Applicatory Preaching

In assigning me the topic of applicatory preaching, the committee did not, I am sure, intend for us to discuss the composition of sermons preached after the Lord's Supper, as if the application of the gospel is limited to those occasions. Rather, they had in mind that all true biblical preaching is to have an applicatory flavor and thrust to it. Also, I did not take the subject to be synonymous with what is commonly called "practical preaching." Personally, I have not yet understood what is...