SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD

Can you recall from our first set of notes…

What is an orator?

What do you think makes a good orator?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaYAFN6MZT4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiskE1Jsr6A

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ORATORY?

To entertain To inform To persuade

Jonathan Edwards 1703-1758 Born in

Connecticut Preached to

his playmates

Jonathan Edwards

Graduated from Yale at 17…as valedictorian!

Earned a master’s in theology; Began preaching career as

assistant to his grandfather – the pastor of one of the largest and wealthiest Puritan congregations.

Jonathan Edwards

Became pastor upon his grandfather’s death;

His sermons sparked religious zeal and conversions…often in a frenzied atmosphere;

Leader of the Great Awakening, a religious revival of the 1730s and 1740s

His Downfall

Denounced people by name whom he considered sinners;

Disciplined members for reading what he considered inappropriate books;

Views and opinions were very severe.

Jonathan Edwards

Dismissed as pastor; Preached to Native Americans; Eventually became president of

the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University);

Wrote one of the most famous American theological works;

Preached until his death in 1758.

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

“…said to have caused listeners to rise from their seats in a state of hysteria, demonstrating Edwards’ tremendous powers of persuasion and capturing the religious fervor of the Great Awakening.”

From “Cold Comfort Farm”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5evsxRdkJw

Is your preacher, priest , rabbi or leader speaking to you like that??

If not, do you understand why a Puritan preacher would speak this way to his congregation?