MOTIVATION
A seminarian turned in his typed-up sermon to his homiletics prof for grading and when he met with him for a conference the professor started out very positively. He said to the young man, “I like your exegesis. You have presented the meaning of the text in a helpful and clear fashion. Your three points make sense, they show balance and progression. Your introduction and your conclusion both show a great deal of thought. The illustrations you used seemed most appropriate. However, I am going to give you a D on the sermon.” The seminarian was taken aback and said, “Why a D if it’s all that good?” The professor said, “Well, frankly, it’s because of your sermon title. It is one of the worst I’ve ever seen. Nobody will want to come to hear a sermon entitled: ‘The Pericopes of Jesus In Relationship To the Eschatology of the Apostle Paul.’ I tell you what I’ll do. You see if you can come…
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