Here are some posts on preaching and exegesis that I noticed recently. (To receive Preaching Post Roundup as a weekly email, please subscribe.)
- Putting Your Study into an Outline from L. Scott Kellum (Preaching Source) – identify the biblical genre and mirror the movement of the text
- The Use of the Imperative in Jesus’ Preaching from Barry York (Gentle Reformation) – Jesus’ example encourages us to use second person in preaching and to use imperatives (commands)
- Are You Driving Home the Right Sermon Points? from Luke Holmes (Facts & Trends) – a sermon that makes one point clearly is better than one that makes three points poorly
- The Finishing Touches from Kevin Ulmer (Preaching Source) – attract hearers to the substance of the sermon with illustrations and carefully crafted introductions and conclusions
- How Reading the Wall Street Journal Can Help Your Preaching. Honest. from Randal Pelton (Pelton on Preaching) – the quality of the writers can help you become a better communicator
- How to Preach When Your Congregation Is Online and In-Person from Jesse Campbell (Facts & Trends) – seek to do genuine preaching with passion; adjust applications as needed; use humor more sparingly when online
- Jonathan Gibson on Teaching Obadiah from Nancy Guthrie and Jonathan Gibson (The Gospel Coalition) – seeing the book as the outworking of God’s covenant promise to Abraham
- Principles for Preparing a Funeral from Stephen Kneale (Building Jerusalem) – consider your audience, give them the gospel, be honest, acknowledge grief, use traditional forms
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