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Have A Heart
You don’t notice anything about me because…
You don’t care.
Have we ever heard or used that phrase?
The wife to the husband, “If your car got scratched, you’d notice.
You don’t notice my hair cut because you don’t care.”
Husband to the wife, “If the car was one of your precious finger nails you’d take care of it.
You scratched the car because you don’t care.”
In both of these scenarios we have accusations being made.
If we stop and listen, we will hear what lies underneath the problem.
In both of these scenarios there is hurt, pain, and frustration.
What both the husband and wife are asking is for the other person to care about what they care about.
They are asking for compassion.
Compassion is something that should be a motivating factor in the lives of believers.
Why?
Because compassion motivated our Lord.
I think we can all agree that motivation is important.
Over and over again in the gospels we have Jesus speaking or acting because “He was moved with compassion.”
Tonight, as we wrap up our study on communication, I want us to really stop and think about our motivation in dealing with one another.
Do we have hearts of compassion?
The bottom line is that we need to care about one another.
As we begin, let’s look at a Biblical example of how ugly it can get when we don’t care for others.
Go with me to 1 Kings 12:3-17.
1 Kings 12:3-17
Rehoboam lost the kingdom because he only cared about himself.
He had no compassion for the people.
He had no care for them at all.
He wanted to look good.
He wanted to show that he was better than his dad.
He missed his primary task, to care for the people placed under his authority.
He did not have a heart of compassion.
Now go with me to Matthew 23:37-39.
Matthew 23:37-39
We are going to learn three lessons about what it means to have a heart of compassion.
Lesson #1…
A Heart Of Compassion Is Caring vv.
37-38
This almost seems contradictory.
Jerusalem had killed the prophets and those sent to her!
The servants of God sent to bring Israel out of rebellion were consistently attacked.
The nation of Israel resisted and rejected the Lord over and over again.
They even rejected Christ Himself when He came!
And yet…
Jesus wants to comfort them!
Do we desire to comfort others?
What about when they reject us?
In v. 38 Jesus shows His care for the fact that Israel has suffered the consequences of their rejection.
Do we sometimes secretly rejoice when other face consequences?
Especially when they have done something mean to us? Something that hurt us?
Jesus doesn’t do that.
Jesus cares.
His care is expressed in His desire to comfort.
We too should desire to comfort.
We can accomplish this with words, actions, and attitudes.
Comfort is hard, especially when the one we are offering it to is rejecting us.
The picture in my mind is of a little child that is hurt, you go to pick them up and they push you away.
That rejection makes us want to let them go.
That is the exact wrong reaction.
A heart of compassion and care reaches out regardless of personal rejection.
Now, this doesn’t mean you force your compassion on someone.
That’s where we are headed next.
But let’s talk about this for a minute.
In our relationships, there is conflict.
Conflict is inevitable.
A heart of compassion is able to put our own desires and hurts aside in order to reach out to the other person.
That is not easy to do!
And yet, it is Biblical.
Underneath all our communication there must be compassion and care.
That care for others is going to change how we talk.
It will impact our tone, our word choice, and our persistence.
We need to pray that God would give us love and care for one another.
3 lessons about what it means to have a heart of compassion.
Lesson #1: A Heart Of Compassion Is Caring.
Lesson #2…
A Heart Of Compassion Is Patient vv.
37-39
Jesus wanted to offer comfort and care, but they were not willing.
They were not willing.
However, Jesus is patient.
Jesus knows that the pain they endure, the trials, hardships, and struggles are going to drive them back to Him.
There is going to come a day when they turn to Him.
There is coming a day when every knee will bow (Phil.
2:9-11).
They are going to see Jesus again.
This is the opposite of our attitude.
When someone rejects us, we want to write them off.
We don’t want to give them a second chance!
That’s not how Jesus is and we are called to be like Jesus.
According to 2 Peter 3:9, He is long-suffering.
Not willing for any to perish.
Again, we are called to be like Jesus.
Paul told the Galatians that he was laboring for Christ to be formed in them (Gal.
4:19).
Here is my point.
Jesus is patient with us, therefore, we need to be patient with one another.
We endure rejection, we endure discomfort, we endure because we love them.
That wayward child?
Be patient.
Keep loving them, keep pursuing them, keep your eyes and your arms open.
Be ready to welcome them home.
That spouse who frustrates you so much?
Be patient.
Love them, speak kindly to them, let them know your love and care.
Chase them down.
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