Show Don't Tell: Matthew 27:1-10
Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 27:1-10
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Judas hanged himself in remorse," count the silver returned. Early morning—the chief priests and elders formally decide: death. They bind Jesus and hand him over to Pilate. Judas, seeing that Jesus was condemned, is seized with remorse. He returns to the chief priests and elders: "I have sinned, for I have betrayed innocent blood." Their response: "What is that to us?…
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