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.
While at the movie theaters to see The Maze Runner , I saw a commercial that featured rhetoric. The commercial begins with a young woman named Jess purchasing two Coca Cola drinks in a convenience store. One has her own name on it, and one has the name of her friend Alisha on it. The cashier watches her forlornly as she leaves, hinting that he has a crush on his customer. Jess gives the Coke with Alisha’s name on it to her friend, and together the two friends drink them. Later, Jess, Alisha and two other friends come back into the store to buy more Coke, then leave and have a good time together. Jess keeps coming back to the store with more and more friends, each time purchasing Coca Cola with their names printed on the labels. The cashier smiles and watches, but it is clear that he wishes he was with Jess. Finally, as the cashier is closing the store for the night, Jess shows up at the door with a Coke that has the name Chris on it. She smiles and hands the drink to the ...
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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