Daniel Darling gave this advice on how to better apply our sermons to our people:

I endeavor to live in and among my people in such a way that I hear their conversations, listen to their pain, and understand their struggles. I cannot simply preach from the ivory pulpit; I must seed my preaching with the blood, sweat, and tears of those whom I serve (“Who Exactly Am I Preaching To?” in Leadership, Fall 1997).