Alright, we’re back.
I hope you’re using your own Content for this, but you will find mine
here (https://word-up-studies.blogspot.com/2019/05/homiletics-luke-414-44.html). We’re looking at Divisions today. You will
have between two and four Divisions. You
still want to use wording directly from the Scripture passage. Look at your Content. Where do you see natural breaks in the
passage? Look for words like: Then,
After, Therefore, When. Look for changes
in scenery or tone.
You cannot create a Division in the middle of a piece of
Content. For example, I cannot create a
Division for 4:14-30. I must break at
verse 29 or go all the way to verse 32 because I wrote my Content grouping
those verses.
So, where do you see natural breaks? I see 4:14-29 (or 30) and 4:30 (31)-44 which
has Jesus in Nazareth in the 1st Division and Capernaum in the 2nd. I also see 4:14-29 (or 30), 4:30 (31)-36 and
4:37-44 which shows Jesus in the synagogue in Nazareth, in the synagogue in
Capernaum and in Peter’s house. I also see 4:14-29 (or 30), 14:30 (31)-41 and
14:42-44 where Jesus is ministering in Nazareth, ministering in Capernaum and
seeking solitude by Himself. Where do
you see breaks in the passage? I’d love
for you to post about your Divisions.
Usually, we want our Divisions to be pretty even so our
teaching is even. So, initially, my
Divisions were 4:14-29 and 4:30-44. But
I decided on 4:14-29, 4:30-41 and 14:42-44 because I wanted to end my teaching
with a punch to encourage my students to get alone with God because we need
time alone with Him so He can fuel and empower us to do ministry. Here are my Divisions:
1.Jesus teaches in Nazareth, infuriating the people who
try to throw Him off a cliff. (4:14-29)
2.Jesus teaches in Capernaum, amazing the people with
authority, healing and casting out demons. (4:30-41)
3.Jesus goes to a solitary place, where the people find
Him and try to keep Him from leaving. (4:42-44)
Divisions do not have to be full sentences. They may be run-on sentences, but they still
need to contain words directly from Scripture.
We must be very careful NOT to interpret Scripture at this point. We want to purely hear what the Bible is
saying. What are your Division
sentences? Why did you divide the
passage this way?
One more thing before we quit for the day: you may have noticed
that I have a Principle listed for
each Division. A Principle is a universal truth about God or man. It’s a truth on display in both the Old and
New Testaments. It is basically the Aim
for the Division. We’ll talk more about
Aim in a couple days. But for today’s
purposes, let’s say it’s the main idea or the main takeaway of the passage. I still struggle with identifying Principles.
Ok, that’s all for today.
Clear as mud, right? Just keep
practicing. I’ll see you tomorrow when
we come together to create our Subject Sentence.
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