The verse you defused
The difficult verse acknowledged, softened, and exited in under a minute.
A short word on sharper preaching, published most Fridays.
A sermon can be accurate, ordered, well-illustrated, and still leave no evidence the preacher was moved by any of it.
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Most application speaks to one Christian at a time.
If the sermon still works with Jesus removed, it is broken.
Application that addresses everyone impacts no one.
A passage carries with it a particular burden.
Scripture moves from lament to joy to warning to comfort.
Three true points do not add up to one sermon.
Formally present is not the same as functionally central.
A sermon can be orthodox, warm, and true, and still not belong to the passage you are preaching.
I used to end almost every sermon the same way. After nailing the exegesis and making the theological case, I'd then tell people how to live it out this week.
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