My blogpost is about a recent sermon from my pastor at my church. Quite recently, one of his sermons called, “When an enemy needs a friend,” was one that was interesting to me. It was about when people change from bad to good, and how they can be trusted. To start off his sermon, my pastor did something very effective to be able to catch the audience into paying attention, which I think a lot of speakers do. He began with a funny story with loads of visuals and gestures so that he could grab the audience’s attention. The story of Saul is a good example of an enemy who became a friend because he was feared by almost anyone he came near. When he had changed, it was hard for people, even the disciples, to trust him as a Christian. It’s not easy to put trust in someone like that even when it happens in times like today. Forgiveness was the big argument here. In a way, my pastor was persuading everyone to be more forgiving towards people who may or may not deserve it. I think that his argument was reasonable because he had used past experiences and stories that made logical sense to his point.
In Mr. Cline's class a few weeks ago. We took the day off in a way from our normal classes. Instead of continuing to read the books we were assigned and discussing them, he read us the sermon by C.S Lewis "The Weight of Glory." Its a long sermon, but one worth reading. It is about the confusion many people have on the topic of what we desire the most. He explains after much background information, that we all desire true happiness. And through that happiness, we long for heaven, our true home that we were designed for. He explains that glory is not what many people think of as being "famous" in heaven. But more that we are honored by our Lord and Father. For it to be like the scripture passage "Well done, good and faithful servant." C.S Lewis does a fantastic job at being persuasive here, and if read by the right person aloud, can have an excellent effect. He clears up lots of points that people bring up that are not true. Such as the point of glory...
Telling relatable stories is no doubt a surefire way to grab the attention of your audience. My pastor does it all the time, and with his sense of humor, he keeps everyone listening almost effortlessly. It is a good skill to have as any form of speaker, and makes them easy to respect and relate to.
ReplyDeleteGood point DJ. I agree with that sermon. Sometimes, people refuses to even talk to people who are their enemies, but God also says love your enemies.
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