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 withers the fig tree and is questioned about
authority (Mt 21:18-32)
Principle: Staying
connected to Jesus produces fruit including obedience to God’s will.
2.Jesus tells the parable of the tenants (Mt 21:33-46)
Principle: The
kingdom of God is for those who produce fruit.
3.Jesus spoke the parable of the wedding banquet (Mt
22:1-14)
Principle: You
choose: the King’s wedding banquet or darkness with weeping and gnashing of
teeth.
Subject Sentence (10-word
sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):
Jesus withered a tree, told tenants and wedding banquet parables.
Aim (“To Cause My
Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):
TCMATK Bearing good fruit is the mark of a Christ-follower
who is connected to Jesus and bound for eternity with Him.
Application (not
yes or no question. Meant to bring about
heart change):
1.How will you submit to God in areas where your life is
failing to produce fruit?
2.Where do you need to press forward in faith and
obedience rather than giving in to fears?
3.How is Jesus preparing you for the wedding banquet of
the Lamb?
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):
Bearing fruit
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