Content
Reason we complete the content step of Homiletics
What is it deepens our experience and understanding of the details of the passage?
Number of divisions your homiletics should have
What is 2-4?
Number of maximum words in a subject sentence
What is 10?
All aims begin with this phrase
What is “Cause the Audience to Learn or Know”?
The number of applications you need per division
What is at least one?
When writing content for homiletics, this format is not important
What is being grammatically correct?
Divisions should be written in this format
What are grammatically correct sentences?
Each subject sentence needs these two things to make it a sentence
What is a subject and verb?
The aim should reflect this about the passage
What is the primary truth or principle in the passage?
Applications are written this way
What is in question form?
This should be written next to each content line
What are verse numbers?
Divisions for this popular Christmas song could include:
1. Boy invited to come see newborn king and bring gifts, but has no suitable gift.
2. Boy arrives, offers gift of musical performance, while animals maintain beat.
What is "Little Drummer Boy?"
Distinction between a subject sentence and an aim
What are facts v spiritualization?
Aims are usually a truth about one of these two things
What are God or people?
An application question for this Christmas song could be: Where are the places I can go and tell that Jesus Christ is Born?
What is "Go Tell It on The Mountain"?
The number of items you should have in content
What is 10-20 items?
Divisions for this popular children's favorite could include
1. Shiny nosed animal teased and excluded by other animal friends.
2. Santa arrives on foggy eve and invites shiny nosed friend to guide his sleigh.
3. All of the others rally and celebrate this now historical shiny nosed friend.
What is "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?"
Each subject sentence should be specific enough to find this
What is the particular passage in the Bible?
Your aim must be this, which means that it must be in agreement with the teaching of the entire Bible
What is doctrinally correct?
Application Questions have this goal (not merely behavior change)
What is heart change?
A content line for this Christmas song could include:
feed trough, no crib, starry sky, Christ child sleeps on hay
What is "Away in a Manger?"
One division for this popular children's Christmas song could be: Beloved icy character runs around the square, waves goodbye, and promises return someday.
What is "Frosty the Snowman"?
Subject sentence for this Christmas Carol could be: Jesus' arrival brings delight to globe, as earth receives king.
What is "Joy to the World"?
An Aim for this Christmas Song could be: Jesus met our hopes and fears the night He was born.
What is "O Little Town of Bethlehem"?
An application question for this Christmas carol could be: How can the thrill of hope in Jesus' birth cause my weary heart to rejoice?
What is "O Holy Night"?