Sermon Tone Analysis

Jesus Teaches

Matthew

Show Mercy

Melody Brown

123 North St.

Miami, FL 33151

555-555-5555

melody.brown@email.com

What this does not mean.

Date

Lydia Smith

Manager

XYZ Sales Company

321 South St.

Miami, FL 33125

Dear Lydia Smith,

The occasional display of merciful deeds.

I have greatly enjoyed working at XYZ Sales Company for the past three years.

In those years, I have become an integral member of the sales team, and have developed innovative ways to contribute to the company.

For example, in the past year alone, I have achieved the following goals:

Highest-ranking salesperson in customer satisfaction last quarterBrought two new high-profile clients to the company, increasing total company sales revenue by 10%Voluntarily trained incoming sales staff, totaling 80 hours of voluntary service

I believe I have gone above and beyond the benchmarks we set for my position when I arrived at the company three years ago.

I would therefore appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss increasing my salary so that it is commensurate with my current performance.

I request a pay raise of six percent, which I believe reflects both my current competencies and industry averages.

Once again, I am grateful to be a member of this organization, and I enjoy taking on assignments that allow me to contribute to the company.

Thank you for your time.

I look forward to speaking with you soon.

What it does mean

Sincerely,

Melody Brown (Signature)

The adjective for merciful (found elsewhere in the New Testament on in ) means those whose bent is to show mercy, not those who engage in an occasional merciful impulse.

Melody Brown (Typed)

Pure in Heart

Pure in Heart

Heart refers to the very center of our being.

The heart is not the place where we naturally expect purity.

The heart is not the place where we naturally expect purity.

Matthew 15

Jesus is the only one capable of cleaning up our heart.

Peacemakers

“not appeasers, but those who actively overcome evil with good.”

A.W. Argyle

The Persecuted

Jesus is speaking of those committed to God’s cause, and righteousness is the kind of conduct appropriate for those who have been given right standing before God.

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.”

your reward is great in heaven.

you are in good company.

1 Peter 4:14