Whenever you write a sermon, ideally, a part of your preparation is made with a few specific people in mind...
People who are different enough to make sure that what you say will speak to a variety of life stages.
People who will ask different questions to the passage before you.
People who need to hear what God's saying through this passage of scripture.
The aim is to ensure that you're message is relevant and applicable.
But what happens when one of your points, crafted with someone in mind, is directed at someone who is absent?
I say you proceed anyway.
It makes sense to go ahead since the person might hear your point through another who is there.
You continue since jettisoning a point should negatively impact the flow of what you're saying.
You go as planned because your point could speak unexpectantly to someone present.
So long as you're speaking God-inspired wisdom, you might be providing a good lesson for someone in the future.
It would be downright unfair to deny someone an important nugget of truth just because the person you visualised in your head did a no-show...
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