This was challenging! I really struggled to come up with divisions. When I finally sat down any prayed for God to show me possible divisions, the homiletics started to flow. So remember, always pray before approaching God's Word, so His power will guide your time with Him.
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.Some shall never enter God’s rest (Hebrews 4:1-5)
Principle: Those
who believe enter God’s rest.
2.Sabbath-rest for the people of God (Hebrews 4:6-10)
Principle: Those
who disobey and harden their hearts don’t enter God’s rest.
3.Enter God’s rest or perish (Hebrews 4:11-13)
Principle: Obey
God’s Word to enter His rest.
Subject Sentence (10-word
sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):
God’s people enter His rest, others perish out of
disobedience.
Aim (“To Cause My
Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):
TCMATK God’s people enter His rest now through faithful
obedience to His Word.
Application (not
yes or no question. Meant to bring about
heart change):
1.Where is your faith shaky and providing opportunities
for you to disobey God’s Word?
2.Where does your heart need softening so you’ll be more
receptive to the Holy Spirit’s guidance and instruction?
3.Where is your heart clinging to disobedience rather
than being transformed by God’s Word?
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):
#rest for God’s people
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