Show Don't Tell: John 21:1-14
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 21:1-14
This is a show dont tell prompt on resurrection and discipleship. It carries an emotional tone of joy, awe and comfort.
Instead of saying "Jesus appeared to the disciples while they were fishing," smell the charcoal fire. Afterward Jesus appears again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathanael from Cana, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples are together. "I'm going out to fish," Peter says. "We'll go with you." They go out and get into the boat, but that night they catch nothing.…
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