Show Don't Tell: John 20:11-18
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 20:11-18
This is a show dont tell prompt on resurrection and mary magdalene. It carries an emotional tone of hope, joy and grief.
Instead of saying "Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene," hear her name spoken. Now Mary stands outside the tomb crying. As she weeps, she bends over to look into the tomb and sees two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body has been, one at the head and the other at the foot. "Woman, why are you crying?" "They have taken my Lord away, and I don't know where they have put him."…
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