Show Don't Tell: John 11:38-44
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 11:38-44
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead," smell the tomb. Jesus, once more deeply moved, comes to the tomb. It is a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man: "But, Lord, by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days."…
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