Show Don't Tell: John 3:1-15
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 3:1-15
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus taught Nicodemus about being born again," feel the night conversation. Now there is a Pharisee, a member of the Jewish ruling council, named Nicodemus. He comes to Jesus at night—under cover of darkness, reputation protected. "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him."…
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