Preaching Post Roundup (May 11, 2023)

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 Necessity Laid upon Pastors from Jacob Tanner (G3 Ministries) – what it means that “necessity is laid upon us”; the joy of this necessity; the danger of boasting about ourselves; our woeful state if we fail to preach the gospel
• “Pastor Well” Episode 67: Is Expository Preaching the Only Way to Preach? from Hershael York (Southern Equip) – expository preaching should be our “bread and butter,” but occasionally we need to address particular issues and topics
• What Makes a Ministry Appealing? (Part 2) from Paul J. Scharf (Sharper Iron) – as preachers, we need to know our subject and our people
• Should Sermons Be Memorable? from Sean Palmer (Preaching Today) – “the story of the Bible is the nourishment our people need”
• Your Work Will Not Be in Vain from Lee Eclov (Preaching Today) – on the need to persevere in prayer and preaching
• 5 Tips for Learning to Preach as a Student Pastor from Will Standridge (For the Church) – ask for feedback; listen to good preaching; read broadly; take every opportunity to preach; preach as well as you can in student ministry
• The Best Five Books on Preaching from Lane Sebring (Preaching Donkey) – books by Lloyd-Jones, Chapell, Miller, Stanley, and Keller
• Mother’s Day Sermon Ideas: 4 Unusual, Powerful Options from Karen Engle (Word by Word – Logos Blog) – four biblical texts featuring mothers that could be the basis for Mother’s Day sermons
• Preacher Mailbag #4 (Preachers Talk, Ep. 55) from K. Edward Copeland, David Helm, and Jeremy Meeks (9 Marks) – artful sermon titles and outlines?; using someone else’s sermon outline; becoming too dependent on Bible commentaries; involving laypersons in sermon preparation; should devotions and sermon study be separate or combined?; what if our hearers don’t talk about our sermons?
• Jonah’s Audience Unlocks Our Preaching from Andy Shurson (For the Church) – we shouldn’t let the familiarity of the story obscure the fact that Jonah was written for the people of Israel