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What makes a sermon genuinely "bad?" (Derek Thomas)
1) When a sermon is muddled with no sense of direction it is a bad message.
When their is no coherent message sermons fail. When a sermon is not rooted in the text sermons fail short ("where on earth did he get that from?"). Logical thinking is an important component of sermon preparation and in delivery.
2) When a sermon is cerebral it is a bad message.
You need to engage the mind, the will, and the affections. Teachers must understand the difference between a lecture and a sermon.
