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Trusting God is Healthy.
Introduction:
Introduction:
When you think of the word trust, what crosses your mind?
Have you ever noticed that trust is quite a funny thing?
It is built upon rules that we set up in our minds and everyone seems to have their own set of rules or conditions for what determines someone or something as trustworthy.
This is often determined by life experiences, through teaching from parents or teachers or pastors, as well as self study in books or even conditioned through TV programming or movies.
For instance, you maybe trust green paint over red or vice versa because your parents convinced you that one was better than the other.
Maybe they pointed to the neighbour who was broken down and say “See!” or maybe one breed of dog is smarter than another because you have always had one breed and had good success.
But then to more serious issues is the kind of person we may want to marry.
Maybe it is that you don’t marry people from that kind of family because they are not trustworthy.
Or you don’t marry at all because you can’t trust anyone.
These kind of rules are often not based upon any particular truth, but through experience we may pass this on to our children.
Some people say trust your gut, your heart, those you can look in the eye.
I think it would be safe to say that as I mentioned some of these things, you have been thinking about your own rules that you have set up to trust.
Wisdom of God which is built upon true knowledge begins with fearing the LORD.
Anyone remember what it means?
Love, trust and fear combination.
The Bereans heard the Apostle Paul talk with authority about wonderful things, so they tested what he said by pouring over the Scriptures to see if what he said was true.
They were not quick to judge man, but trusted the LORD’s word for they knew it was trustworthy.
This is what I would like to speak to you about today.
Trusting God is healthy for us in all areas of life.
Point #1 - Trust begins with knowing God.
If I could have Myles come up here.
When you sat on this chair, did you think for a moment that it would hold you up?
Why not?
Because you knew it would, you had complete confidence in it.
This is the meaning of trust.
You can fully depend upon or commit to someone or something.
So to trust in the LORD is to completely depend upon God with all our heart.
Fully believing in our Creator.
Resting in full confidence that the LORD will carry you through life.
Now Aron would you mind coming up?
Sit in my chair.
Why not?
You don’t seem too confident.
This would be to lean on your own understanding.
So to trust in the LORD is to completely depend upon God with all our heart.
Fully believing in our Creator.
Resting in full confidence that the LORD will carry you through life.
Now Aron would you mind coming up?
Sit in my chair.
Why not?
You don’t seem too confident.
This would be to lean on your own understanding.
Verse (5) sums up the gospel doesn’t it?
We are to entrust our life fully to Jesus as our Saviour with all our heart, soul and mind.
Trusting in his finished work on the cross for our salvation.
But to trust in ourselves and our good works is to lean on our own understanding.
In the Lord, we can be wise in and have confidence in, the other is foolish to think we can save ourselves from God’s righteous judgement.
How did Myles have this great confidence?
Because he probably sat in it before, or maybe seen me sit in it, or possibly he assumed it would hold up.
He gained his confidence through experience, which is knowledge.
This knowledge comes through time and faith in the chair to hold him up.
In like fashion, the way to trust in the LORD comes through time in knowing God.
(6) says that in all your ways “acknowledge” him who is the LORD.
This word is to mean that you know personally, in an intimate relationship.
Martin, would you ever leave one of your children with a stranger off the street?
How about with me?
What is the different?
You know nothing of the stranger but you know me, you have tested me and have confidence in me.
To be able to trust in the LORD is to know him.
This comes through time spent in prayer, reading his bible to understand his character, his goodness and covenantal love.
It comes through spending time with believers who teach knowledge from Scripture.
The more you know God, the more you trust.
On the negative side, the less you know, the more he seems like a stranger to you.
The less you know, the less you will trust.
Make sense?
In (7), we see another connection to trust and that is we are to “fear the LORD.”
This is the beginning of knowledge.
This is intimate talk of relationship that is built upon love for God in a reverential way.
It is trusting that the LORD is always good and is perfectly wise and cares deeply for his children.
It is a holy fear of expecting discipline from the Father for disobedience to his commandments.
We can only fear the LORD when we grasp our great need for salvation and we see that God is the only one who can save us.
In mercy he lifts us out of our wretchedness and washes us clean from the mire and filth to wrap us in his loving arms and call us sons and daughters.
Then we long to know all we can about our Saviour so as to live a life pleasing to him for his glory.
So trust in the LORD begins with knowing and fearing him.
This leads to confidence just like the chair that Myles committed to.
Since we are limited in our understanding of spiritual matters, we should trust in ourselves as much as the chair I built.
Is this any difference in a marriage?
In your courtship, are you not using this time to get to know the other to test them?
To see how they handle hard situations?
Do they love the LORD or is it just talk?
If they love the LORD, they will love me in Christian love.
What about in the workplace?
Job interviews, trial basis of 6 months to see whether their resume is just head knowledge or practical.
In friendships, do you trust immediately?
Not likely, you see some common goals or hobbies, then over time you start to share deeper things because you get to know them and through time you begin to trust.
This leads to confidence just like the chair that Myles committed to.
Since we are limited in our understanding of spiritual matters, we should trust in ourselves as much as the chair I built.
Point #2 - Trust requires obeying God.
Let me ask you a question.
If you say you trust someone yet don’t follow their lead, do you really trust them?
If you go your own way, are you not saying by your actions that you don’t trust?
If a father takes you hiking and says “son, stay close to the hillside, and watch out for loose stones that can cause you to stumble and fall.”
Is he just being domineering or is he giving you commands to keep you safe?
God does the same with his commands.
They are not meant as limitations to your freedom but serve as guard rails that keep you safe from going over the edge of a cliff.
Commands of God are given to protect you, and obedience to them means you trust God to protect you.
Do we think God gives commands just to rule harshly, or do you think his commands are for your own good?
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