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Our greatest need is a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Sin is what keeps us from that relationship.
Even for a believer who has stepped into that relationship with Christ, sin can become a barrier in growing that relationship.
King David—who was called a man after God’s own heart ()—sinned.
However, he also modeled for us what it means to come to God in confession and repentance.
Paul’s speech in Perga synagogue:
Let’s look at
Debts and Debtors.
What or who do you think this is referring to?
Metaphorically, it is those who we have sinned against and those who have sinned against us.
What does it mean to forgive and why should we?
We have been forgiven, and the One who forgave us is no less than the Creator and King of the universe, God Himself.
The moment we repented of our sin and trusted in Jesus Christ, God canceled our sin-debt, and set us free.
He forgave us unconditionally and unreservedly, on the merit of what His Son had done for us.
Remember the punchline Jesus gave in ?
Forgiveness is not feeling something
Forgiveness is not feeling something
Is Adams exaggerating to make a point?
Sad to say, I don't think so.
You may be struggling with forgiveness right now because you are clinging to an unbiblical concept of forgiveness.
Let me mention two common misunderstandings.
A. It is not feeling something.
Sam came to his pastor and said, "I've had it with Sally.
Our marriage is over.
And don't talk to me about forgiving her.
That's impossible because I just don't feel it."
That's a common objection to forgiveness, isn't it?
The problem with it is twofold...
Feeling is not a prerequisite to forgiving.
Nowhere in the Bible does it say you have to feel like forgiving in order to forgive.
If you wait for a feeling, you're waiting in vain.
It is a decision to say something.
Something specific.
Something intentional.
Something you've thought through and mean.
We'll see what it is momentarily.
Before we do, another myth...
Forgiveness is not forgetting something
There is a difference between "forgetting" and "not remembering."
What's the difference?
Forgetting is passive.
Not remembering is active.
When God forgives, He doesn't forget, does He?
Can an omniscient Person not know something?
No.
When God forgives us, He chooses to not remember.
Listen to how God forgives: ; ; ;
And the king knew he was had.
When God forgives, He doesn't forget, does He?
Can an omniscient Person not know something?
No.
When God forgives us, He chooses to not remember.
Listen to how God forgives:
But when it comes to biblical forgiveness, forgetting isn't a prerequisite anyway.
When God forgives, He doesn't forget, does He?
Can an omniscient Person not know something?
No.
When God forgives us, He chooses to not remember.
Listen to how God forgives:
; ; ;
"I, even I, am he who blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own name's sake, and will not remember thy sins."
; "And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more."
Forgiveness is a declaration.
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What Forgiveness Is.
According to the Bible, forgiveness is the following...
A. Forgiveness is a declaration.
It's not feeling something.
It's choosing to say something.
It's a making a decision that involves a promise...
It is a promise to not remember something.
It is a promise not to bring the issue back up as a basis for how I will treat you.
I haven't forgotten the event, but rather I choose to not remember it.
B. Forgiveness is a three-fold promise...
If you've sinned against me, and you come to me and say, "I was wrong for what I did.
Will you forgive me?", when I say, "I forgive you," I am promising you three things...
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I will not bring it up so as to hurt you.
I will not use the event as leverage against you the next time we face a problem, "Well, you owe me one."
No you don't.
I forgave you.
Right here's the reason why many families don't have peace.
They don't forgive.
They hold grudges.
They give the silent treatment.
What's tragic is that God's way is so much better.
When I forgive, I make a promise to no longer hold your sin against you.
The slate is clean.
We can move on.
There's more.
When I forgive, I am promising that...
2. I will not talk about it with others so as to hurt you.
Which, sad to say, is what we often do.
Instead of dealing with the problem God's way, we talk to people who are not a part of the solution.
The Bible calls that what?
Gossip.
When I say "I forgive you" I am promising I will not do that.
Nor...
3. I will not dwell on it myself.
I will not brood, sulk, have a pity party over the transgression.
When I say, "I forgive you," it's settled, done, case closed.
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