Essay Comparing The Speeches Of Sterling And Edwards

The sermons delivered by Johnathon Edwards, and Mark Sterling differ in many areas, that is a given. Mr. Sterling could do the same sermon as Edwards and it would still be different. One my ask, "How are they different if the sermon is the exact same word for word"? Well, there are quite a few ways it would be different, for example, the time period, the audience, the place at which it is given, and more important how the sermon is delivered. Speeches, and sermons are remembered more by how they are said, than what is said in them. The delivery is like a long lasting hook. This can relate to more than just sermons or "important verbal events" it can relate to people. The funniest person most people know is usually the funniest because of how they say what they say. Fortunately they did have different sermons and while the overall purpose and position at which they gave the sermons were alike, the differences were very evident. The first and most obvious difference is what they preached on. Edwards preached exactly on what his sermon is called, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Edwards uses analogies to show what he is trying to say, which is that we are sinners, and ultimately our eternal lives are in God's hands. Edward most likely …show more content…
The delivery of anything makes it important, and that much more special. The most influencial people are influencial because of their delivery of their words. Edwards, and Sterling both have great delivery and passion behind their words, but no one could defensibly argue that Edwards did not have more passion with his sermon. Edwards came straight at the audience full force, and was most likely being loud, speeking fast, using tons of hand gestures, and was red as a cherry from his blood pressure rising. Mr. Sterling gave his sermon in a soft spoken way, that is also straight forward and from the heart. Though their delivery was different, but their purpose was the