Show Don't Tell: Luke 4:31-37
Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 4:31-37
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus cast out a demon in Capernaum," hear the shriek interrupt the service. He goes down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath teaches the people. They are amazed at his teaching, because his words have authority. In the synagogue there is a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cries out at the top of his voice: "Go away!…
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