>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.
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>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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