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The Wedding at Cana

This Sunday my pastor gave a sermon about the wedding at Cana. It is a Bible story where Jesus attends a wedding with his mother, Mary, and turns water into wine. My pastor used this story to give us the message that we cannot just say that we are Christians; we have to show it through our actions.

There were a couple ways that my pastor used rhetoric. He used a quote from an old movie called Jerry Maguire, which is about a sports agent. In the movie he says “show me the money” to a shareholder over the phone. He is demanding that the shareholder prove that he is trustworthy through an action, rather than just talk. My pastor used this quote to relate to the wedding at Cana. Mary told the servants at the wedding to just trust Jesus and do what He says, because he knows what he’s doing. Likewise, we should trust God and show that we are faithful Christians by reflecting him through our actions. This was good rhetoric because he used a relatable quote to get his message across.

My pastor also used Appeal to Fear. If we do not show that we trust God through our actions and we just say we are Christians, we lying to ourselves and God. You have to prove you are a Christian by your actions, not just your words. Just saying you are a Christian is meaningless. He did not use too much Appeal to Fear, though, which I liked. I thought his sermon was pretty effective. He had a nice use of rhetoric and it was interesting and relatable.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 31, 2016 at 7:35 AM

    Appeal to fear seems to commonly be used by pastors, whether it is the core of their sermon or just partial within their sermon. I liked the way you pointed out his use of quotes.

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  2. Rachel HaferMarch 31, 2016 at 7:36 PM

    The topic your pastor spoke about is something many people don't do, or it is something many people forget about.

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  3. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 8:41 PM

    I like what he said to appeal to fear,too. I agree with him that people cannot only say something but not actually doing that.

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  4. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 9:33 PM

    Nice post, I like how you pointed out the fallacy, but said that in spite of that his sermon was still good and conveyed a great message.

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  5. UnknownApril 5, 2016 at 5:01 PM

    i like how you point out the quotes, I'm agree with him people just say that they are "that" but in reality they are not, and how you point out the fallacy you did a great job Anna "89"

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