Show Don't Tell: John 12:12-19
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 12:12-19
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey," hear the palm branches wave. The next day the great crowd that has come for the festival hears that Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem. They take palm branches and go out to meet him, shouting: "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!"…
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