Preaching Post Roundup (April 10, 2025)

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 Glory of Big-God Preaching from John Piper (Desiring God) – what “big-God theology” is; three steps to take so that our preaching becomes “big-God preaching”
• Like the Bible, Christian Sermons Should Centre on Christ from Nelson Vhukani (The Gospel Coalition – Africa Edition) – biblical theology (as exemplified by Graeme Goldsworthy) helps correct three mistakes in preaching the Old Testament
• The Limits of the Big Idea in Preaching from Mikey Lynch (The Gospel Coalition – Australia) – benefits of the “big idea” approach; the importance of realizing that some texts have a complexity not easily reducible to a single idea
• Three Levels of Sermon Introduction from Tim Challies (Challies.com) – sermon introductions take a variety of forms; they may require “extensive research, thought, and prayer”; the value of good introductions
• The Pulpit and the Prayer Closet: Dr. Keeney Dickenson on Spurgeon’s Legacy from Keeney Dickenson and Mike Neglia (The Expositors Collective) – growing in preaching, including funeral sermons; the journey to expository preaching; the challenges of a long pastorate; Spurgeon’s prayer life; turning the preaching text into a prayer; lessons from Spurgeon’s life
• The Missing Heart in AI-Generated Sermons from Trevin Wax (The Gospel Coalition) – robots have no heart and cannot worship; “preaching without heart is preaching without power”
• “On Preaching” #178 | 25 Books on Preaching You Should Read [PODCAST] from H.B. Charles Jr. (H.B. Charles Jr.) – brief comments on 25 helpful books on preaching
• Episode 12: Interruptions (The Biblical Preaching Podcast) from Peter Mead and Mike Chalmers (The Biblical Preaching Podcast) – interruptions we may encounter when we are preaching; how to respond to various interruptions
• The First Rule of Hermeneutics from Abner Chou (Crossway) – “the first rule of hermeneutics is that humanity does not have hermeneutical freedom”
• “Bible Talk” – 2 Kings 18: On Not Making Deals with the Mafia or Darth Vader (Ep. 145) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on 2 Kings 18