Friday, March 07, 2008

Six sermon questions

Milton pointed me to Jared Wilson's blog where he lists Mark Driscoll's Six Framing Questions For Preaching the Word. They are:
1. What does Scripture say? - The Biblical Question
2. What does the Scripture Mean? - The Theological Question
3. What is my Hook? - The Memorable Question
4. Why do people resist this truth? - The Apologetic Question
5. Why does this matter? - The Missional Question
6. How is Jesus the Hero/Savior? - The Christological Question
DLE adds a seventh question HERE.

I like this. I need to change my preaching style anyhow (and maybe someday I will). I also realize a lot of people don't care for Driscoll. I happen to like him though. I admit I'm not as reformed as he is, but I don't think that's why many people don't like him. As I've said before - we tend to 'speak the same language' so-to-speak, and I realize a lot of people just don't. I also don't try to go out of my way to piss people off, like he sometimes seems to do. But his preaching does move me.

5 comments:

MR said...

Okay, just so long as you're pissing us off by accident.

dan said...

I'll give it my best shot. :)

dle said...

Dan,

Thanks for the link to Cerulean Sanctum and my post on the seventh preaching essential.

MR said...

was that last comment in code?

I think Dan is a spy.

dan said...

MR,
Yes, and now that you know I'm going to have to kill you. Sorry.