Definition: a sermon on a portion of Scripture in which the point(s) of the passage is the point(s) of the message.
Goal: the Word of God in the context of the people of God.
Read the text and not questions I have--what people will be asking of the text--then address those questions.
Say what you think the text says--then have a conversation with some commentaries.
Mark always asks the preacher (where he will be that Sunday) what the text will be. That passage becomes the source of his Bible reading--which is thus more corporate than individual. This also serves to prepare his heart for the preaching of God's Word.
Always include the gospel (contra Keller).
Mark noted that Mark Twain said, "The difference between the right word and the almost-right word is the difference between the lightning and the lightning-bug."
A sermon should not be able to be preached anywhere at anytime.
Conclusion is a wedge. The weight is all on a point--to be driven into their soul.
In regards to illustrations, two thoughts: (1) work hard to say something worth while and (2) they can communicate a lightness not becoming of the message.
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