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.Praise the Lord (Psalm 103:1-6)
Principle: The
Lord is worthy of all praise!
2.He made His ways known (Psalm 103:7-16)
Principle: The
Lord reveals Himself through His Word and His Son, Jesus.
3.From everlasting to everlasting (Psalm 103:17-22)
Principle: The
Lord’s covenant with His people through Jesus is eternal.
Subject Sentence (10-word
sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):
The eternal Lord makes His praiseworthy ways known.
Aim (“To Cause My
Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):
TCMATK God made a praiseworthy way for all people to
spend eternity with Him.
Application (not
yes or no question. Meant to bring about
heart change):
1. What demonstrations of God’s faithful love and
compassion could you praise Jesus for right now? How might you begin to cherish the benefits
from God that you currently take for granted?
What methods could you employ to bring the benefits of God continually
to your mind? Through what challenging
situation are you praising God? What
testimony might you be able to share with someone else who needs to hear you’ve
been where they currently are? How might
your praises breathe new life into your church or other fellowship? How might God use a lack of healing in your
life to bless you and others? How might
you point others to God’s acts of righteousness and justice within your culture?
2. How is God revealing Himself to you through your study
of Scripture? In what areas have you
deserved God’s judgment, but received His compassion and grace, and how might
you thank Him and praise Him for that?
Where are you failing to take God seriously? How is God exercising grace and compassion to
draw you back to Him? What sin has God
forgiven that you insist on holding on to?
Where do you need to forgive someone else so you can be free? Where do you need to recognize God’s goodness
to you?
3. How are you praising God for His provision for your
eternal security? What benefits of God’s
loyal love are you enjoying today? In
what areas could you let go of the temporal in favor of the eternal? What are you looking forward to in eternity
that you might be able to enjoy for a time here on earth?
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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