>He opened with the scripture as the foundation, as he should
>have, and then spent the next 15-20min reading that fake post
>and response (well, I've always believed it to be fake) and
>talking his own shit.
>
>I'm. not. a. fan. of. that.
>


Some sermons will will topical and textual too, thus not all sermons will be expository sermon. Sometimes preaches liked to blend and mix the deliveries up.



>I'm very familiar with Jamal.
>
>Empowerment Temple is right around the corner from my church.
>
>He's a nice guy, and I got love for him, but he doesn't move
>me.
>


And thank good there's literally a church on every other block..lol


>He knows his audience (hell, just take a look at the audience
>shots from that video) and he does what he has to do to keep
>their attention.
>
>But PERSONALLY, he digresses too much for *ME*.
>
>It's a style choice, and I don't dig it.

Hey, bro, writing a sermon is very hard work. Can you imagine having to write at least 52 a year while maintaining a relevant, interesting, true to the text, teaching and transformative message. Not to include Bible Studies, funerals, etc.

Come'on


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