Thematic Development Analysis on Sunday Sermon Texts in Batak Christian Protestant Church

Abstract

This research article investigates thematic development used on Sunday sermon texts in Batak Christian Protestant Church that were delivered by the preachers. Based on systemic functional linguistics with the framework of textual function, this research article focus on analysing how the thematic development constructed and construed on Sunday sermon texts. In addition, this research article looks and discusses how the preachers used and adapted the thematic development in delivering the Sunday sermon texts. This study was a descriptive qualitative. Model interactive data analysis was used in analysing the data. There were seventeen texts of Sunday sermon texts that were analyzed in this research article. The findings of this research article showed that only five patterns of thematic developments that were found from eight patterns of thematic development. This research article highlights how the usage of thematic development in delivering the Sunday sermon texts. It is also recommended that another preachers use thematic development in delivering their sermon to the congregation in understanding the sermon they delivered.