Show Don't Tell: John 2:1-11
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 2:1-11
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus performed his first miracle at a wedding," taste the best wine last. On the third day a wedding takes place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother is there; Jesus and his disciples have also been invited. When the wine runs out, Jesus' mother says to him: "They have no more wine." A social disaster in that culture.…
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