Show Don't Tell: Psalm 142
Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 142
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "David cried to God in desperation," hide in the cave. A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. "I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. I pour out before him my complaint; before him I tell my trouble." Crying, lifting, pouring, telling—four ways of praying from the cave.…
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