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
0.09UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.08UNLIKELY
Fear
0.07UNLIKELY
Joy
0.53LIKELY
Sadness
0.46UNLIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.49UNLIKELY
Confident
0.4UNLIKELY
Tentative
0UNLIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.89LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.75LIKELY
Extraversion
0.27UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.69LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.88LIKELY

Tone of specific sentences

Tones
Emotion
Anger
Disgust
Fear
Joy
Sadness
Language
Analytical
Confident
Tentative
Social Tendencies
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Emotional Range
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
INTRODUCTION:
1. Paul understood the need for the Gospel.
A. He began his religious walk as a Pharisee.
1.
As a Pharisee, he was very zealous.
Phil
2. In Saul was in the process of being a zealous Pharisee.
Phil 3.1-6
Acts 22.4
Acts 9:1
A. Saul of Tarsus was breathing threats and murder; his purpose was to bring Christians in chains to Jerusalem.
3. In , Saul would even consent to the outright murder of Stephen.
Acts 7:58-
4. On that road to Damascus, Saul would be confronted by Jesus.
Acts 9.3-
Acts 22.
Acts 22.
Acts 22.6-7
A. This would cause Saul to ask “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
B. Jesus would answer him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Acts 22.
Acts 9
1.
Notice, Jesus did not save him on the road to Damascus; He gave him instructions to continue into Damasus where he would be told what he must do.
2. This verse in shows that the power of the message is what saves.
5. Saul would then arise, find he was blind, and be led into Damascus where he would be praying, awaiting Ananias.
Acts 9.7-
Acts 22.
6. Ananias would then go to Saul and tell him what he must do.
A. Ananias told Saul what he must do to have his sins washed away.
B. Paul, like us, had a lot of sin in his life, and he understood the preciousness of the Gospel preached.
C.
This leads us to and Paul’s presentation of the Gospel.
BODY:
INTRODUCTION:
1. THE GOSPEL (SCRIPTURE) IS OUR GUIDE.
A. It is a road map that leads to salvation.
1.
Everyone is on this road at different places.
2. Each person on this road is heading in one of two ways.
Matt 7.
A. Toward heaven.
John 140.6
B. Or away from heaven.
Gal 5.19-
3. The bad news is—being on the right path does not guarantee one will stay on the right path.
A. The path to heaven requires remaining faithful.
4. The good news is—being on the wrong path does not guarantee one will stay on the wrong path.
2 Cor.
7.9-1
A. To get off the path to hell, one must turn (repent) from sin.
2. THE GOSPEL IS THE CORE OF SCRIPTURE.
A. The word “Gospel” is used in two ways in the Scriptures.
1.
In the word “Gospel” is used to speak of the Scriptures in general.
A. This is the same usage of the word in .
1. Paul urged the Corinthians to keep everything that he had taught them in memory, because he preached the entire counsel of God.
B. The second usage of the word “Gospel” refers to the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
1.
This is what Paul points to as being the core of the message.
1 Cor 15.3
A. Without Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, Paul says his preaching and our faith is empty.
2. Paul says there is proof that the Gospel really happened.
1 Cor 15
1 Cor 15.5-
A. Eyewitnesses prove that the Gospel is true.
B. You can believe the Gospel, because it does have the power to save you.
3. I AM NOT WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL.
A. Paul ends this section by saying ‘I am not worthy.’
1.
Before Paul became a Christian, he was proud to be a persecutor of Christians.
1 Cor
Phil 3.4-
2. It was not until he counted everything rubbish that he gained Christ and understood the power of His resurrection.
Phil 47-11
3. We are not worthy of the Gospel, and it should cause us to have the same response as Paul had.
1 Cor 15.10
CONCLUSION:
1. Jesus has won the victory over death and sin.
1 Cor 15.
A. He is willing to share this victory, if we will abound in His work.
B. In order to be saved by the Gospel…we must:
1. Keep it in memory.
2. Realize the power that is in the Gospel.
3. Allow that power to work in our lives by being steadfast, immovable, and abounding in the work.
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9