Principlize the Text and and Find Good Applications, Q&A
Time: 65 Minutes

Passage: Philippians 2:1-12
Pre-Work: You have studied a Passage and know what it means.

PRINCIPLIZING THE TEXT
Step 1: Identify the Major theme of the passage
Step 2: Identify the Subject/topic of the passage (morphology can help sometimes)
Step 3: Identify the Action
Step 4: Identify the effect/result/purpose
Step 5: Choose the direction of the application (man to God, man to man)
Step 6: Create the application formula (subject + action + effect)
Step 7: Generalize the Subject, Action, effect/result/purpose from steps 2-4
Step 8: Write and refine the principle
Step 9: Two Important Tests
Step 10: Practical guidelines

FINDING GOOD APPLICATIONS
Step 1: Create & Search a collection: sermons, devotions, and application commentaries
Step 2: Examine your topic results for additional ideas
Step 3: Passage Guide: Sermon Audio, Sermon Central, Sermon.Logos.com