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.Endure hardship as discipline (Hebrews 12:1-11)
Principle: Discipline
reveals our legitimate sonship and produces a harvest of righteousness and
peace.
2.Let us be thankful (Hebrews 12:12-29)
Principle: The
opportunity to walk with Christ and be made like Him, to avoid God’s wrath and
anticipate heaven, makes the believer thankful.
Subject Sentence (10-word
sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):
Run the race with endurance and obey Him Who has spoken.
Aim (“To Cause My
Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):
TCMATK Believers’ challenges are discipline, not
punishment, and we should persevere and be joyful for the future.
Application (not
yes or no question. Meant to bring about
heart change):
1.What is hindering you from walking with God well? What distracts you from fixing your eyes on
Jesus? How will you re-focus? What future joy are you focused on that helps
you persevere in challenges? How will
you remember that hardship is discipline, not punishment?
2.How might you encourage yourself to obey God’s directives
from Scripture today? How are you spending
your time with God each day? Is your
time in studying the Bible each day more encouraging, challenging, informative,
something else? How might you
systematically study God’s word for better balance?
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):
Perseverance
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