13042569, Cool. Posted by Case_One, Sun Jul-10-16 11:51 PM
>Jamal Bryant has this thing he does with sermons now where >he'll start off with his interpretation of a celebrity or >something trending in pop culture in order to pivot and go off >on a tangent towards the Word. > >The Famous video interpretation is interesting. There's a lot >you could read into that video and I didn't mind Bryant's >interpretation...especially the parts where he mentioned the >juxtaposition of the people and how Kim was posed in >comparison to everyone else. > >The sermon falls apart a little bit when he pairs this with >John 5. It's not The Word that's the problem but the fact >that Jamal coasted through this part in the same way he tends >to do when talking about pop culture. He basically preached >his stock sermon for his stock crowd (churchy Black women) and >I don't think his actual word was dense when compared to his >lengthy breakdown of the Famous video. He could've done this >sermon without the Famous parallel. >
I understand what you're saying, but I wouldn't call it a Stick Sermon for "his" stock crowd or some kind of stock woman. That's a rough thing to say. As for the comparison, I understood the illustration as it pertains to Relationship in respect to John 5. Rev. Bryant took a different angle on the text that was very reflective as to how we evaluate our circle and influences.
>My biggest gripe is the lack of Bible. He says he's in John 5 >but he doesn't give that nearly enough time. > >And the altar call is...well an altar call. I really want to >see a pastor explain that the altar is merely a step, a >catalyst to make changes rather than leading people to think >and feel that this is 'the change' by itself.
But it can be the Moment of Change for people.
> >There's a little something here but I still have to favor the >sermons where Jamal Bryant doesn't go for the pop culture >stuff and just comes straight to the point.
Cool.
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