Here are some posts on preaching and exegesis that I noticed recently. (To receive Preaching Post Roundup as a weekly email, please subscribe.)
- God’s Plan for the Church Is Authoritative Preaching from Josh Buice (Delivered by Grace) – authoritative preaching is biblical, is positive and negative, demands obedience
- Powerful Preaching from Charles R. Swindoll (The Pastor’s Blog) – always stay on the subject, speak the truth, start where your audience is, surrender the results to God
- Interpreting the Text Theologically from David Norman (Preaching Source) – begin by staying within the bounds of the text before broadening the biblical horizons
- Practical Bible Study: Living Out the Text from Brad Klassen (The Master’s Seminary) – steps to follow in determining how to apply the biblical text
- Exegeting the Congregation in Preaching from Barry York (Gentle Reformation) – to be effective in application, we must know our flocks well
- When to Use the Original Languages. Part One: Only If You Know Them! and When to Use Your Language Knowledge. Part Two: Only If It’s Absolutely Necessary (and It Probably Isn’t) from Thomas Keene (Sign and Shadow) – “in non-academic settings the use of Greek and Hebrew is either wrong-headed or counterproductive”
- How Hamilton Can Help Us Preach Better Sermons from Caleb Brasher (For the Church) – why we should work harder to preach shorter sermons
- Jesus Learned Hermeneutics from Richard C. Barcellos (Reformation 21) – in his human nature, Jesus learned hermeneutics (the first of a series)
- Preachers’ Talk, Episode 9: On Giving and Receiving Feedback on Preaching with Jeremy Meeks, David Helm and K. Edward Copeland (9 Marks) – what feedback is helpful, from whom we should get it, dealing with negative feedback
- People Time + Paper Time – David Downs from Mike Neglia and David Downs (Expositors Collective) – clarity in preaching; balancing time spent in the study and time spent with people in the congregation
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