Show Don't Tell: Luke 1:26-38
Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 1:26-38
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Gabriel announced Jesus' birth to Mary," enter the room in Nazareth. In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sends Gabriel to Nazareth in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name is Mary. Gabriel enters: "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."…
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