Show Don't Tell: Mark 13:9-13
Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 13:9-13
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus warned of coming persecution," count the costs. "You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues." Religious persecution. "On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them." Political persecution becomes platform. "And the gospel must first be preached to all nations."…
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