Church Sermons Vs Campaign Speeches Essay

Faith Samson Period 6 Church Sermons vs. Campaign Speeches “Change. Our scriptures today hold before us a dazzling image of God at work to create new heavens and a new earth, that God is making all things - us included - unimaginably new.” (Meredith Grey) Sermons are very powerful. The preacher gives out deep messages from the word of God. Church sermons and campaign speeches have many similarities. Although, there are many differences between the two subjects. Church sermons and campaign speeches both include silly punch lines to get the audiences’ attention. Preachers don’t want to bored the crowd out, so they become strategic with their jokes. That way the crowd is still following along and at the same time, entertained. Same idea with campaign

This could cause the audience to start seeing disagreements with their speaker or with each other. Not all politicians or religious leaders do this. Although, it’s a very good speaking tactic to get the audience to agree or disagree. Although there are several similarities between church sermons and campaign speeches, there are many differences as well. One difference the topics. Church sermons give out more of a religious topic. On the other hand, campaign speeches speak more of an agenda topic. Church sermons are spoken from a person who belongs to a certain Christian religion or a person who praises God. However, campaign speeches are spoken from a member of a certain political party or a person who wants others to praise him as a god. The goal for sermons is to rouse others to a deeper faith in Jesus Christ. The speaker uses powerful scriptures from the Bible. They also tell stories that has happened in their lives and relate those stories to the stories or messages from the Bible. For campaign speeches, the goal is to rouse the audience to vote for the candidate. The candidates deliver their speeches with passion which makes people vote for them. They work real hard for