A good preaching style is a plain (but not drab), unaffected (but not unstudied) style that gets in there and gets the job done without calling attention to itself. It is clear and appropriate at every point to the message. Content should control this style. When content is relaxed, the style should relax; when it is tense, style must reflect that too. Style is content’s right-hand man, ready to run any errand that content requests of him. He will not dawdle along the roadside, playing with flowers. Nor will he run ahead of his leader when strolling along together. Indeed, his task is to
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