Sermon

The first thing I do with every sermon is pray that God will open my mind, ears, and heart to God’s word. Following this I read through the recommended lectionary scriptures from different translations and consider the potential areas of discussion. Once again, I pray. This time that God gives me the wisdom to hear what God has for me to preach on and to hear the needs of God’s people. My aim is to be open to the Holy Spirit to direct me on either one of the scriptures, or if there is another…

“The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners” Edwards builds his credibility through these two sermons with using scriptures from the Bible, an explanation of salvation, and successfully employing emotional appeals. However, towards the end of his sermons, his attempts to appeal to the reader’s emotions are minimized by his recurrent use of the religious concepts of grace and faith…

rotten covering…and these places are not seen” (Edwards 122). He wrote his sermons with the intent of instilling fear in the audience by using sensory details and imagery. Edwards inspiration for this sermon was his belief that they should be more invested in their religious beliefs. The audience that he gave his sermon to were more interested in newly discovered scientific research rather than religion. Jonathan Edwards's sermon influenced people into reviving their religious beliefs by using…

normally starts around 10:30 a.m. and ends a little after twelve o’clock. On that particular day, the service was divided into three parts: a baptism, the praise and worship service and finally the sermon. Dr. Coite Sherrill conducted the worship service and my pastor, Dr. Allen Roberts, delivered the sermon. Magic was not involved in any aspect of the service. In addition, I attended Sunday school that morning before the morning service. The church also conducts an evening service on Sundays…

cultic and unworthy manner of preparing sermon. • Perkins rather advocates for syllogistically, axiomatical, or methodical way of thinking to imprint the sermon on our mind. • Memorizing sermon manuscript for word for word is not helpful, but daunting for both preachers and hearers. I conclude, therefore, that using manuscript is okay. However, it must be done in a way that we imprint them in our mind and heart. Charles/ On Preaching, pp. 95-105. • Writing sermon manuscript can begin by…

also a Congregational minister. In which ministry was a not an easy or comfortable profession to pursue. For you must be smart, and have a great deal of personal relationship skills. Which many lacked at the time. On July 8, 1741 Jonathan gave this sermon to a congregation in Enfield, Massachusetts; which is now known as Connecticut. He starts off by telling about a dreadful pit of the glowing flames of the Wrath of God. It is Hell's wide gaping mouth open; and you have nothing to…

In the sermon “The Cucible”, the Puritans were sent to hell by the hands of God. Edward’s sermon talked about the fate of those who committed sin. During this time period, people in Salem who were charged with witchcraft were instantly sent to prison then hung. Edwards wanted the Puritans to know that God would use his power on anyone who committed sin. The people of Salem feared this, and unreasonably charged a group of girls with witchcraft. Edward’s sermon strikes fear into hearts of the…

tending to his duties at Cambrai. As to his preaching, Fenelon became known as a preacher who, “spoke from the heart as well as from the head.” His preaching was filled with devotional interests of the pious mystics of the day and sought to mold sermons that met the needs of the people who heard him. Though a mark on his ministry it is the mystic devotions that continue to draw people to the writings…

and convert more and more people. One of these pastors was Jonathan Edwards, who gave intensely persuasive sermons. In one of Edwards’s most famous sermons "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” he utilizes rhetorical appeals: pathos, to appeal to the congregation’s fear; logos, to appeal to congregation’s common sense and logic; and ethos to gain the congregation’s trust throughout his sermon to assist him in persuading the congregation to become born again. Through his fire and brimstone…

The sermon was “sinners in the hands of an angry God”. It was one of his most famous sermons during the Great Awakening. The sermon describes the fire and brimstone that will be waiting for sinners in hell. Edwards sermon touched nearly everyone in town to the point that almost everyone right then and there asked how to be saved. Every sermon that he preached, he would have an even voice, but with great conviction. Then in…