Show Don't Tell: Mark 10:17-27
Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 10:17-27
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus challenged a rich man," watch the encounter unfold. As Jesus is starting on his way, a man runs up to him and falls on his knees: "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus probes: "Why do you call me good? No one is good—except God alone." Then the commandments: don't murder, commit adultery, steal, give false testimony, defraud; honor your father and mother.…
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