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A Pressing Question – What makes a sermon biblical?

I have really enjoyed the discussion on the current Question of the Week. It has brought to the surface a question I have personally wrestled with for 15 years of pastoral ministry and now force my students to wrestle with. The question is, What makes a sermon biblical? At first glance, this may seem like an easy question but it’s not that simple- just ask my students. Is a biblical sermon one that cites multiple texts? We have all heard sermons that cited and quoted scripture that we wouldn’t likely call a biblical sermon. Does a sermon need to cite any text at all to be biblical? Okay, give it your best shot. In no more than one sentence (and no run-on sentences for you Apostle Pauls out there), What makes a sermon biblical?