Show Don't Tell: Luke 4:14-30
Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 4:14-30
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus was rejected in Nazareth," hear the scroll unroll. Jesus returns to Galilee in the power of the Spirit. News about him spreads. He teaches in their synagogues, and everyone praises him. He comes to Nazareth, where he has been brought up. On the Sabbath he goes into the synagogue, as is his custom, and stands up to read.…
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