Preaching Post Roundup (February 4, 2021)

Here are some posts on preaching and exegesis that I noticed recently. (To receive Preaching Post Roundup as a weekly email, please subscribe.)

• The Corporate Nature of Preaching from Roc Collins (Preaching Source) – preaching “should always be a divine transactional experience in which the preacher, the audience, and God Himself meet and transformation occurs.”
• How the Pew Can Help the Pulpit from H. B. Charles, Jr. (For the Church) – good preaching is a partnership between the pastor and his congregation; seven ways the pew can help the pulpit
• Tony Merida on Preaching and Worship from Tony Merida (Acts 29) – preach corporately, Christocentrically, affectionately, narratively, artistically
• Spurgeon and the Evangelistic Pulpit from Joshua Mills (Servants of Grace) – “If evangelism is dead in the pulpit, it will be dead in the people.”
• Contemporary Preaching Angles from Peter Mead (Biblical Preaching) – avoid stilted preaching by knowing the text well, praying about your listeners, appreciating the Bible’s variety, delivering your message comfortably, learning from other preachers who are effective
• 8 Variations of Selfish Preaching from Peter Mead (Biblical Preaching) -selfish preaching includes preaching to impress, to be liked, to be needed, to validate our worth, to control behavior, to build a mini-kingdom, to be paid, because it is all I can do
• The Power of Story – Robert Fergusson  – from Mike Neglia, Nick Cady and Robert Fergusson (Expositors Collective) – a discussion of the place of storytelling in preaching and when telling our own story may be appropriate
• On Guest Preaching | Preachers Talk, Ep. 17 from David Helm, Jeremy Meeks and K. Edward Copeland (9 Marks) – some things to be aware of when serving as a guest preacher in another congregation
• How to Understand and Apply the Old Testament: Step 4––Translation from Jason DeRouchie (For the Church) – the value of using a variety of translations in studying the Scriptures
• Context, Context, Context from Josh Buice (G3 Ministries) – analyzing the canonical context is a necessary part of interpreting biblical texts
• Redemption, Covenant, and Dwelling: Seeing the Three-Fold Pattern of Salvation in the Book of Exodus from David S. Schrock (Via Emmaus) – the book of Exodus is structured according to the three-fold pattern of redemption, covenant and dwelling
• “Preaching and Preachers” Episode 198: Preaching Jonah from Jason Allen and Mark Yarbrough (Jason K. Allen) – why preach through Jonah, what to be aware of as we preach through the book, and how Jonah’s calling and response speak to ours