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
0.16UNLIKELY
Disgust
0.13UNLIKELY
Fear
0.18UNLIKELY
Joy
0.51LIKELY
Sadness
0.54LIKELY
Language Tone
Analytical
0.45UNLIKELY
Confident
0UNLIKELY
Tentative
0.11UNLIKELY
Social Tone
Openness
0.62LIKELY
Conscientiousness
0.86LIKELY
Extraversion
0.04UNLIKELY
Agreeableness
0.84LIKELY
Emotional Range
0.67LIKELY
Tone of specific sentences
Tones
Emotion
Language
Social Tendencies
Anger
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9
Promises for the Journey *Isa.
41:8-10 *ebc 4~/11~/10
Some years ago Warren Wiersbe was sent this note: Years ago, one of my radio listeners sent me a motto that has often encouraged me: “Look at others, and be distressed.
Look at yourself, and be depressed.
Look to God, and you’ll be blessed!”
This may not be a great piece of literature, but it certainly contains great practical theology.
When the outlook is bleak, we need the uplook.
“Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things...for
He is strong in power.
At this time in the history of Israel they were in bad straights- both physically and spiritually.
* Isa.
40:1-4, 8,21-22, 26,28.
*
When, like Israel of old, you face a difficult task and an impossible tomorrow, do what they did and remind yourself of /the greatness of God./
Why does God make promises to us.
Because of the impossibility of the journey we are on without his help.
We has promised he will help us thru life.
*I.
God is greater than our circumstance (40:1-4)* /Someone has defined “circumstances” as “those nasty things you see when you get your eyes off of God.”
If you look at God through your circumstances, He will seem small and very far away; but if by faith you look at your circumstances through God, He will draw very near and reveal His greatness to you./
A.
God’s pardon (*1-2*)-
1.
So many times we get discouraged that due to our past lives God can’t use us.
We forget that we are still his children and that he still wants to get glory out of our lives.
2.
Although He may chasten us, he will never forget us nor forsake us.
3.
/Speak ye comfortably /means speak straight to the heart.
B.
God’s providence (*3-5*)
1.
The Jews were having a hard time as they returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple.
But, God promised that he would go before them and pave the way.
a.
Sometimes our path is not an easy one to take but God has promised that he will blaze the way and our job is to just trust Him as He guides us.
Even in times of heartache.
C.
God’s promises (*6-8*)-
1.
/All flesh is grass- /Assyria is gone Babylon is gone like the grass nations come and go but the word of God will be sustained forever.
a.
*Psa.
37:1-2-*
b.
*1 Peter 1:24-25- *
2.
God promises as we go on our earthly journey we can count on Him for strength and guidance.
*II.
God is greater than our fears (41:10-13)*
* *Seven times the Lord tells them to “fear not”.
As this remnant faced many difficult days they could be encouraged that the Lord would be with there and would give them success.
*Deut.
31:7-8*
* */Why do we not have to be fearful?/
A.God will strengthen us
1.God will give us the power to see every day to it’s conclusion.
a.
How about those times you want to say something hateful to someone.
God will give you the strength to say something nice.
When you do say something hateful it’s because you choose to do that.
b.
< .5
.5 - .6
.6 - .7
.7 - .8
.8 - .9
> .9