In one of his most famous sermons, A Thanksgiving Sermon (1808), he urges his congregation to act upon their prayers by stating “…the pomp of public worship, the ceremonies of a festive day, and the prayers of the righteous for slavery to end, will find no acceptance with him, unless acts are accompanied with these prayers.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., widely known for his leadership during the Civil Rights Movement, is another notable religious leader whose sermons are worthy of examining. In one of his most famous sermons, I’ve Been to The Mountaintop, King states “…now we’re going to march again, and we’ve got to march again, in order to put the issue where it is supposed to be. And force everybody to see that there are thirteen hundred of God’s children here suffering…” In stating this, King, too, implores his audience to continue to remain active in fighting against segregation and the right to