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Intro
I taught on once, about hating our family
I taught a bible study at her apartment complex in the middle of the week.
When i got there that week she had an ear full for me.
She was reaf
Abraham sacrificing Isaac
Observations from Genesis 22
God targets what is potentially the most important thing in Abraham’s life, his son.
“WHOM YOU LOVE”
God has promised Abraham his he would be the father of a great nation.
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Abraham and Sarah are very old when they have Isaac so he knows this is his only chance.
Abraham’s identity and future are wrapped up in this son.
Abraham’s faith in God is put on display
He believes God knows what is BEST for him, and holding on the his son is not what is BEST.
Obedience is “So Abraham rose early in the morning...”
He didn’t delay, he acted.
Providing for our Family
When our family becomes our god...
When our family becomes our god...
Safety
Success
a) They become our justification
We find our justification, the proof of our good deeds, in our family
Whether it is our kids, our spouses, our parents, our grand parents.
What do I have to point to in those relationships that shows how good a person I am.
(How righteous I am)
We want our kids to be the smartest, most well behaved, best on the team, and what ever else that would potentially make us look good or feel justified.
If our kids are disobedient, get bad grades, don’t take a game as serious as we do, we may get angry or discouraged because we are a deficient parent or they are deficient children.
We wrap our justification, our grounds for boasting, in how well our kids are performing and how that reflects on us.
We want a spouse that adores us and needs us.
We wrap our justification up in what our family members think of us or how our family members attest to our accomplishments in our roles.
We are placing our justification on the weak and unreliable shoulders of our family members, not on the all-powerful and steadfast shoulders of Christ.
Romans 3:23-
Christ is our ONLY justifier and our faith in him is the ONLY thing that leads to justification.
b) They become our identity
Salvation
Closely related: we find our identity in our family.
Whether it be in our moms and dads, our children, or our spouses.
Am I a good enough wife, mother, husband, father, daughter, son, or whatever.
Or the role we play in our kid’s or spouses life,
Are people happy with me, impressed by me, satisfied with me, in love with me.
THE COMPARISON TRAP: She is a better mom, he is a better husband, their kids are smarter, better behaved...
Setting your mind on Christ and not on how well you are performing as a parent, spouse or child frees us rest in Christ alone.
Your life is “hidden with Christ” secure and defined by Him not by your performance or how well you compare to the lady next door.
c) They become our joy
Is your happiness dependent upon how well your kids behave or how what your husband did or didn’t do?
Is your happiness decided by how safe, secure and satisfied your family is?
Keller defines idolatry:
We base our joy in life, our enjoyment of life on temporal, unstable, ever-changing circumstances and relationships.
“An idol is anything so central and essential to your life that, should you lose it, your life would feel hardly worth living.”
“Counterfeit Gods”
Their are days when your children and/or your spouse will bring your life great joy, but other days (or moments in your day) your kids will drive your crazy, break your heart, or stretch your patience to its breaking point.
If your joy depends on the performance of your children, you are going to live a constant roller coaster of joy and discouragement.
We must find joy that goes beyond our circumstances and beyond the ups and downs of family life.
Jesus is unchanging in all ways
His love for us does not change, even on our worst days.
His leading and guiding never changes, even when we are not paying attention.
His provision in our life does not go away, even when we do not get what we want.
Jesus is a steady stream of satisfying joy for those who drink of Him.
d) They become our hope
Submission
Keller defines idolatry:
“An idol is anything so central and essential to your life that, should you lose it, your life would feel hardly worth living.”
“Counterfeit Gods”
Is your happiness dependent upon how well your kids behave or how what your husband did or didn’t do?
Hope- “to look forward to with desire and reasonable expectation.”
Can you imagine life without your children?
Can you imagine life without your spouse?
Is your happiness decided by how safe, secure and satisfied your family is?
Can you imagine life without your spouse?
We base our joy in life, our enjoyment of life on temporal, unstable, ever-changing circumstances and relationships.
It is heart wrenching to try to imagine, but it points to the deep places of our hearts
We long for eternity, heaven, where life is full and complete.
But we create our own versions of heaven that are very often built on the foundation of our family, there safety, their security, and their success.
We hope to see our kids grow up, get married, have a family, and live successful lives.
We can’t imagine a life without those special people in it.
We hope to grow old with our spouse, enjoy life with one another, and then retire early to the beach somewhere.
We hope to see our kids grow up, get married, have a family, and live successful lives.
We hope to grow old with our spouse, enjoy life with one another, and then retire early to the beach somewhere.
We build our hope on foundations of sand.
Family is a GRACE from God to
2) Being god for our family
1) We fret for their safety and security
The reality is tragedies come, people make bad decision, and life never really goes as we plan it in our heads.
Worry and anxiety are indication of our belief about God’s ability to take care of our family.
Do you get worried when your livf
But when we build our hope on sand we are often left in despair.
2) We strain for their success
How could God take this person from me?
Why would God let my husband leave?
3) We chase after their satisfaction
Why would my child make such horrible choices?
The HOPE we long for will never be found in our parents, our children, or our spouses.
Jesus says if your “hear my words” and “do them” you will be wise in building your hope on a firm foundation.
When Pam walked down the isle at our wedding we had the musicians sing “On Christ the Solid Rock”.
It says”
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly lean on Jesus name
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