Show Don't Tell: Luke 2:21-40
Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 2:21-40
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus was presented at the temple," meet the waiting ones. On the eighth day, he is circumcised and named Jesus—the name the angel gave before conception. When the time comes for purification according to the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary take him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. Their offering: a pair of doves or two young pigeons—the offering of the poor.…
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