tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-25795862238843566292008-01-31T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-31T12:01:00.000-05:00This may be a little off topic, but I think it is related.<BR/><BR/>For me, I've found that 4 questions drive my messages (I heard it from Andy Stanley, and it's really amp'd up my preaching):<BR/><BR/>1. What does God want us to know? (This is the big idea).<BR/>2. Why do we need to know it? (This is where the "Now, I know it sounds crazy..." stuff usually shows up).<BR/>3. What does God want us to do? (The application)<BR/>4. Why do we need to do it?<BR/><BR/>I've found that it's not enough to tell them the big idea--the audience needs to know <I> why </I> they need to know it. They don't just need to know what to do with what they know. They need the reasons for <I> why </I> they need to do it.Aaronnoreply@blogger.com