Show Don't Tell: Matthew 17:14-21
Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 17:14-21
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus healed a demon-possessed boy," feel the father's desperation. Coming down from the Transfiguration, Jesus finds chaos. A man kneels: "Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water." Burns and near-drownings—this father has barely kept his son alive. "I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him."…
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