... Passion audience. Sermons often focus on delivering messages that cater to what the youth want to hear instead of teaching the harsh lessons present throughout the Bible. For example, a keynote preacher at the Passion 2011 Conference filled his speech with biblically irrelevant glittering generalities consisting of emotionally appealing words that are associated with high-value beliefs and carry conviction without supporting ... information or reason. The preacher unhitched the meanings of biblical messages by utilizing words in a dishonest way that invites the listener to frame a meani...

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