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
0.11UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.14UNLIKELY
Fear
0.15UNLIKELY
Joy
0.56LIKELY
Sadness
0.52LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.62LIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.54LIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.75LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.63LIKELY
Extraversion
0.15UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.97LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.42UNLIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Zephaniah 3:17
Read Ephesians 3:4-6
By this we can know that Zephaniah speaks not just to Israel.
We must banish from our minds forever any thought that God admits us to His kingdom begrudgingly, as though Christ found a loophole in the law and squeaked us by.
God himself put Christ forward as our substitutionary sacrifice.
When we trust God, He welcomes us with bells on.
He puts a ring on our finger, kills the fatted calf, throws a party, shouts a shout that shakes the ends of creation.
“Isn’t that a bit unseemly and undignified of God to get so excited and shout and carry on this way?”
Remember David and Michal.
The Lord struck her barren for the rest of her life.
For He intends to be mightily enjoyed, and one day he will show us how to rejoice with all His might!
Can you imagine what it would be like if you could hear the Father singing?
It was merely a spoken word that brought all of creation into being.
What would happen if God lifted up His voice and not only spoke but sang?
I.
Closeness
There are people hurting today, folks who don’t sense the presence of God as their father.
For them, God is a distant force to be recokoned with some day.
But look:
“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee …”
When we worship it is not to a distant God, but one who is near.
As we draw near, he draws near, He is not aloof.
II.
Comfort
There are those today who are afraid: afraid of tomorrow, of their health, their finances, their future.
But listen:
“The might one (warrior), will save”.
Security when dad is around, takes care of things.
Worship lets us know everything is going to work out (*Romans* *8:28*).
III.
Celebration
There is someone here today who doubts their own worth before God.
“I don’t approach the Lord or the church because I have nothing to offer.”
“He will rejoice over thee with joy…”
Worship is not a funeral.
Luke 9:60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
Worship and praise is alive, it is about life.
IV. Calming
If you want to worship, but there is a trauma, a tragedy, a crisis that keeps you from being able to rejoice:
“he will rest in his love…”
“He will quiet you with His love…”
Worship leaves us feeling loved.
V.
Singing, rejoicing.
“he will joy over thee with singing…”
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9