Show Don't Tell: Matthew 27:27-44
Vivid sensory description for preaching Matthew 27:27-44
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Jesus was crucified between two thieves," feel each mockery. The soldiers gather the whole company around Jesus. They strip him, put a scarlet robe on him, twist together a crown of thorns and set it on his head, put a staff in his right hand. They kneel: "Hail, king of the Jews!" They spit on him, take the staff, strike him on the head again and again.…
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