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
0.11UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.41UNLIKELY
Fear
0.1UNLIKELY
Joy
0.55LIKELY
Sadness
0.58LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.81LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.81LIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.69LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.02UNLIKELY
Extraversion
0.42UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.09UNLIKELY
Emotional Range
0.29UNLIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Philemon
Philemon
Philemon 17-
RESTORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS
Paul writes this letter to Onesimus, starting by reminding Paul of their relationship.
Paul also makes it clear that Philemon’s witness is important.
Philemon 8-9
Paul urges
Christian influence is not one of domineering oversight, but one of respectful relationship.
Philemon 12-16
Philemon 12
This third party in the drama provides a redemptive perspective on the situation.
Distance can keep you out of each other’s sight, but it does not resolve the problems in you or between you two.
As a third party, there is a great difference between stirring the pot and seeking to restore relationship.
Separation, followed by restoration, can sometimes put people in the right positions in each other’s lives.
Growth is expected to happen in both parties during their relational intermission.
Why did Paul not completely condemn a Christian leader’s possession of slaves?
Answer: It was not his job to change Philemon, but to plant the seed for this person to both operate and view the other party “in Christ”.
The social maturity of the Christian is built in the oven, not the microwave.
Relationships rattled with tension sometimes need a mutually-respected party to help us grow through the problem.
Philemon 17-20
Serving as someone’s conversion conduit creates a relationship, but it fosters, more than anything, discipleship.
Relational crashes happen.
Therefore, Christians need an account with other Christians to get people out of a jam.
At times restoring a relationship may require someone else to take the punishment, or to pay the fee, for what someone else did.
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9