I loved point two!! I def like it for clarity and maybe saying something clearly. However, the study labor and prayer has to be done and felt by the minister! There is no substitute for honest preparation. I am passionate often in preaching because as I have meditated on the text felt I’ve felt its heat!! it’s as if Ive sat beside David, experienced the same sins of Gods people in the Bible and have had the same laments as the psalmist. By the time I get to preach I’ve repented alongside the ancient church, worshipped Jesus with them and cried out to grace with them!!

@Travis Johns Exactly I do this as to make sure I’m in line with orthodoxy

@McKay Caston yeah I don’t mention the loci of systematics I’m covering in a sermon. it’s more like the hidden code running inside a computer which you don’t see you just know it’s at work. It’s always in the background as I study and preach.

Keyword: Rebellion (2 Sam 18) in light of not only Absalom but Joab too!!

Thanks

Great stuff