Preaching Post Roundup (May 23, 2024)

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.)

• Schtick & Stones from Sean Palmer (Preaching Today) – how to respond to fears of boring our listeners
• Preaching to Make the Brain Fizz: Connecting the Known to the Unknown from Chris Green (Ministry Nuts and Bolts) – in preaching, we should start with the known and move people toward the unknown, with the goal of mental stimulation
• 7 Defining Moments in Your Sermon – Part Three and Part Four from Peter Mead (Biblical Preaching) – the last three defining moments of the sermon are: every transition, the interruption or surprise, and the landing
• Pastors Can Lead Well by Preaching Well from Ryan Welsh (The Gospel Coalition) – a review of The Pastor as Leader by John Currie and Expositional Leadership by R. Scott Pace and Jim Shaddix; both books make the connection between pastoral leadership and the pulpit, one more theologically, the other more practically
• “On Preaching” – #162 | What to Look for in Observations from H. B. Charles Jr. (H. B. Charles Jr.) – accurate exegesis involves inductive Bible study; what to look for when observing the details of a biblical text
• Kingdom Tension and Application from Peter Krol (Knowable Word) – asking “kingdom tension” questions regarding the author’s main point can lead to good application of the biblical text
• 1 Kings 6:2–7:51: On the Extraordinary Architecture of the Ark for the Ark (Bible Talk, Ep. 117) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on 1 Kings 6:2-7:51
• Preaching the Book of Hebrews with Sigurd Grindheim from Sigurd Grindheim and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – a conversation with the author of the Pillar commentary The Letter to the Hebrews; some characteristics of Hebrews; the value of “story-telling preaching”; Hebrews’ understanding of the Word of God; fatherhood and the fatherhood of God; preaching as those who have been “struck” by the Word of God