Preaching Post Roundup (August 3, 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.)

• One Little Spark from Sean Palmer (Preaching Today) – “why preaching must engage the imagination of our hearers”
• Preaching the Implications of Scripture: You Can Always Ask “Why?” from Randal Pelton (Pelton on Preaching) – “your theological depth will increase as you practice identifying implicational meaning”
• How Pastors Can Preach Effectively in Light of the Dechurching Movement from Jim Davis, Michael Aitcheson, Michael Keller, and Sam Allberry (The Gospel Coalition) – the purpose of preaching; the sermon preparation process; asking “so what?” and engaging those who are dechurching; getting feedback; contextualization; cultural apologetics; A.I. and preaching
• Episode 222: FTC Mailbag (FTC Podcast) from Jared C. Wilson and Ross Ferguson (For the Church) – topics related to preaching: using A.I. for sermon preparation; sermon series for beginning preachers; bi-vocational preachers with a heavy preaching load
• Trauma, Crisis, Brokenness and the Pulpit with Krista Fox from Mike Neglia and Krista Fox (Expositors Collective) – brokenness, trauma and crisis; at 23:22: addressing trauma and crisis from the pulpit; offering hope in Christ; mistakes to avoid; resources
• The Best of Preaching and Preachers, Episode 106: The Preacher as Interim from Jason Allen and John Mark Yeats (Jason K. Allen) – at 14:58: what an interim pastor should preach [originally recorded on 10/8/18]
• Our Dual Role as Exegetes and Theologians from Randal Pelton (Pelton on Preaching) – insights from Bruce Waltke on the need for preachers to be theologians as well as exegetes
• 01: New Testament Reflections on Grasping the Old Testament’s Message (Series: Delighting in the Old Testament: Through Christ and For Christ) from Jason DeRouchie (For the Church) – “the New Testament authors affirm that the Old Testament was written for Christians and that the prophets knew they were writing for our benefit”
• 1 Samuel 1:1–2:11: On the Rosetta Stone, Flat-Earthers’ Prooftext, and a Repetitious Swirl of Genesis and Judges (Bible Talk, Ep. 83) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on 1 Samuel 1:1-2:11