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5  Questions Andy Stanley Asks While Preparing a Sermon

A) What do they need to know? (Information)

·         What is the simple idea?

·         What is the one thing they need to know?

·         What one statement summarizes the message.

B) Why do they need to know it? (The motivation) 

·         The key developing tension in the introduction

·         Give them a reason to listen

·         Why should they care?

·         Make them beg for the answer to their question

·         Show how society has gone wrong and give God’s answer to societies problems

·         If they aren’t convinced they need to know they will consider what you have to say irrelevant

C) What do they need to do? (Application)

·         Assign homework

·         What can we do to help them do it?

D) Why do they need to do it? (Inspiration)

·         What would it look like if everyone in our church did this?

·         How can you inspire people to act?

E) What can I do to help them remember? (Memory)