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.
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Analytical
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Confident
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Openness
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Conscientiousness
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Extraversion
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Agreeableness
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Emotional Range
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Introduction
Review
Transition
Transition to point 1
(1) “When he came down from the mountain”
Transitions from the Sermon on the mount
In English, we read this in conjunction with “and behold” as very linear, however, we know that this is not the case
Other Gospels use more precise language that contradicts this.
Matthew arranges his narrative portions thematically rather than chronologically primarily.
With regard to chronology, it is better to take this as, “after Jesus finished preaching on the mountain, he continued his ministry of healing, such as”
(2) leprosy
nerve disorder caused by bacterial infection
Made one unclean
Any contact made the one who touched unclean
“If you will” is not so much a request as a statement
Functions as a statement of faith
(3) Jesus “stretched out his hand” because he would have kept a distance.
This normally would have made the rabbi “unclean” however, in this case it made the leper clean
(4) Law about leprocy
Law points to Jesus’ authority as king
I. Faith in Jesus as King enables Him to make you clean (1-4)
Transition to point 2
II.
Faith in Jesus’ Word as Lord enables Jesus to save souls (5-13)
Transition to point 3
III.
King Jesus is the prophesied Lord and is able to heal us completely (14-17)
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