Show Don't Tell: Matthew 26:17-30
Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 26:17-30
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper," taste the bread break. The disciples ask where to prepare the Passover. Jesus sends them to a certain man in the city. Evening comes; he reclines with the Twelve. As they're eating, Jesus drops a bomb: "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me." They're deeply distressed: "Surely you don't mean me, Lord?" One by one, even Judas: "Surely you don't mean me, Rabbi?" "You have said so." While they're eating, Jesus takes bread, gives thanks, breaks it: "Take and eat; this is my body." Then the cup: "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." A new covenant sealed in blood about to be shed. "I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom." They sing a hymn and go out to the Mount of Olives.
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