Show Don't Tell: John 2:13-22
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 2:13-22
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus cleansed the temple," hear the coins scatter. When it is almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus goes up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he finds people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he makes a whip out of cords—takes time to braid it—and drives all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle.…
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