Here are some posts on preaching and exegesis that I noticed recently. (To receive Preaching Post Roundup as a weekly email, please subscribe.)
- What the Gospel Is, Offers, and Requires (Stott) from Shane Lems (The Reformed Reader) – John Stott on the basics of what the gospel is and what is involved in preaching it
- Dave Prince on Christ-Centered Sermons from David Prince (For the Church) – sermons that are not Christ-centered are sub-Christian
- Stuck in an Old Testament Text from David King (9 Marks) – brief suggestions for “finding your way to Christ” from an Old Testament text
- One Goal of Sermon Application: What I’m Learning from Reading Jonathan Edwards’ Earliest Sermons from Randal Pelton (Pelton on Preaching) – Edwards “improvement” of doctrine involves making it real to his hearers
- What Are the Best Books on Preaching? from Matthew Boffey (Logos Blog) – a helpful list of books on preaching; (see also my resource page, Preaching, which has links to books that can be borrowed online)
- The First and Last Minute of Your Sermon – Jonathan Pennington from Jonathan Pennington and Mike Neglia (Expositor’s Collective) – thoughts on receiving encouragement and criticism; the importance of the first and last minute of the sermon
- [For those who don’t have access to Bible commentaries and other Bible study tools, remember that you can borrow commentaries and tools online. Many of these resources are “critical”, but some are evangelical. Here are some lists: Bible Commentaries to Borrow; Bible Study Tools to Borrow]
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