Show Don't Tell: Mark 13:1-8
Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 13:1-8
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus predicted the temple's destruction," see the stones fall. As Jesus is leaving the temple, one of his disciples exclaims: "Look, Teacher! What massive stones! What magnificent buildings!" Herod's construction—forty-six years to build, gleaming white and gold in the sun. "Do you see all these great buildings?" Jesus replies. "Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."…
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