Show Don't Tell: Genesis 3:1-7
Instead of saying "The serpent tempted Eve and she sinned," make them hear the hiss. The serpent doesn't slither up shouting accusations; he slides in...
This is a show dont tell prompt on sermon preparation and illustration.
Instead of saying "The serpent tempted Eve and she sinned," make them hear the hiss. The serpent doesn't slither up shouting accusations; he slides in with a question. "Did God really say...?" Feel how the words drip with reasonableness, how they make the woman pause mid-step. Watch her eyes drift to the tree—the only tree she's never studied. And suddenly it looks different.…
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