In summary, do not choose one of these options to the exclusion of the others. Each has strengths and weaknesses, and the preaching task calls for variety. Each of the above-mentioned options is appropriate at different times in preaching ministry. The next chapter contains information that allows you to narrow the text selection to a manageable passage that can be preached in one sermon. Elements of a Biblical Sermon Remember, the goal of our preaching is to translate the meaning of the text in the
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