Show Don't Tell: Psalm 143
Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 143
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "David sought God's guidance in distress," feel the crushed spirit. A psalm of David. Seventh penitential psalm. "LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you." No one righteous—universal confession. "The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in the darkness like those long dead."…
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