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.
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Analytical
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Confident
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Openness
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Conscientiousness
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Extraversion
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Agreeableness
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Who are they?
Paul - apostle, Jewish, leader of missionary team
Silvanus - aka Silas (by Luke), Acts 15:22 carries a letter from Jersualem Council to Gentile believers, 1 Peter 5:12 Peter writes by him
Timothy - close companion of Paul, Jewish, 3rd generation believer, church planter
Thessalonians
church planted during second missionary journey of Paul and Silas
aggressive opposition from the Jews in Thessalonica
“the church IN God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”
the “called out ones” - ties to v.4
in the septuagint ekklesia is used to refer to God’s covenant people Israel.
Paul sees Gentile believers as God’s covenant people now understanding the gospel.
John 17:20-23
What are they doing?
giving thanks
constantly praying, with Thessalonians in mind
Acts 2:42, 4:24
Why are they doing it?
Remembering...
Work produced by faith (deed, achievement, function)
James 2:17
Labor (effort, arduous, wearying) motivated by love
1 Cor.
13:3
Steadfastness (endurance, the sense of staying under pressure) inspired by hope in Jesus Christ
Rom.
5:1-5, 8:18-25; Hebrews 12:1-2
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