Rev. Borghardt used "Christ" in his sermon a total of eighteen times. The verbs that he used to reveal what Christ does for us are:
- "makes holy"
- "slain"
- "is Lamb"
- "died"
- "lives"
- "makes us alive"
- "reigns"
- "makes you shine"
There are many differences between the theme of Rev. Borghardt's sermon and the theme of Edwards' sermon. Edward's sermon describes how we are all sinners and how our wickedness sends us to hell. He leaves out Christ and what Christ did to save all people who believe. His sermon had a theme of damnation for all people. Rev. Borghardt's sermon describes the grace and forgiveness that was given to us freely by Jesus Christ. He tells how Jesus took the punishment upon himself so that we would not have to endure it. His sermon has a theme of God's free grace.
