Here are some posts on preaching and exegesis that I noticed recently. (To receive Preaching Post Roundup as a weekly email, please subscribe.)
- The Foolishness of Preaching from Jonathan Landry Cruse (Tabletalk) – “If we knew what was actually happening in truly biblical, Spirit-wrought preaching, we would feel much differently about sermons.”
- Clint Pressley On Writing Sermons from Clint Pressley (For the Church) – one pastor’s approach to sermon planning and preparation
- How Do Most Pastors Plan Their Sermons? from Aaron Earls (Lifeway Research) – results of a survey of pastors regarding their approach to sermon preparation
- Character Is an Essential Element of Preaching from Bruce Ballast (Preaching Acts) – “Before you practice preaching, you had better practice what you preach”
- The Sermon Begins in *Your* Study: Why ‘Apt to Teach’ Means More Than ‘Apt to Speak’ from David S. Schrock (Via Emmaus) – beyond being able to communicate, pastors must be diligent in their study of the Scriptures
- “But He Just Gets Me”: Three Responses to Pragmatic Arguments for Plagiarism (Part 1) and (Part 2) from David S. Schrock (Via Emmaus) – 1. Pastors are shepherds and teachers, not performers; 2. Apparent fruit doesn’t justify immoral practices; 3. The Spirit of holiness cannot justify lawbreaking
- How to Get the Feedback You Need – Mary Hulst from Mary Hulst and Mike Neglia (Expositor’s Collective) – on the need for preaching to be grace-oriented and God-centered; the “why” and “how” of getting feedback
- 6 Tips for Being a Helpful Guest Speaker from Darren Carlson (The Gospel Coalition) – study, engage the congregation, don’t grind your axe, steer clear of fixing things, put your money policy up front, be sensitive to cultural differences
- Exodus 35–40: On How It Started, How It’s Going, and the Beautiful End of Exodus (Bible Talk, Ep. 35) from Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on these chapters
- [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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