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Pray:

Heavenly Father, please use this scripture to bring glory to your name.

Give us understanding for the meaning of this passage.

Give us wisdom to apply this passage.

Help us to be obedient to the demands of this passage.

Use this passage to help us grasp and love the gospel more so we may share it with those around us.

Lord, through this passage, bring joy to your people, and salvation to the lost.

Let our lives be transformed through Your Word.

Exegetical outline

Running Commentary

Intro

Illustration

Context

Main Point

Proposition

Villain (Issue, problem, pain)

Who? What?

What does he want?

Guide

Who?

What does he want?

Hero

Who?

What does he want?

First point:

Explanation

the explanation is answering the question, “What are we to believe concerning God?”

Illustration

Application

answers So what?

transformation

Application converts lectures to sermons, information to exhortation, intellectual acquisition to life transformation.

But the application is answering the question, “What duty does God require of man?” Application concentrates on that duty. It’s answering the “So what?” question. “Yes, that’s true. So what? What difference does it make?”

application is not only things that we behaviorally do,

[but] it may also be things that we attitudinally change.

it is that aspect of the sermon which addresses what to do and how to do it.

Second point:

Explanation

Illustration

Application

Third point:

Explanation

Illustration

Application

Conclusion

Summary

What big idea is being repeated ?

What crisis is the message highlighting?

Why is it such a big problem?

What is the plan to overcome this crisis?

Do you feel that you can overcome the crisis?

What will my life look like this week if I follow the plan and overcome the crisis?