Show Don't Tell: John 20:1-10
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 20:1-10
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "The disciples found the tomb empty," run with Peter and John. Early on the first day of the week, while it is still dark, Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb and sees that the stone has been removed from the entrance. So she runs and finds Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loves: "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"…
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