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
0.09UNLIKELY
Fear
0.13UNLIKELY
Joy
0.6LIKELY
Sadness
0.52LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.67LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.43UNLIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.84LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.68LIKELY
Extraversion
0.42UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.68LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.67LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Text
Main Point
The transformation of cities begins with the Church being filled with the Holy Spirit and answering the call to be Jesus witnesses, intentionally creating opportunities to do so in spite of all opposition
Introduction
Chapter 19 covers a period of about 3 years and Paul’s ministry in Ephesus
Spent a short time preaching in the synagogue and then left for Caesarea
Caesarea, greeted the church —> Antioch, spent some time there —> went through region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening the disciples
Meanwhile, Apollos came to Ephesus
Apollos preached in Ephesus in the synagogue for a while - helped by Priscilla and Aquila
Apollos must have had some success there - while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul returned to Ephesus and he found some disciples there
For three months Paul
Chapter 19 covers a period of about 3 years and Paul’s ministry in Ephesus
It was the longest Paul stayed in any city during any of his missionary journeys
It wasn’t his first visit - he had been there for a short visit after Corinth
He also wasn’t the only one who had ministered there - Apollos had spent some time there just before him
So when Paul arrives in Ephesus, he does find some disciples.
Stems from Apollos’ own blindspots - He too only knew the baptism of John ()
Probably John’s preaching before the time of Jesus had been taken to Alexandria where Apollos was from, and that’s how he came to know the message of repentance and turning to God
But he didn’t know all of Jesus’ ministry, he didn’t have a full understanding of the gospel, and he didn’t know of the Holy Spirit
So Priscilla and Aquila had to take him aside to explain the gospel more accurately ()
And yet - in spite of Apollos’ own blindspots, his preaching had an effect in Ephesus.
There was a small group of disciples
And this further proves the last point I made in the sermon on - Jesus is sovereign Lord over all ministry
Remember when Paul felt like giving up?
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9