Show Don't Tell: Psalm 32
Vivid sensory description for preaching Psalm 32
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "Confession brings forgiveness and joy," feel the bones wasting. "Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the LORD does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit." Three words for sin, three words for its removal: forgiven, covered, not counted. "When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.…
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