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Sermons, Simplicity, Action
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While I personally relish great sermons with deep theological ideas,
what type would be the most influential in terms of impacting the most
people? In light of my present focus on simplicity underlying the
best user-interface web tools (google, blogs, forum, flickr), I would
argue for more than simple sermons, toward ideas such as WWJD or Random
Acts of Kindness, which are social movements resulting from encouraging
simple actions for everyone.
My favorite Christian pastors, speakers, and writers are all deep
thinkers. Edward Kim, Lee King, Ravi Zacharias, ... Yet
many friends have disagreed, finding them difficult to
understand. By the time they comprehend a few threads or facts,
they have lost sight of the entire structure of the thesis.
I remember back in Bethel Grove Church, Ithaca, when a guest speaker
talk of his missionary experience, and commenting on the three levels
of identity in that foreign tribe, via a person's name, his family, and
his ultimate belonging. Through this interesting account, he
parallels our identity in Christ. Afterwards, a friend asked me
what the whole thing was about, being confused by the anthropological
account. When I told him how each detail was part of the
structure on the deep analogy to our Christian identity, he commented
in disbelief: "You got all that from the sermon?"
That memory came up again, as I rethink how many people are at lost
with some of the greatest sermons at NHF, simply because they cannot
keep up with the speed of the sermon, or because it require more
prerequesites in comprehension.
If sermons were to impact the actions of the congregation, then fancy
sermons may require adjusting. In the analogy with popular web
tools, simple and intuitive user interface is crucial to mass
adoption. Perhaps that is the reason for the classic 3-point
sermons. For many old Christian ladies, they are even happy with
1-point sermons.
Maybe that is why Billy Graham's simple message can draw millions, while the rest of us are quagmired in sophistication.
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