{"id":3625,"date":"2022-12-16T13:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T18:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2023-03-04T01:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T06:10:16","slug":"six-final-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/?p=3625","title":{"rendered":"Six Final Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3626\" src=\"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920-676x508.jpg 676w, https:\/\/jkitchen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bible-g101063f23_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think my sermon is complete. I&#8217;m ready to pack up and head home to rest before tomorrow comes and I must open my Bible and speak.<\/p>\n<p>Not so fast! Here are six final questions to ask myself before I&#8217;m truly done with my sermon preparation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question #1 &#8212; What is the problem I raise?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every sermon should pose a question, surface a problem, set out an issue that demands an answer. What is mine? Is it the same as the one the Scripture passage raises?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question #2 &#8212; How is Jesus the answer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No matter which Testament I am preaching from, Jesus is the ultimate answer to the problem that has been raised. How do I set this forth?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question #3 &#8212; Where is the cross\/gospel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I set out the question and ultimately point to Jesus as its answer, where and how do I hold forth work of the cross and the call of the gospel?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question #4 &#8212; What am I calling\/asking for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What response am I asking for from the listeners? Is it realistic? Is it inviting?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question #5 &#8212; Can I say this more simply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The path of profundity is marked by the sign of simplicity. Am I following the signs?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question #6 &#8212; Can I say this more succinctly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?&#8221; (Eccl. 6:11, NIV)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think my sermon is complete. I&#8217;m ready to pack up and head home to rest before tomorrow comes and I must open my Bible and speak. Not so fast! Here are six final questions to ask myself before I&#8217;m truly done with my sermon preparation. Question #1 &#8212; What is the problem I raise? 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