Here are some posts and podcasts on preaching and biblical exegesis that I noticed. (To receive Preaching Post Roundup as a weekly email, please subscribe.)
- The Distress and Delight of Preaching from Doug Eaton (Fight of Faith) – true preachers feel the weight of responsibility and the greatness of their own need, but also the joy of proclaiming the Word
- Working Harder Than Any of Them from Nick Gardner (9 Marks) – “three reasons pastors must pursue diligence, and then two practical ways to grow”
- A Wrong Motivation for Preaching from Bruce Ballast (Preaching Acts) – we must guard against being motivated by our need for human approval
- Carry Listeners from the Opening to the Close from Jeffrey Arthurs (Preaching Points) – guidance for sermon organization using “Monroe’s Motivated Sequence“
- Preaching Lab: How Hard Should Sermons Be? from Matthew Everhard (Gentle Reformation) – preaching must be intelligible to the average parishioner, but we should avoid shallowness and challenge our people to grow
- Sermon Length vs Quality Time from Ian Carmichael (The Gospel Coalition- Australia) – suggestions for encouraging the congregation to engage with Godās Word before, during and after a sermon
- āThe Best of Preaching and Preachersā Episode 93: Preaching Judgment from Erik Raymond and Jason Allen (Jason K. Allen) – a discussion of why there is little preaching on hell and God’s judgment; how to preach on these topics
- Reading, Rhythms and Rules with Tim Chaddick from Tim Chaddick and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – in preparing sermons: prioritize exegetical reading; plan sermon series and weekly work rhythms; stick to your deadlines; preach to your own heart; pray and ask for prayer
- Episode 172: Preacher Pet Peeves from Jared C. Wilson and Ross Fergusonā(For the Church) – preachers should avoid: scolding the congregation; apologizing and excuses; uneven sermon points; no clear structure; taking too long to get to the text; being self-unaware; using cliches for a response; failing to preach the gospel or distorting gospel; using old material too often
- Check the Context Before and After from Peter Krol (Knowable Word) – in interpreting a biblical text, we should look at the context both before and after the text
- Deuteronomy 18ā26: On a Series of Prophetic Laterals that Eventually Get to Jesus (Bible Talk, Ep. 61) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on these chapters
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