@Scott Nichols I’ll share what I did soon

@James Pavlic Im trying to move in this direction.

@James Pavlic I'll keep chipping away at it! Great work on your end!

@McKay Caston @Scott Nichols where do I get started with this in preach 360?

I want to revisit an Easter sermon I did in Luke in '22 for this Sunday.

@McKay Caston it might not be a warm up but it is the most incredible natural boost you'll ever get! 🥶

I had Richard Pratt in seminary. He of course taught Frame's approach, but funny enough never said that. So it wasn't until later that I figured out Frame's influence on Richard. Here's my current Response section... Response - Sonship Received "How do I live a restored life?" Because we are secured in the royal Sonship of Christ, we are now free to abandon the exhausting labor of self-creation and the anxious gatekeeping of our earthly heritage. We get to rest instead as humble, ordinary links in God’s unfolding story of grace. When we view our life through the lens of this gifted Sonship, our entire reality is reorganized. The Normative Perspective: The Law of the SonBecause we are united to the True Son by faith, the "Law" is no longer a ladder we climb to reach God, but the "house rules " we keep because we love the Father. After all, He wants the very best for us. We move from forging a name to honoring THE Name. For example, keeping the Sabbath isn't just a Sunday or day off thing. We live it out everyday. We can now work from a position of rest. You get to work hard at your job NOT to prove you are someone, but because you know WHOSE you are. The command to do all for the glory of God becomes a joyful relief when you realize God’s love for you isn't tied to how productive and efficient you are. The Existential Perspective: The Peace of the FootnoteHow does our internal heart-life change now that our audition days are over? We move from being identity nomads anxious to belong to a promised security of belonging to God. Let me pause and be clear: When we use the word "Sonship," we are using a legal term of inheritance. When Paul says "you are sons of God in Christ Jesus," he is addressing both men and women. In Christ, every woman is given the full legal standing of an heir. Ladies, you're not second-tier, but fully adopted into the royal line. Because of this, you get to live as a "Happy Footnote." Consider a man like Melchi from verse 24. We know nothing about him. He lived his life, raised his family, remained faithful in obscurity, and died without ever seeing the Messiah. But his ordinary, quiet life was exactly the kind of material God used to build the Kingdom. When you feel the urge to self-create or defend your ego, you get to grace-scroll your own history and say: "I don’t need to be the hero of this story; I belong to the One who isThe Hero"

Here is how you can take that SWOT analysis and use it as a surgical tool to improve the manuscript. 1. Addressing the Weaknesses (Polishing the Architecture) A. From "Slick Alliteration" to "Organic Movement" - The Problem: Alliteration can sometimes make the congregation think they’ve "checked the box" once they’ve written the word down in their notes. - The Fix: Don’t announce the "D" words as points (e.g., "Point one: Declared"). Instead, use them as thematic pivots. Start the section by describing the experience of being "Declared," and only land on the word at the end of the movement. Make the alliteration the summary, not the skeleton. B. Deepening the "Doubting" Module (The Henegar Lens) - The Problem: It currently diagnoses doubt as a "mistake" or "sadness." - The Fix: Frame "Doubting" as a form of primal pride. We don't believe God because we want the "control" of being our own judges. C. Increasing Scriptural Density (The Ortlund Lens) - The Problem: The "Types" (Adam, Israel, Joshua) feel like good ideas but need more biblical "connective tissue." - The Fix: Briefly mention the specific echoes. When you talk about Israel in the wilderness, mention that Jesus quotes Deuteronomy—the very book given to the generation that failed the Jordan crossing. When you mention Adam, hint at Romans 5. This shows the congregation that this isn't "clever preaching"; it’s "biblical theology." 2. Maximizing Opportunities (Deepening the Theology) A. The "Union with Christ" Factor (The Federal Head Lens) - The Opportunity: This is the "engine room" of the sermon. - The Fix: Use the phrase "Federal Representative." Explain that when Jesus waded into the water, he wasn't there as a private individual; he was there as you. B. The Holy Spirit as the "Bond of Union" - The Opportunity: The dove is more than a symbol; it’s a provision. - The Fix: Emphasize that the Spirit "landed and remained." In the "Dwelling" section, tell the congregation that the Spirit is the one who convinces our hearts of the Father's delight when we are in the wilderness. We don't "rest" by our own willpower; we rest by the Spirit's power.

@Scott Nichols awesome stuff