Preaching Post Roundup (August 25, 2022)

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.)

• We Can Learn to Preach by Imitation from Jeffrey Arthurs (Preaching Points) – listening to the sermons and podcasts of others can be helpful as we learn to preach
• Vary the Crescendo from Peter Mead (Biblical Preaching) – as you preach, vary your voice, the flow of your points and the nature of your support material
• Don’t Take the Bait: Three Reasons Pastors Must Avoid The Booby Trap of Pulpit Plagiarism from David S. Schrock (Via Emmaus) – plagiarism threatens credibility, falsifies the gift of teaching and transforms Bible teachers into Christian performers
• “The Best of Preaching and Preachers” Episode 96: The Preaching of John Owen from Matthew Barrett and Jason Allen (Jason K. Allen) – a discussion of Puritan John Owen as a preacher (See also Barrett’s article “The Duty of a Pastor: John Owen on Feeding the Flock by Diligent Preaching of the Word”)
• How John Owen Prepared Sermons from Jeremy Walker (Reformation 21) – in deciding what to preach, Owen asked, “What has blessed me, and will it bless others also?”
• Christ in the OT: An Ancient Hermeneutic from Shane Lems (The Reformed Reader) – a quotation from Augustine showing that he approached the Old Testament “searching for Christ with eyes of faith”
• Interview: Tony Merida and Matt Cohen Discuss Christ-centered Preaching from Joe Holland, Tony Merida and Matt Cohen (Sola Ecclesia) – a grammatical-historical hermeneutic “got us to third base”; “Christ-centered preaching brings us home”
• Defending The Faith With Reason And Evidence In Our Preaching with Neil Shenvi from Neil Shenvi and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – apologetics can be included in preaching as we address questions that arise from the text or that will arise in the minds of hearers; the gospel itself is evidence for the truth of Christianity
• Deuteronomy 27–30: On the Israelites’ “Re-Dedicating” Their Lives to the Covenant and Moses Landing the Plane (Bible Talk, Ep. 62) and Deuteronomy 31–34: On the End of the Torah, Which Is Not at All Like The Lion King (Bible Talk, Ep. 63) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on these chapters