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
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Disgust
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Fear
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Joy
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Sadness
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Language Tone
Analytical
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Confident
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Tentative
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Social Tone
Openness
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Conscientiousness
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Extraversion
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Agreeableness
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Emotional Range
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Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
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Engage
Question: What’s your greatest accomplishment?
Illustration: You need a Sherpa to scale Mt.
Everest.
Tension
We all need a guide in life (whether we’re a Christian or not)
Illustration: Eric is a boss!
Sometimes we lose touch with that guide.
Then, we feel lost.
Truth
Context
Psalms: Poetry, hymns, meditation
: Meditation on God’s Word, anonymous, acrostic, “alphabet of life,” artsy, beautiful
: Illustration: This chunk is like a diamond.
(Brandy)
Stand with me.
Read passage.
This chunk isn’t really a linear argument, so let’s approach it differently.
Illustration: Learning scales vs. playing jazz.
Light
Something
We’re enlightened by God’s Word.
Illustration: Big flashlight.
We want God’s face to shine on us.
Comes to us from a blessing of all Israel.
Body
Question: What parts of the body are listed here?
Soul
Mouth
Illustration: Camel Corps in the Southwest U.S.
Steps (core of the passage)
Face
Eyes
Illustration: Operation board game.
God’s Word
This is the main focus of the whole chapter.
Miracles
Unfolding (we have to open it to receive the light)
Long for it
Directs our steps
Want to heed
Want to learn
Broken by people
Video: Target is for champs
Question: Target vs. Walmart
Broken-hearted because others break the law (he does, too!) Compare to v129
Love of the Word vs. Love of God
Application
Jesus is the light of the world
The word became flesh
Shows us God.
Inspiration
Bottom Line: Jesus is the grue guidance in life.
Bottom Line: Something
Bottom Line: Something
Bottom Line: Something
Action
Find a guide
Jesus (first time, or first time in a while)
Mentor
God’s Word
Take a diamond
Question: Who or what are you looking to for guidance?
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