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
0.07UNLIKELY
Fear
0.12UNLIKELY
Joy
0.61LIKELY
Sadness
0.55LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.62LIKELY
Confident
0.22UNLIKELY
Tentative
0UNLIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.84LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.88LIKELY
Extraversion
0.12UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.36UNLIKELY
Emotional Range
0.78LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
You want to hear a crazy statistic?
Peter Pan never wanted to grow up - when you grow up you have to work.
its also somewhat depressing… over your their life the average person spends 33 years in bed.
People tend to want to escape work and
26 years sleeping
7 years trying to fall asleep
13 years and 2 months working
and if you are a home keeper, chances are this number is much much higher.
11 years of screen time
TV, phone, computer etc.
1.7 years in grade school and high school
4.5 years eating
1yr and 3 days socializing
115 days laughing
Getting ready
women 136 days
Men 46 days
Its interesting how out of all of these statistics the only one we really try and get out of is working.
We spend a lot of time figure out way to work less, to retire early, get more vacation time and so on.
A huge strategy in advertising is escaping work
Kids are taught by Peter Pan that its better not grow up, because grownups have to work.
yet, what we find in the bible is that work is good.
Work is glorious.
and work is one of the main ways we participate the mission of God.
To understand the mission of God we must understand God himself.
After all, it is his mission.
To understand the mission of God we must understand God himself.
After all, it is his mission.
We are first introduced to God in
And what do we see in Genesis one?
We see that God is a God who works.
He rolls up his sleeves and works
He plans, he executes, and he completes his work.
We see in the creation story that God establishes the work week for us, he works six days and then takes a sabbath day of rest.
When we take time to ponder God’s work in Genesis one we see three things come to light
wisdom in his planning
power in his execution
goodness in his completion
Wisdom in his planing
science is still trying to figure out the wisdom of God
The fine tuning of the universe baffles scientists
How is it possible for the universe to exist?
There are so many things that have to be just right in order to sustain life and order in the universe.
To put it into perspective
According to some scientists the world is 4.5 billion years old
Do you know how many seconds that is?
10 to the 18th power seconds in the (4.5 billion years)
Roger Penrose of Oxford University has estimated that the odds of the universe happening by chance are 1:10 to the 10 power to the 123rd power
Truly the wisdom of God to stretch out the heaven and establish the earth is mind blowing.
1:10 to the 10 power to the 123rd power
gravity
Power in execution
We serve a God who spoke all things into existence
Consider the power of God in creation
Even the unbelieving world recognizes the power of creation, though they try to make sense of it by calling it the “big bang” - a massive explosion that resulted in the the universe
Goodness in completion
At the end of each day God declares that his creation is good.
Through the work of God’s creation he reveals himself to his people.
Creation itself demonstrates the goodness, and glory of God’s work.
And the crowing glory of his handiwork was the creation of man and women.
Man and women were the crowning glory of God’s creation because they were created in his image.
No other aspect of creation was created in God’s image.
This was a glory that was designated for mankind alone.
What does it mean to be made in the Image of God?
Image bearers reflect
We do what God does
God named his creation
Adam named the animals
Look with me at genesis 1:26-27
When God created Adam, He made him out of the dust of the ground.
When Adam sinned, a curse spread from him to that dust.
The curse also spread to all men.
Thus, the entire "world," whether considered as a cosmos (dust, etc.) or as a society (humanity), became estranged from God. Cherubim were placed to bar the way back into Eden.
What does it mean to be made in the Image of God?
In short, in all that we do we are to reflect or image God.
so in Genesis one we see that God is a God who works, therefore to image him well we are to be men and women who likewise work.
As we work we are to work toward the same ends that God works.
Image bearers represent and reflect God on earth.
In the ancient near east, kings would set up outposts throughout the land, and these outposts would be ruled by viceroys.
a viceroy, or vice-regent, was one who ruled that outpost and land with the authority of the king.
And what these kings would do is set up images of themselves in these outposts so everyone who would come would know who rules this land because of the image of the king was there.
In the same way, we are God’s viceroys here on earth, we have been given his image and we are to be about his purpose and mission on earth.
So How does the idea of work tie into the mission of God and us being image bearers of God.
?
So to be faithful image bearers, we are to be doing what we see God doing.
What God is doing in heaven, we are to be doing on earth
This is why Jesus teaches us to pray by saying, “thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
We are the hands and feat God uses to bring about his purposes on earth.
So what are the purposes of God?
Or what is the mission of God?
We do what God does
God named his creation
Adam named the animals
Look again back 1:26
Here God actually gives a purpose statement for why he has created man and women in his image… however the english translation of the ESV makes this purpose statement a little foggy.
Look at how NIV translates this verse
God made mankind in his image for a reason, and the reason is so that they may rule…
Or as the ESV says, so that they may have dominion.
This is the main reason we are created in the image of God, so that we may have dominion over the whole earth.
This purpose of the image of God is then fleshed out more in verse 28
There are 5 imperatives here, commands…
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9