Show Don't Tell: Luke 1:57-66
Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 1:57-66
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "John the Baptist was born," watch the writing tablet appear. When it is time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gives birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives hear that the Lord has shown her great mercy, and they share her joy. On the eighth day they come to circumcise the child. They are going to name him after his father Zechariah—tradition.…
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