"A preacher is no good unless he answers two questions: 'So what?' and 'How?'" Lon Solomon
My senior pastor at McLean Bible Church said this tonight during his sermon and I think it's so insightful. The 'So What' question explains why a particular Bible text or topic matters in everyday life. The 'How' question explains how (obviously) you can actually implement what's being taught.
Whenever we preach, those two questions are actually objections, conscious or subconscious, in the minds of our audience. And, unfortunately, sermons are, too often, just conceptual and not practical. They give you lots to think about but no direction as to what to DO about it.
If we want to see them become doers and not just hearers of the Word, we have to address those two questions.
