Preaching Post Roundup (July 6, 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 Importance of the Word from John Piper (Desiring God) – an explanation of why the preaching of the Word is central to worship
• Your Voice Will Reveal the Glory of God featuring Tucker Maile from Mike Neglia and Tucker Maile (Expositors Collective) – reflections on finding the courage to open our mouths as preachers
• More Hwyl: Finding Your Voice in the Ministry from Michael Milton (Servants of Grace) – a meditation on the Welsh concept of “hwyl”  in preaching: preaching in the power of the Spirit based on an encounter with the risen Christ
• Preaching that Mobilizes the Troops from Paul Hoffman (Preaching Today) – how to preach in a way that mobilizes God’s people for effective ministry
• Becoming a Master Preacher (Preaching Guru) – an excerpt from the epilogue of The Responsible Pulpit  by James Earl Massey
• The Golden Age of Storytelling from Jeffrey Arthurs (Preaching Points) – the advantages of including storytelling in preaching
• Preaching to the Imagination from Carl Santos (The Gospel Coalition – Canadian) – we should preach as Jesus did, in a way “that invites [our hearers] to see themselves and the world differently”
• Why You Should Recycle Your Sermons from Stephen Kneale (Building Jerusalem) – there are several reasons to recycle sermons (making appropriate changes) when we away from our own pulpits
• On Weddings (Preachers Talk, Ep. 59) from K. Edward Copeland, David Helm, and Jeremy Meeks (9 Marks) – what makes weddings challenging; wedding sermon texts; marks of good wedding preaching; the value of wedding policies and protocols
• Biblical Theology and the Sermon from Gregory Goswell and Andreas Köstenberger (Preaching Today) – by means of biblical theology our preaching can take account of the “themes, ethics, and storyline of Scripture.”
• What We Miss When We Skip the Book of Nehemiah from Ryan Higginbottom (Knowable Word) – in Nehemiah we find instruction about prayer, about God’s Word, and about money
• Obadiah: A Glimpse of God’s Kingdom from Jeffrey Stivason (A Place for Truth) – although the book of Obadiah is neglected, it contains important truths about the kingdom of God