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He cares more about preaching to his audience than entertaining them. He is a simple person that only sees the world in absolutes. He loses himself in the sermon he is preaching to the audience.
The verb form of "sermon" is "preach." It means to deliver a religious or moral discourse to an audience, typically in a formal setting such as a church or synagogue.
Authors use tension so that it creates for excitement and is more interesting for the reader/audience.
The Sermon on the Mount in the Bible was addressed to Jesus' disciples and the crowds gathered to listen to him teach. It is a collection of Jesus' teachings on how to live a righteous life and be blessed by God.
I believe that he persuaded them by putting his sermon in a way he knew would catch the heart/attention of the easy settlers.
A sermon that is an example is more effective because it allows the listeners to see the principles or teachings in action. It brings the message to life and makes it relatable. On the other hand, an instructional sermon can be more theoretical and may not have the same impact or engagement with the audience.
An audience or a crowd.
Authors use tension in a story to build up to the climax and to make the audience more attentive towards to story.
The main idea is acceptance.
Authors chose the person best qualified to tell their story to be the main character. This can be anyone.
To anger or outrage the audience in order to force them to take action