Preaching Post Roundup (July 2, 2026)

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.)

• More Than a Man’s Voice: The Nature of Faithful Preaching from Jordan Gerard (Churchman’s Quill) – “faithful preaching is defined by its substance — the word of God proclaimed accurately and without apology” (6 min)
• Serve the Meal: Why Preachers Must Trust the Word from Samuel H. Lee (For the Church) – the Word needs to be central; the danger of subtly competing with the text (5 min)
• Review: Power and the Pulpit from R. T. Rube (Bob on Books) – a review of Power and the Pulpit: Recovering a Theology of Preaching,  a helpful book of essays on preaching (4 min)
• Episode 66: Interview – Richard Coekin, Part 1: The Bible Is for Living by Faith (Biblical Preaching Podcast) from Mike Chalmers and Peter Meade (Cor Deo) – (Coekin is the author of Apply the Word: A Practical Guide to Preaching with Application) the need for application; why application is sometimes neglected; how to do application; the specificity of God’s Word; the importance of self-application (31 min)
• Who Gets Quoted, Who Gets Trained, and How the Gospel Gets Preached – Matt Shantz from Matt Shantz (Expositors Collective) – whom should we quote in sermons?; growth in expository preaching; learning from others; sermon preparation; collaborating in preparation; the value of writing; training preachers (25 min)
• Common Mistakes Preachers Make – Clint Pressley from Clint Pressley (For the Church) – people need to trust those who preach to them; we must let people get to know us, so that they will trust us (1 min)
• The Preacher as Pastor and Mentor from John Sarver (9 Marks) – a review of Charles Simeon: Parish Pastor by Zach Diprima; Simeon excelled both as a mentor and as a preacher (7 min)
• Exegetical Fallacies, 3rd Edition from Andy Naselli (Andy Naselli) – a brief description of a valuable resource for biblical exegetes (6 min)
• Preaching from Difficult Passages: Habakkuk from Matt Erickson (CT Pastors) – the difficulty of Habakkuk; three opportunities within the difficulty (9 min)
• Personal Thoughts about Commentaries: 2 Corinthians from Paul Henebury (Sharper Iron) – a list of fine commentaries on the book of 2 Corinthians (3 min)