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.
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God allows faith to be tested
Testing proves the genuineness of faith
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Testing develops Christian character
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Testing purifies God’s people
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Examples of God testing faith
Abraham is told to sacrifice Isaac:
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God tested Israel in the desert; God reduces Gideon’s army; Jesus Christ appears to discourage the Canaanite woman; Jesus Christ delays going to Bethany when Lazarus is ill.
Means by which faith is tested
God allows Satan to test faith
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Difficult circumstances test faith
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Persecution tests faith
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Discouraging people test faith
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God’s promise of help during testing
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God’s help through the encouragement of others
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Accordingly, having learned that Elisha had gone to Dothan, the Arameans surrounded the city by night in order to take Elisha by force (vv.13–14).
Doubtless Elisha knew about all this, too, but allowed himself to be trapped so that the subsequent entrapment of the Arameans might work to God’s glory and for his good (v.15).
When Elisha’s servant awakened and saw the great Aramean force, he cried out in dismay to Elisha
The response to trials
Rejoicing at sharing Jesus Christ’s suffering
Praying for God’s help
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Persevering
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Examples of faith victorious through testing
Abraham; Elisha’s servant; Job; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; the apostles; Stephen; Paul
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