1) In Rev. Borghardt's sermon, Jesus is referenced approximately 30 times. Some of the verbs used to reveal what Christ has done are reigns, makes us alive, was slain but lives, died your death, rose and cleansed, in addition to other verbs that mainly correlate to the Gospel message.
2) Edward and Rev. Borghardt's sermons focus on different themes. Edward speaks of God's wrath and that our punishment for sinning should be damnation to the bottomless, fiery pit of hell. This sermon implies to the listeners that they need to be completely obedient just to have the chance to go to heaven. Edward hardly mentions God's mercy and how he sent Jesus to die and save us from our sins. Rev. Borghardt, on the other hand, preaches the good news of Christ coming as our sacrifice and calling our names so we can have eternal life in heaven.
Nicole, I like the way you described Borghardt's preaching and how you said, "calling our names so we can have eternal life in heavem." I thought you put this very well.
ReplyDeleteNicole, I really like your imagery when you say: "bottomless, fiery pit of hell". This quote shows how extremely harsh Edward's sermon was in contrast to Borghardt's sermon, which shows God's love and is more effective in bringing people into the light of our Lord's mercy.
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