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
0.1UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.06UNLIKELY
Fear
0.08UNLIKELY
Joy
0.58LIKELY
Sadness
0.54LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0UNLIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.83LIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.8LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.37UNLIKELY
Extraversion
0.15UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.16UNLIKELY
Emotional Range
0.6LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Introduction
The current world philosophy is summarized by the following: A man sat waiting for the light to turn green when his car was unexpectedly rear-ended.
The two drivers hopped out of their cars and a vicious argument ensued.
The man at fault defended himself by saying, “I really felt like running into someone today to vent my frustrations, and your bumper sticker has given me license to crash into your car.”
The bumper sticker read: “If it feels good, do it.”
Paul’s spirit was provoked (vs.
16)
Paul spoke, “Jesus and the resurrection.”
(vs.
18)
Body of Paul’s message
1.
The Introduction (vs.
22-23)
2. The Unknown God (vs.
24-29)
God is maker, Lord, and giver.
(vs.
24-25)
In the Bible Knowledge Commentary:
vs. 25 God is not served by human hands - applying to the Epicureans who believed that what god or gods existed were above the human events.
In the last part of vs 25 Paul talks about God’s providing people with life and material needs suited the Stoic philosophy of aligning their lives with the “Purpose” of the Cosmos.
Paul was thus beginning where his listeners were and was leading them from their inadequate concepts of the truth.
God’s desires us to seek, feel and find God.
(vs.
26-27)
In God, we live and move and have our being.
(vs.
28)
The Athenians’ very creation and continued existence depended on this one God whom they did not know!
No such claim could ever be made of any of the scores of false gods worshiped by the Greeks.
3. The Message from God (vs.
30-31)
God commands all people to repent (vs.
30-31)
Some mocked, some wanted to listen again, and some believed (vs.
32-34)
Where are you in your relationship with Jesus?
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9