Second Lesson Sermons For Lent/Easter
How do you like being addressed as "little children"? Many times the way a speaker addresses his audience is a clue of what is coming. "Ladies and gentlemen" gives one the feeling that a formal speech is coming. "Friends" is a signal of a different kind of speech, maybe a bit more folksy and intimate. "Brethren" is a sign, especially when women are present, that we are about to hear some sort of sermon that may be out of touch with reality. The apostle addresses us as "little children" and then he appeals to our mature judgment.