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From text to teaching: Gospels
Summarize inductive study:
A. Main point of passage and it’s relationship to broader section in which it is found
B. Reproduce outline of passage
1. Main Point:
2. Supporting Points:
C. Key point of application: goal of teaching in one phrase or sentence:
Teaching Outline:
A. Introduce the main point:
1. Establish relevance through us of:
- Analogy
- Unresolved questions/problems raised by text
- Personal experience
- Illustrating diverse opinions
- Antithesis
- Engaging question to elicit interest
2. State relevance of the main point: This passage is important because it’s about…
3. Read passage (or summarize)
- Explain setting/literary context
- Summarize each supporting point of narrative or teaching:
- Clarify historical/cultural concepts
- Develop theological meaning of each point
4. Focus on main point:
- Identify main point in the text
- Clarify historical/cultural concepts where different from supporting points
- Expound the theology of the main point:
- How supporting points relate
- How main point advances understanding of:
- Kingdom
- Christ’s person and purpose
- Discipleship
5. Application:
- How did the main point affect the original audience’s actions, convictions, thinking?
- How is the main point relevant to your actions, convictions, thinking?
Copyright © 2000 Jim Leffel
