Show Don't Tell: Mark 8:27-33
Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 8:27-33
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Peter confessed Jesus as Christ and was then rebuked," feel the whiplash. Jesus and his disciples go to villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, he asks: "Who do people say I am?" They report: John the Baptist; Elijah; one of the prophets. "But what about you? Who do you say I am?" Peter answers: "You are the Messiah."…
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