pointing to the text. Literally. If you are gesturing with your right hand, you should keep your left hand’s finger on the text. If you reverse hands for gesturing, you should also reverse hands for holding your spot in the text. This is a practical way to remember that our preaching should always point to the text. We must preach “the sacred writings” (2 Timothy 3:15). And we must preach “all Scripture” (2 Timothy 3:16). Did you get that? Preach the Bible. But don’t just preach your pet topics, hobbyhorses,