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Homiletics: Matthew 11-12

 

Divisions (run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each Division – a truth about God, a truth about man, a truth about God’s relationship to man; a sin to avoid, promise to trust, example to follow, command to obey, truth to believe):

1.Jesus tells John’s disciples to report what they see and hear, asks the people what they expected to see regarding John, declares woes to cities that rejected His miracles and calls people to Himself (11:1-30)

Principle:  Jesus’ activity should lead to repentance, not indifference.

2.Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath and astonishes the people (12:1-23)

Principle:  Jesus values people, but not all people value Jesus.

3.Jesus teaches the Pharisees: “a house divided against itself will not stand” and “by your words you will be acquitted/condemned.” (12:24-37)

Principle:  Jesus brings unity to His people.

4.Jesus speaks about a wicked generation and who His family is (12:38-50)

Principle:  Jesus’ family is made up of His true disciples who do the will of the Father.

 

Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):

Jesus speaks about John, Sabbath, words, wicked generation and family.

 

Aim (“To Cause My Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):

TCMATK The Christian life is a dynamic relationship with Christ honed by continual growth and change until we are ushered into His presence.

 

Application (not yes or no question.  Meant to bring about heart change):

1.Where has Jesus’ teaching recently fallen on my deaf ears, and what are my plans to repent?

2.How will you submit to Jesus in areas where you have been resisting His lordship over your life?

3.What needs to change in your heart and mind for your “walk” to match your “talk”?

4.How will you implement God’s will for you based on what He showed you through the lesson this week?

 

The Big Idea (author’s main purpose in writing; the one thing all the other things in the passage is about; if you couldn’t talk about it, you would still understand the passage is trying to convey this):

 

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