Show Don't Tell: John 11:1-16
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 11:1-16
This is a show dont tell prompt.
Instead of saying "Jesus heard Lazarus was sick but delayed," count the days. Now a man named Lazarus is sick. He is from Bethany, the village of Mary and Martha. This Mary is the one who pours perfume on the Lord and wipes his feet with her hair. So the sisters send word to Jesus: "Lord, the one you love is sick."…
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