It relates the listener to the sermon's proposition by focusing on the hearer's responsibility toward that proposition and how that responsibility can be carried out in daily living. An exegetical lecture is a poor substitute for an expository sermon. The preacher who fails to make the text meaningful to the lives of his hearers may impress the audience with his savvy, but he will not impress them with the Savior. A sermon is meaningful when it relates God's truth to man's life, addressing hearers in the way they listen. The sermon must be logical, but that is not enough.
People listen psychologically.
No one type of sermon should be preached all of the time. Remember that in the audience are women who move furniture for no apparent reason and men who keep changing styles of automobiles. While variety may not be the spice of life in all things, it does tend to get our attention and increase our anticipation. The wise preacher does not neglect methods and tools that assist him in acquiring his hearers' attention and heightening their anticipation to hear the Word.