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Last week, we laid out the foundation of friendship and why it is important.
I asked you, “Are you a lonely Christian?”
An individual who follows Jesus but isn’t invested in His people.
Christians don’t live alone.
They live in community.
Jesus commanded the disciples to “love one another” in .
“Apart from me, you can do nothing”
“Greater love is laying down ones life for a friend”
“Bear fruit”
The early church operated as a family more than an institution.
They lived in awe.
They shared with another.
The broke bread together.
Enjoyed the favor of the people
This is how we operate.
We live as friends even though we are different.
We see people with a kingdom mindset.
I struggle with this often.
I allow my opinions and agenda to get in the way of God’s purpose and plan.
When I focus on the carnal side of things, I’m unable to notice the blessings of people.
As Christians, we need friendship with many people.
But we also need something else in friendship.
We need a DEEP friendship.
The type of friendship that runs deeper than even the relationship we have with our parents or siblings.
The scriptures tell of the relationship of David and Jonathon.
These men took friendship to the next level.
We can glean amazing truths of friendship by looking at their relationship.
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1. Being different is no reason to cancel friendship.
(v. 1)
David - Youngest son of Jesse
Chosen to be future king of Israel.
Deep love for God and His law.
Shepherd.
Killed lion and bear
Warrior
Killed Goliath in the sight of Israel.
Married
Wildly popular
Jonathon - Oldest son of Saul, King of Israel
Warrior
Prime heir to the throne of Saul
A few years older
A few years older than David.
Doomed as a leader through his fathers decisions.
David and Jonathons relationship was doomed from the beginning.
Culturally, Jonathan had been promised many places of authority because of his place in the royal bloodline of Saul.
Because his father had been disobedient to God, Jonathon would lose these privileges.
David did nothing wrong but be anointed by God.
He didn’t jockey for position.
He was faithful to God.
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Instead of doing the easy thing, Jonathon didn’t focus on the differences that he had with David.
He did the exact opposite.
His soul was knit to David.
soul - ne-pes - life, breath, personality
The part of a person that thinks, feels, or desire.
knit - qsr - to tie or bind.
To become to attached to someone.
To feel close to them.
Jonathon loved David.
Why?
Because Jonathon loved God and finally found someone that loved God just as much.
David was worth the relationship because Jonathon knew that aligning himself with him would make him a better man to follow God.
Differences were pointless compared to result of being Davids friend.
It is natural to find ourselves in relationships with people who live and act like we do.
It’s comfortable and it often doesn’t cost anything.
Kingdom relationships see above the peripheral.
We don’t join with people for the sake of our comforts and the opinions of others.
We decide what matters most to us.
We look for people who see the kingdom of God as the most important and we fight to grow with them.
We look past our insecurities and opinions and attach ourself to people who love the Lord.
Differences don’t have to cancel friendship.
We can use them as opportunities to look above the peripheral things and focus on what matters the most.
2. Deep friendships are ceremonial.
(v. 3)
The Hebrew word for “covenant” means to make an agreement or develop a contract.
Contractual agreements happen between God and people but can also happen between people.
A contract require binding action.
Jonathon and David agreed to a covenant that made them brothers for life.
This idea was frequent in the near east.
Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
It’s important that we understand that these men weren’t just declaring friendship in a “spend time having fun” kind of relationship.
This was much much more.
This was a friendship that would cost both of them in their lives.
A friendship that would alienate Jonathon from his father.
They became devoted to one another.
A covenant is more than words.
It’s agreeing to a promise.
A promise to be there for one another through the thick and the thin.
To love each other when there are good days and bad days.
What does this definition remind you of?
It’s a little awkward in our culture isn’t it?
Wayne Utley was and is my friend.
Are you willing to allow a person to be this close to you?
God orchestrates these types of friendships.
He brings deep friendships into our lives.
We ask Him to bless our marriages but do we feel the same way about our friendships?
Spouses, are we comfortable with our spouses having these relationships?
Don’t feel concerned when your spouse has a person of the same sex in their life that they confide in.
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