Application is what makes a sermon “stick.” It glues the truth to the mind, fixes it in the heart, and attaches it to the conscience. Without application, the sermon slips through one ear and goes out the other, leaving us unchanged.
But what is application? Here’s my definition: Application is the process by which the unchanging principles of God’s word are brought into life-changing contact with people who live in an ever-changing world. Update: For more on sermon application see my new book from Evangelical Press, How Sermons Work.
