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.God is sovereign (1-4)
Principle: No one
escapes God’s sovereignty.
2.Deceit and violence destroy (5-14)
Principle: Disaster
awaits the ungodly.
3.The Day of the Lord is near for all nations (15-21)
Principle: Judgment
Day is coming.
Subject Sentence (10-word
sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):
Obadiah’s Vision: what the Sovereign Lord says about
Edom.
Aim (“To Cause My
Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):
TCMATK God rewards submission and will judge ungodliness.
Application (not
yes or no question. Meant to bring about
heart change):
1.Where are you struggling to accept God’s sovereignty
over your life, and what steps will you take to submit to His authority?
2.Where have you deceived yourself by walking with the
world, and how will you get back in step with your Savior, Jesus?
3.How are you preparing yourself and others for God’s
judgment?
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):
Judgment
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