Show Don't Tell: John 19:1-16
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 19:1-16
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Pilate had Jesus flogged and then sentenced him," hear the mocking coronation. Then Pilate takes Jesus and has him flogged. The soldiers twist together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothe him in a purple robe and go up to him again and again: "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they slap him in the face.…
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