Show Don't Tell: Psalm 119:1-8 (Aleph)
Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 119:1-8
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "The righteous follow God's law," walk the path. The longest psalm—176 verses, 22 stanzas, each stanza 8 verses, each line in a stanza starting with the same Hebrew letter. Aleph begins: "Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—they do no wrong but follow his ways."…
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