Mark Driscoll’s Six Sermon Framing Questions

Here’s my outline of Driscoll’s lecture on the six questions he asks to help frame every sermon he prepares. Good helps.

The Biblical Question –> What do the Scriptures say?
1. Exegesis not Eisegesis
The Theological Question –> What does it mean?
1. Use commentaries but don’t start there
2. Develop an interpretive community –> preachers, authors, commentaries, etc.

i. Don’t include only people from your camp, denomination, theological system, etc.

ii. Also include people who don’t live in this nation and this time.

3. The Memorable Question –> What is going to make it sticky?

1. Sometimes it’s a word

2. Sometimes it’s an image

3. Sometimes it’s a concept

4. Sometimes it’s a doctrine

5. Sometimes it’s an emotion

6. Sometimes it’s a person

4. The Apologetical Question –> What objections will your hearers have that you can answer?

1. What are the huge issues in your cities and major objections?

2. Suggestions:

i. Password protected website with Q&A Forums

ii. Meet with people after services

iii. Turn your critics into coaches

iv. Multiple services

5. The Missional Question –> Why does this matter?

6. The Christological Question –> How is this about Jesus?

1. Talk about Jesus all the time!

2. You have not preached or taught Scripture until you talk about Jesus

3. Ways to do this:

i. OT prophetic promises and prophecies

ii. OT Christophanies

iii. OT Representative Figures (typology; ex: Adam)

iv. OT Events (typology; ex: passover)

v. OT Titles (ex: Son of Man)

vi. The Theme of Redemptive History