Show Don't Tell: Psalm 1
Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 1
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "The righteous person is blessed and the wicked perish," picture the tree by the stream. "Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers." Notice the progression: walking, standing, sitting—each posture more settled, more comfortable with sin. "But whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night."…
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