¥In addition to exhortation, a sermon is also a teaching device.
¥We want to make the congregation as self-sufficient in Bible study
as possible, not spoon-feeding them.
–Therefore, they need to see where you are getting your lessons from.
¥If they see how the application arises from the parable, they are more
likely to remember it the next time they read the
parable.
–So they can apply it to themselves or to those they are helping.