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The Sacrifice of Jesus

Every Sunday, we always go to the church. A sermon is a persuasive speaking used rhetoric in their own belief. I heard the sermon last sunday and noted what kinds of rhetoric he actually used. On last Sunday, the preacher talked about sacrifice of Jesus. His sermon was for us to actually understand why it is significant. In the beginning of the sermon, I thought it would be basic story of Jesus that I heard a lot of times. However, his main topic actually was that the fact that we are saved by the grace of God.

He used both pathos and logos in the sermon. The speaker started the speech with his personal example. A month ago, he had a conversation with married couple. They were raised in Christian family and believed in God for long time. They however could not answer the question about Jesus. They knew Jesus died for our sin, but questioned how is it important. They believed in God so that they would receive his grace and goodness. By telling this story, he related to us that there are so many people like them around us. A lot of Christians know what Jesus had done for us, but they believe in God for their own goods.

Then, he organized his three points. The first point was that God loves us so much, so he saved us. We had to live miserably in evil, but Jesus sacrificed himself for us. The second point was that this fact itself is already significant for us. We have to glorify him because of his endless love and grace. The third point was that we however only expect goods from God. God already saved us, what else do we need from God? Salvation is the most important gift from God. People do not realize how important this is.

His arguments were so clear. His conclusion was that we have to glorify God because he gave us the only son, Jesus to save us. It was effective for me, because his points were sharp. His stories were relatable and arguments were reasonable.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 29, 2016 at 5:29 PM

    When people talk about Christianity, it is true that it will be better to use personal experience to persuade people. Your preacher did a good job. Personally, I am persuaded by your explanation,

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  2. Abby BartonMarch 31, 2016 at 6:07 PM

    This sounds like a good sermon. There are definitely many people who call themselves Christians but do not really know much about their faith. That was a good topic for your preacher to choose.

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  3. Rachel HaferMarch 31, 2016 at 7:09 PM

    You did a good job with the way you organized your points. This is a good sermon that everyone should hear.

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  4. AnonymousApril 1, 2016 at 8:58 PM

    I can know more about christianity through your essay, it is helpful to me. Your essay is clear, too. I like how to wrote it with all those specific details. Good job

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  5. UnknownApril 4, 2016 at 4:55 PM

    Good way to get across his points along with your own. You were able to explain his sermon and also explain your own analysis.

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  6. UnknownApril 5, 2016 at 5:21 PM

    i really like how you explain and organized the essay, and in the world are a lot of people that call themselves christians but they don't understand the word of God or they just try

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