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
0.63LIKELY
Disgust
0.13UNLIKELY
Fear
0.66LIKELY
Joy
0.57LIKELY
Sadness
0.59LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.51LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.45UNLIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.85LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.83LIKELY
Extraversion
0.13UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.78LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.61LIKELY

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
OPENNING
Welcome - thank you for worshipping with us and pray you are doing well
CPK Update
PRAY
READ
INTRO
Continuing in the book of Ecclesiastes, Chapter 9:1-12
Two Key Phrases
Under the Sun - life on earth as we know it, not as God originally created it, but as it is now
Vanity - without meaning, vapor, smoke, lacking substance or meaning
Ecclesiastes can feel dark and gloomy
As if a pessimist was ordained by God to craft part of the Scriptures.
CHICKEN LITTLE
The original story
In the original Chicken Little story, Chicken Little is hit by an acorn on his beak and he feels the bruise.
He thinks the acorn is the sky.
Fear seizes him.
“The sky is falling!” he yells.
So he tries to enlist everyone to help him, eventually enlisting Foxy Loxy for aid in stopping the sky from falling.
Foxy Loxy eventually eats Chicken Little for dinner.
Among the many versions of this story through the generations, the two main themes are these.
One, some of us need to learn, that just because an acorn falls on our beak and we feel its bruise, this doesn’t mean that all is lost.
Two, some forms of help are no help at all.
In fact, some things will harm us in help’s name.
Application
The Preacher has been walking us through the dark creepy basement of the fallen world with his flashlight.
It would seem that if anybody could come to the conclusion that the sky is falling, it would be the Preacher.
But the Preacher doesn’t panic.
He hates it.
He grieves it.
He declares it ruthless and ugly and empty.
But he refuses to run toward the welcoming arms of the nihilist, the cynic, the hedonist, or the religious escapist.
That kind of help doesn’t.
Instead, the Preacher believes that God has not left the mess but remains here in it and with us.
In that light, we start with what we have and we do this little bit each day with God.
But how?
READ
PRAY
GETTING BACK TO BASICS
TWO KEY PHRASES
WHEN DARKNESS ENTERED THE GARDEN
God created Adam and Eve, placed them in a perfect environment.
He gave them a purpose, instructions for life that he had created for them.
Family (“two shall become one”)
Work (“And let them have dominion over the fish of the seas and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing thing thing that creeps on the earth” Gen. 1:26).
Pleasure (“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it” )
When Adam and Eve loved each other, cultivated the garden, took time for meals together, and cared for the place with God, that was enough in God’s eyes.
He was pleased with their work, with their enjoyment, and with their love.
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating the fruit from the forbidden tree - God chased them from the garden, bringing separation between mankind and God, separation between mankind and each other, and mankind and creation.
Dominion
Subdue
Develop
Family ( to the woman, “Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you” )
Work (“cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life” ).
Pleasure (“By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return” ).
DARKNESS IN ECCLESIASTES
Do you hear the similar language in ?
Coonecting the overarching story of scripture to this passage in Ecclesiastes.
Original meaning (vs) - What did Solomon intend to say
God’s Meaning - What is God saying?
“Words of wisdom are given by the ONE SHEPHERD.”
Messianic
APPROVED JOY
“Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink you wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do”
You want to know God’s will?
Go out to eat or go home and make lunch.
Sit down with your family and friends.
Hold hands and give thanks to God.
Enjoy the conversation, the stories and the jokes.
An actual sit down meal
No quick grab meal (France)
Do devices at the table
The fight against a fatal pessimism ...
But!
BUT we’re all going to die! - yep, so make yourself a sandwich and enjoy it.
BUT the sky is falling - I know, have some tea or coffee, enjoy this cup of wine with me, says the Preacher
God is present, he’s in control
BUT everything is meaningless - i get it, go ahead and do some laundry and get out of your pajamas
BUT injustice is everywhere, the world is broken, it’s all broken - yep, it is but go ahead and take a shower, wash your face.
Put some oil in your beard.
(Ecc.
9:8)
God hasn’t quit
BUT what do you mean - everything is meaningless!
It’s all meaningless!
- That’s OK, listen to your wife’s voice, hold her hand, look into her eyes, be silly with the kids.
embrace life, embrace this moment.
BUT death!
Death is coming!
- Enjoy your life while you live.
Let go of what you can’t control.
(Ecc.
9:9)
God is here.
BUT wisdom doesn’t do us any favors” - Yes, so go ahead and start your day, brush your teeth, eat some breakfast
BUT life isn’t fair - It’s true and that is terrible but find work that you love and work hard ()
RECOVERING EDEN
Adam and Eve had nothing more than this.
Their lot was God’s gift to them.
They had each other
Work
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9