Show Don't Tell: Matthew 21:1-11
Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 21:1-11
This is a show dont tell prompt.
Instead of saying "Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly," watch the staging. Near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sends two disciples: "Go to the village ahead. You will find a donkey tied there, with her colt. Untie them and bring them to me." Everything arranged in advance. The disciples spread their cloaks on the donkey; Jesus sits on it. No war horse—a donkey, the animal of peace, fulfilling Zechariah: "See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."…
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