Show Don't Tell: Luke 7:1-10
Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 7:1-10
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus healed the centurion's servant," marvel at a soldier's faith. When Jesus finishes teaching, he enters Capernaum. A centurion's servant, whom his master values highly, is sick and about to die. Hearing of Jesus, he sends Jewish elders to ask him to come heal his servant. They plead earnestly: "This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue."…
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