The purpose of this exercise is to discover the

Naming the writer’s central idea in the text and designating

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 Work from your structural diagram and observations  Use wording for text and sermon ideas.
 Aim to define the idea precisely in your own  Word text idea as a subject plus modifier.
mind.  Avoid nontheological wording.
 Make sure the idea reflects what the writer
said.
List all theological themes from the text:
Christ Preached Advancing the gospel with Having joy in the middle of hardship
Humility boldness
Self-sacrifice Self-sacrificing for the gospel
Unity Standing together to advance the
Joy gospel
Examine the context and the writer’s progression of thought and list possible subject themes:
Furtherance of the gospel Christ is preached Courage
humility Imprisonment Christian living
Love deceitful motives faithfulness
joy Jealousy Fearless
Advancement of the Gospel Courage

Analyze the expressions of the writer’s intention and list possibilities here:
To encourage Love Advance the gospel
Christ is preached Boldness Faith
Transform a bad situation in to Confidence in the gospel
good one Selfless attitude
List possible themes indicated by figurative language in the text:
Humility Prisoner for the Gospel of Jesus Spread the good news of Christ
Self-sacrifice Christ Chains are in Christ
Unity Bodly preach Christ Confidence in my chains
Christian Living
Joy
Look for the “plain and obvious” meaning and list those themes:
Serving others To speak fearlessly for Christ To live faithfully for Him in difficult
Serve with joy Rejoicing situations
Ideals of teamwork Pretense or truth Opportunity to spread the Gospel of
Jesus Christ
Christ is preached
Look at the rhetorical functions and grammar of phrases in the text for dominant themes:
Good News Proclamation of the Gospel of Joy in suffering for Christ
Gospel of Christ Jesus Christ Confidence in the gospel of Jesus
Christ is preached
Rejoicing
From the possibilities above, choose your subject and modifier for the text idea:
Subject: Modifier: Title:
Gospel Advancing Advancing the Gospel

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