Questions regarding the sermons

[12ogue]

My friend goes to the Wesleyan Korean Church located near my place in Fullerton, California. After a while of going to different churches, I decided to go here due to the fact that I wanted a morning service rather than afternoon, like the other ones I went to. And my mom found her place in that church as well.

Growing up as a Presbyterian, I noticed differences from the two church's sermons. My Presbyterian pastors usually talked about personal faith and the struggle with sin. As I came to the Wesleyan Church, my new pastor seemed to classify all of the Christians and non-Christians in different groups. More than the personal faith and my own fight with sin, I was given teachings about finding myself into a certain group. Is this usually the sermons given?

[Qyöt27]

Most of the sermons I've heard (granted, I'm United Methodist, so that may be where this differs, or it could simply be this particular church you've gone to) tend to be more of the type you're familiar with - dealing with particular issues of faith and also some that deal with the pastor recalling how those in other areas that they've gone to relate and deal with faith (in my experience, this was often based around events that happened when they were on trips to Northern Ireland or Israel). The 'Us vs. Them' stuff I've not heard much of coming from a UMC pulpit, although there have been a few times I've almost seen it creep in just beyond the horizon, so to speak, and that doesn't sit with me too well to be honest.

[cristianna]

My experiences are very much in line with Qyot27's. But I'm also in a UM church as well if that does have anything to do with it.

[Redheadedstepchild]

Growing up as a Presbyterian, I noticed differences from the two church's sermons. My Presbyterian pastors usually talked about personal faith and the struggle with sin. As I came to the Wesleyan Church, my new pastor seemed to classify all of the Christians and non-Christians in different groups. More than the personal faith and my own fight with sin, I was given teachings about finding myself into a certain group. Is this usually the sermons given?

I've visited several UM churches in the last few months. In all of them the sermons focus on faith and sin, but there is also talk about reaching out to others - saved or otherwise.

[ContraMundum]

My friend goes to the Wesleyan Korean Church located near my place in Fullerton, California. After a while of going to different churches, I decided to go here due to the fact that I wanted a morning service rather than afternoon, like the other ones I went to. And my mom found her place in that church as well.

Growing up as a Presbyterian, I noticed differences from the two church's sermons. My Presbyterian pastors usually talked about personal faith and the struggle with sin. As I came to the Wesleyan Church, my new pastor seemed to classify all of the Christians and non-Christians in different groups. More than the personal faith and my own fight with sin, I was given teachings about finding myself into a certain group. Is this usually the sermons given?


Every preacher is different, and so is every sermon by every preacher- generally speaking.

[mouse1203]

I attend a Wesleyan church, and our sermons focus on salvation, sin, outreach, and issues we face. I really think it depends on the pastor.

[Kryzoz]

Well,
Much of the way the church is edified depends on the pastor's gifts, personality, and spiritual ear. For my part, I am an AME, our pastor meets us where we are and helps us grow in grace by preaching sermons that deal with real-life issues

[GraceSeeker]

Every preacher is different, and so is every sermon by every preacher- generally speaking.


I think this is most likely the case. I'm sure there are some denominational tendancies, but my guess is that personal differences between pastors, not churches is the biggest reason for what you are seeing.