tendency‚ most notably John and Charles Wesley. Together they led a movement to reform the Church of England‚ which resulted in the founding of the Methodist Church late in the eighteenth century. As a young Anglican preacher‚ he was ordained‚ and his sermon won over those who were ‘hungry’ for the Word‚ and antagonized the hardhearted. During Whitefield’s several trips across the Atlantic after 1739‚ he preached everywhere in the American colonies‚ often drawing audiences so large that he was obliged
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What I got out of the sermon “Wait on the Lord” preached by Rev. Antonio Baker on Tuesday September 26‚ 2006. The sermon was preached from Psalms 27 with the focus on verse 14. Psalms 27 verse 14: 14. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage‚ and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait‚ I say‚ on the Lord. Waiting is not easy: waiting is a difficult and time consuming process. It can even be irritating and aggravating. Impatience in many cases can cause doubt. It is particularly difficult to
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Edwards “Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God” • http://www.studymode.com/essays/Ages-Faith-Reason-Romantics-43792.html • Revival began to spring up again‚ and Edwards preached his most famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"‚ in Enfield‚ Connecticut in 1741. Though this sermon has been widely reprinted as an example of "fire and brimstone" preaching in the colonial revivals‚ this is not in keeping with Edward’s actual preaching style. Edwards did not shout or speak loudly‚ but
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The Basic Form of the Sermon This reading reaction seeks to give a clear summary of chapter 5 in the book “The Witness of Preaching” by Thomas G. Long. The summary will concentrate on some key points in an attempt to capture the essence of this chapter and its teaching. This reading reaction also seeks to engage with this chapter by highlighting important concepts‚ and also questioning unconvincing themes and information before its conclusion. Chapter 5 in the book “The Witness of Preaching” by
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Ofosu-Appiah. His speech was a sermon he titled “Overcoming Loneliness.” The purpose of this sermon is to uplift and inform the congregation‚ by giving them examples‚ stories‚ and analogies from with the Bible to help him do so. While doing this‚ there were some strengths and weaknesses that could be identified throughout the sermon. The underlying example Pastor Frank used was the story of David‚ the future king of the Israelites in the Bible. In my opinion‚ the thesis of the sermon was: “I know you are
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document is now known as one of the most famous sermons preached in pre-revolutionary America. After this‚ it does not come as a surprise that Boston adopted an elm as its symbol of liberty‚ rather than the royal oak. This was mostly due to the fact that the royal oak is closely related to England. Throughout his lifetime‚ Mayhew was known for rather controversial opinions on people and major events as well as his radical view of government within his sermons. For example‚ he publicly disassociated from
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Listening to Edwards’ lecture was as if the Lord himself was speaking to me. That day I listened to the most powerful sermon I would ever hear. As soon as I walked into the church‚ I could feel how tense the room already was. My two children grabbed my hands‚ fearfully‚ as we walked into the room filled with emotion. We searched for a place to sit. Pastor Edwards had already started his sermon‚ so we sat in the back pews. He immediately began pointing out our iniquities and used very vivid metaphors that
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In chapter one‚ Richard Cox laid the foundation of his argument that acquiring an understanding of how the brain processes information will benefit preachers in sermon construction. According to Cox‚ “The results of preaching are dependent on the worshiper’s neural (brain) ability to pay attention‚ integrate current thought with experiences and knowledge‚ and utilize memory” (Cox 2012‚ 23). The process of learning goes hand in hand with the preaching and neural ability of worshippers. In other words
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Black on black violence is an enormous problem in the African-American community. Living in a neighborhood that is mostly minority‚ many may have witnessed a lot of black on black violence. The black on black violence has continued to arise in many communities and continues to be a problem around the world. Black on black violence is ignorant‚ and many black Americans should be coming together instead of killing one another. African-Americans people should be helping each other achieve in the world
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Film Evaluation: Black Is… Black Ain’t The final film by Marlon Riggs‚ Black is…Black Ain’t‚ is concerned with the state of the African American community. This film essentially asks the question‚ what does it mean to be black? The director and producer‚ Marlon Riggs‚ guides viewers along an “an up-front examination of racism‚ sexism‚ and homophobia within the black community itself. Bringing together personal stories‚ interviews‚ music‚ history‚ and performance‚ Black Is...Black Ain’t asks African
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