Show Don't Tell: John 20:24-29
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 20:24-29
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Thomas doubted then believed," touch the wounds. Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, is not with the disciples when Jesus comes. So the other disciples tell him: "We have seen the Lord!" But he says: "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe."…
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