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What makes us different?
If people hung out with you this week, at home, at work, at church, at the store, at your kids baseball/basketball games…how would your life be different because of your faith in Jesus?
We have a rocking band.
The thrust of this whole section is we should be different because of Jesus.
We we are not pretentious.
“By the mercies of Christ present yourselves as a sacrifice.”
“Don’t be conformed, but be TRANSFORMED by the RENEWAL of your mind.”
We have great programs (children, youth…)
HOW ARE WE DIFFERENT?!?! because of Jesus...
There are lots of good people hear.
Paul gets practical in this passage.
Some may say the teaching is good...
Those aren’t bad things, but our desire should not be to be a better church than all the rest.
Our desire, our aim, ought to be the kind of people that
The issues faced in this circumstance were said to be “opinions”.
the “weak” here are the ones who feel strongly that they should follow the dietary restrictions and traditional Jewish days of observations as a part of their Christian faith
The “strong” are feel freedom from those dietary restrictions and days of importance.
Paul doesn’t intend to communicate the “weak” are the wrong ones necessarily, but it seems to be clear that he is in the “strong” camp.
The issue is not that their is a disagreement amongst the church, but the way this particular disagreement has affected the community within the church.
FIGHT for what MATTERS.
(14:1-12)
We are so prone to fight over things that ultimately have no eternal significance.
There is a reality to community: we will not always agree.
the “weak” here are the ones who feel strongly that they should follow the dietary restrictions and traditional Jewish days of observations as a part of their Christian faith
Conflict and disagreement are inevitable, but much of what we WASTE our time arguing and fussing about matters very little in the scope of the Kingdom of God.
Actually, most of our fighting is rooted in selfishness.
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Paul makes this clear later in the passage:
The “strong” are feel freedom from those dietary restrictions and days of importance.
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Paul doesn’t intend to communicate the “weak” are the wrong ones necessarily, but it seems to be clear that he is in the “strong” camp.
The issue is not that their is a disagreement amongst the church, but the way this particular disagreement has affected the community within the church.
The issue in this passage is not an easy issue in the since that people were passionate about their own convictions.
Those that felt the conviction to follow dietary laws and observe important Jewish dates were convinced of the holiness of their belief.
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But those that felt freedom in regards to those things felt equally convinced in their convictions.
Paul even says:
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This issue is that this debate, this disagreement should not be so divisive.
What Paul is not saying is that nothing in church life should be divisive.
There are absolutely hills for us to die on in the context of church relationships, but we must seek discernment in regards to what demands our attention.
Dr. Albert Mohler labeled this as Theological Triage.
Triage meaning referring to urgency as is used in the medical field to decide what condition is most urgent to be seen.
A Helpful way of looking at Theological Triage is in 3 categories:
Level 1: Absolutes
These are close-handed issues.
Things we cannot waiver on or concede.
Central Gospel issues like
The exclusivity of Christ
The doctrine of the Trinity
The need of salvation for all mankind
The death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Jesus
The truthfulness of the bible
And many more
These are things that are worthy of a fight and must be protected in the context of the church for the purpose of being faithful Christians.
Level 2: Convictions
These are issues that are not central to being Christian, but do lead to deep division.
Examples would include:
The purpose and method of baptism
The validity and purpose of certain spiritual gifts.
Certain understandings of biblical governance or authority.
You might be a Christian brother, but we can’t be in the same church family.
Level 3: Opinions
These are issues that we may disagree on, but there is no reason for us to divide over them.
This is the category Paul was placing the issue in the Roman church into.
These are methods, theological understandings, and ethical convictions that faithful, God-honoring believers can disagree on, but not divide over.
Much of our disagreements fit into this category.
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Paul is saying to the Romans “Stop fighting over something that ultimately doesn’t matter.”
In a world that is divided by so many things, when we allow ourselves to be divided by lesser issues we are harming our ability to impact the culture around us through out unity.
It isn’t easy to disagree when we are passionate about an issue, but we must learn to fight for the things that matter for the sake of the Gospel and out of love for our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Stop FIGHTING for YOURSELF.
(14:13-23)
Jesus says we should take up our cross DAILY and follow him.
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Paul says the same thing in
We live in a culture of conditional relationships (if you are nice to me, I’ll be nice to you).
Our generosity is dependent on certain criteria.
(how well do they keep my drink filled…they got themselves in this mess, why should I have to bail them out…they have never been all that generous to me…)
It happens in our marriages doesn’t it.
You ever get caught sulking because your spouse didn’t do something you think they should have?
Or they said something you didn’t like.
So you just get quiet and make them suffer.
Maybe you without intimacy because they aren’t being thoughtful or kind to you.
And because there is no intimacy, you are being cold and detached from her.
Let’s EMBODY the Gospel in how we LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
Steve Timmis “The Church is that which embodies the Gospel and then COMMENDS (preaches) the Gospel.
Our Gospel WORD is [should be] an explanation of the phenomenon which is our Gospel Community.”
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We are OBLIGATED, as Christians, to seek what is best for others.
Do you hear how absolutely counter-cultural and counter-intuitive this is.
“The things you feel like your free to do, don’t do it for the sake of your brother.”
When you are strong in our world, you exploit the weak for your own gain.
But Paul is saying “deny yourself for the good of your neighbor.”
Give up something that you rightfully deserve so that your neighbor is supported.
That is radical in our world.
This principle is earth-shaking when you broaden it to other areas of our Church community:
Forgive those who hurt you, even if they don’t deserve it.
Give to those who take advantage of you.
Serve those who do not say thank you.
Careful those who will never repay you.
Then Paul grounds his imperative (what you should do) in an indicative (who you should be).
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