge.
Fathers have limited patience.
Fathers have limited resources.
Fathers have limited love.
God’s knowledge, patience, resources and love for you are unlimited.
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