Sermon Tone Analysis
Overall tone of the sermon
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COMA questions for prophetic literature
Context
• Are there any clues about the circumstances in which the prophecy was given or written?
• Are any people or places mentioned that you aren’t familiar with?
(Chase them up in earlier
parts of the book, or refer to a Bible dictionary or commentary.)
• Are other bits of the Old Testament mentioned or alluded to in the passage?
What part do
these ‘memories’ play in the text?
Observation
• Are there repetitions or multiple instances of similar ideas?
Do these repetitions make a
particular point, or point to the structure of the passage?
• Paying attention to when the prophet is speaking and when God is speaking, what does the
passage tell us about God’s plans?
What does it tell us about God’s character?
• What kind of human behaviour, if any, is condemned or rewarded?
What response is called
for (if any)?
• What is the main point or points?
O N E -T O - O N E B I B L E R E A D I N G
© Matthias Media and Holy Trinity Church 2011.
From One-to-One Bible Reading by David Helm.
For more one-to-one Bible reading resources,
or to purchase the book from which these pages were extracted, please visit www.matthiasmedia.com.
Meaning
• Are there specific instructions/commands given to the reader?
Does this passage mention
any consequences for not following God’s commands?
• Does the text have a sense of expectation about something happening in the future?
What is to
be expected and when?
How should this motivate action in the present?
• Does the passage point forward to Jesus?
Is the gospel anticipated or foreshadowed in some
way?
Application
• How is your own situation similar to or different from those being addressed?
• How does this passage challenge (or confirm) your understanding?
• How does this passage lead you to trust God and his promises in Jesus?
• How does this passage call on you to change the way you live?
Q U E S T I O N S F O R P R O P H E T I C L I T E R AT U R E
© Matthias Media and Holy Trinity Church 2011.
From One-to-One Bible Reading by David Helm.
For more one-to-one Bible reading resources,
or to purchase the book from which these pages were extracted, please visit www.matthiasmedia.com.
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