Bishop T.D. Jake’s sermon called‚ “Stay on Track” was a powerful message that was delivered effectively to his audience. His message encouraged people to stay on track because that is God’s calling for His people. In everything that we do‚ it is important that we do not procrastinate because this makes it hard for us to succeed and reach our destination. We often see that wicked tend to go forward while the righteous ones are held back. When we feel like we are not getting anywhere it may be discouraging
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pathos‚ to their sense of emotion‚ and logos‚ to their sense of logic. In 1741‚ Jonathan Edwards delivered a sermon called “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” to a congregation of puritans in Enfield‚ Connecticut. This sermon was so influential and full of the use of rhetorical appeals that today it has transformed into a piece of literature that many study in classes. In Edward’s sermon‚ the utilization of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos create
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Jonathan Edwards’ persona in this sermon is powerful‚ enforcing his view of God’s power and using imagery to describe God’s wrath vividly. The tone throughout the sermon is very intense‚ creating imagery for the audience to better understand his beliefs about how an angry God deals with sinners. This is an excerpt‚ depicting the key parts of the full sermon. Throughout the sermon‚ Edwards’ use of imagery gives the audience an image of God holding the sinners over the pits of hell‚ their fates
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as a means to scare their congregation into conversion. One such Preacher who used fear to his advantage was Jonathan Edwards. Edward’s most famous sermon which he delivered on a trip to the congregation at Enfield‚ Connecticut was a perfect example of the use of the power of fear to create new converts to his church. Edward’s tone during his sermon was terrifying and demeaning‚ he used a number of rhetorical devices to create the horrified reaction of his audience. Edward uses imagery to
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Jonathan Edwards Discussion Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” approaches the audience with a call to action. Jonathan does not soften his blows of aggression towards those listening to his sermon. Edwards’ use of imagery and syntax add to the emotional effect of the sermon. “The bow of God’s wrath is bent‚ and the arrow made ready on the string.” This metaphor is directed to those that sin‚ and is used as a more blunt approach to those who do bad‚ than Plato’s “Allegory of the
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to insects dangling over the fires of hell and only gods mercy keeps them from burning. 2. Using specific examples‚ give one example of a metaphor‚ one example of a simile‚ and one example of an allusion that Edwards uses in this passage from the sermon to elicit this particular mood. o Metaphor: Fire of Wrath o Simile: Comparing the people to chaff on the summer threshing floor o Allusion: Hell o He uses the wordings "Haste and escape for your lives‚ look not behind you‚ escape to the mountain
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Christian Charity” sermon on the Arabella en route from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. While the Mayflower Compact was not a sermon‚ it connects to Winthrop’s sermon in two ways. First‚ both are significant to the ships they were presented on‚ the Mayflower and Arabella‚ and the people on them are either part of the Pilgrims or Puritans. Second‚ both are devoted to God in one way or another‚ whether it be it to come together in God’s Glory at Plymouth or to deliver a sermon. Bradstreet’s poems
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? When Jonathan Edwards gave his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” (291-303) he used several analogies that would give his listeners a better understanding of the danger the non-believers were in. He tells his congregation that “There is no fortress that is any defense from the power of God” (293). The use of this analogy he is tells his people that unbelievers have no protection against God. They have nowhere to hide; there is no place that is safe from God’s judgment of the wicked
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to a popular stereotype of Baptist Churches. Also‚ I believed that there would be a very loud‚ energetic choir. Thirdly‚ I thought that the pastor’s sermon would follow a stereotype I had heard and be a very strong‚ loud‚ shouting message. My last expectation was that the church service would be fairly quick with a few songs and a short strong sermon. My first pre-conceived notion was correct. As I arrived at the church‚ I noticed that my peers and I were the only Caucasians‚ as everyone else was
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any other activity is a waste. 8. What did a Puritan sermon look like (use in particular Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God). In the 18th and 19th centuries during the Great Awakening‚ major sermons were made at revivals‚ which were especially popular in the United States. These sermons were noted for their "fire-and-brimstone" message‚ typified by Jonathan Edwards’s famous "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" speech. In these sermons the wrath of God was clearly one to be afraid of‚ although
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