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3-9. Name seven of the criteria that makes an illustration effective:
10. True or False Failing to apply the scriptures accurately and specifically is a great tragedy.
11-15. List five of the questions a person should ask himself to properly apply a Biblical truth to his life:
8.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…
Activity: Many pastors come to the end of their sermon or teachers come to the end of their
lesson and they omit any kind of application request to their audience. They simply close in a
“word of prayer.” It is, as this lesson pointed out, a great tragedy if the Word of God is not
applied in our everyday lives. If it goes in one ear and out the other, they what value is there in
spending time hearing it? How are your sermons, especially the conclusions, going to change
after studying this lesson?
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