Show Don't Tell: Mark 12:1-12
Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 12:1-12
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus told the parable of the wicked tenants," watch the violence escalate. "A man planted a vineyard"—Isaiah's image for Israel. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a watchtower. He rented it to farmers and moved away. At harvest time, he sent a servant to collect fruit. They beat him, sent him away empty-handed.…
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