Applying the Sermon: How to Balance Biblical Integrity and Cultural Relevance

Even the most seasoned homileticians balk at sermon application. Why? Because application requires preachers to toss a grenade-like “thus saith the Lord” into people’s lives, and to do so repeatedly. -From the introduction Despite the concern many pastors feel when it comes to sermon application, most homiletics texts devote little more than a chapter, if that, to this vital topic. Daniel Overdorf has filled this glaring gap with Applying the Sermon. This book equips preachers to develop sermon application that grows from the biblical text and addresses the needs of contemporary congregations.