can be given for these two areas because every pastor and congregation is different. The key is to know both our passage and our people. Both are indispensable if we hope to address the congregation’s needs. The Word of God is too sacred a thing, and preaching too solemn a work, to be toyed and played with. —WILLIAM GURNALL Some pastors are born students with inquisitive minds, while others must work very hard to develop their minds and