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Welcome & Intro
Welcome everyone!
I’m honored you are here.
Thank you for choosing to spend you Sunday morning with us.
We are so excited to have you, and I can’t wait to see where God takes us this morning.
My name is Elliot Voris, and I’m lucky enough to be the Student Minister here at Wildwood Christian Church.
That means I get the distinct honor and privilege of working with our amazing Middle School and High School students, and our stellar volunteer team.
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Helps us minister to you and pray for you.
Today is week two in our series, The Name.
We’re looking at some of the names of God we read in the Bible.
These names aren’t just there for fun, or to confuse us.
They’re important.
These names reveal the character and nature of this God who created us, and who loves us, and wants to know us.
And that he’s a God who wants meets our needs.
Last week, Doug shared this key verse that has framed and encapsulated the whole point of this series: Why don’t you do this part with me?
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And just by way of review: Last week, we looked at the name Jehovah-Nissi from : The Lord Our Banner.
The bottom line Doug shared with us was: “Before you give up, look up.”
That life is gonna get hard, there will be struggles, you’ll want to throw in the towel.
But, hold on.
Look to God and wait for him to do something.
To meet your needs.
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Today, we’re looking at another name for God.
El Elyon - God Most High.
I’ve been excited about this, about this day, right now, for the better part of a month!
Doug asked me to preach one of these messages, and after looking at the passages we’re covering, I knew right away this was the one I wanted to take.
Because it’s a huge puzzle.
There’s this strange story.
There’s this cat Melchizedek, who shows up for all of four verses, and then he’s gone from the story as quickly and suddenly as he came.
Over the course of the last few weeks I’ve spent some serious time researching ancient Canaanite pantheons and deities, archaeological digs in Jerusalem, ancient cities and empires, geography, and a whole lot more fascinating stuff.
But here’s the thing: I’m sure if I unloaded all of that and barfed out a bunch of trivia on you, there might be one or two of you who are on the edge of your seat, and super-duper interested.
If that’s you, I have a feeling we’re in the minority.
The rest of you: your eyes would roll back in your head and you’d be a sleep in an instant.
Just like your weird Uncle at Thanksgiving.
(Unless you’re that weird uncle.
Then, that’s totally normal.)
Plus, we don’t have nearly the time to cover all that, especially if I’m the one talking.
I really wanted wade through like 6-plus chapters in Genesis today.
But then I would have made everyone late for lunch, and we would be behind all the other churches who got out on time… I didn’t want to put you all through that.
Illustration: I love puzzles!
Maybe it’s my ADHD, but I love them.
Riddles.
Puzzles.
Problems to solve.
I hyper-focus!
[Find that Christmas present from Brandy as an example]
Question: What’s the hardest puzzle you’ve ever encountered?
[?? Something better ??]
I like to think my proclivity for puzzles helps me function well in chaos.
That I’m calm and cool-headed in a crisis.
That when times get tough (and you and I both know they do).
And uncertainty is on the horizon (and you and I both know that it is and it will be).
I still have the mental fortitude and wherewithal to make decisions and keep things running smoothly.
If you were to ask my awesome wife, on the other hand, she would tell you… the truth.
But that’s OK, sometimes it’s nice to live in a fantasy.
Right?
Tension
You don’t need me to tell you this: Life can feel chaotic.
Uncertain.
Maybe it’s because of the circumstances you find yourself in.
Your savings got wiped out by an unexpected home repair.
Then, life decided to kicked you while you were down, and you had to face a sickness.
Maybe you failed a class, and maybe that called in to question your ability to graduate on time.
Or you lost your job.
Or you lost someone close to you.
Life is chaotic.
Uncertain.
We all know that, firsthand.
Illustration: Life with 3 kids == Living Museum of Chaos.
Feel like The Greatest Showman up in here.
(That family chaos is where I get the most helpless.)
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That’s been true since the beginning () Earth was formless and void (tohu wa-bohu [chaos])
It’s not just our circumstances that feel chaotic.
I think our relationships can feel uncertain and chaotic, just as much if not more.
Most of the time, we’re too busy thinking self-consciously about what someone else is thinking about us.
Then, we feel unsure of how to relate to others.
And it’s not just with people we see at work or school.
Not just our acquaintances.
It’s true even those close to us.
For our families.
Like, in the midst of work, parenting, chores, where are Brandy and I supposed to find time to go on a date?
Or even, for the love of God, have a 5-minute conversation without a small child interrupting?
Where does that fit?
Or, how about the fact that I am now at a point in life where 3 small human beings call me “Dad?”
And, nobody bothered to double-check that I was qualified.
No test.
Not even a “You good?” before we left the hospital!
How am I supposed to relate to these kids?
What could make me a good father?
How do I avoid messing up my kids and sending them to therapy for the rest of their lives?! (Spoiler alert: I’ve probly already missed that chance.)
We end up treating our chaotic lives and chaotic relationships like puzzles.
We think if we could just figure out the trick.
The right life-hack.
The right thing to buy.
If we could just find the right piece to slide into the right place, then maybe we’ll be able to keep the chaos at bay for another month.
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