Show Don't Tell: Luke 7:36-50
Vivid sensory description for preaching Luke 7:36-50
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "A sinful woman anointed Jesus' feet," feel the tears fall. A Pharisee invites Jesus to dinner. He reclines at the table. A woman in that town who lives a sinful life learns that Jesus is eating there. She brings an alabaster jar of perfume and stands behind him at his feet weeping. She begins to wet his feet with her tears—so many tears they wash his feet.…
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