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.)
- On Preaching Christ from Jim McCarthy (The Aquila Report) – a sermon on 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
- Preaching the Whole Counsel of God from Stephen Kneale (Building Jerusalem) – reasons we may be tempted to skip parts of what God has revealed
- 13 Pieces of Unconventional Preaching Advice from Tim Wilson (Gospel-Centered Discipleship) – many of these pieces of advice are worth considering
- When the Sermon Fizzles Instead of Sizzles from Tim Challies (Challies) – congregations as well as pastors must pray for power in the pulpit
- Should Pastors Preach on Political Issues? from Burk Parsons (Ligonier Ministries) – a wise response to this question about “political preaching”
- In Times of Loss: Preaching at Funerals and Consoling the Grieving from Paul Beasley-Murray and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – a “successful” funeral; difficult funerals; being pastoral; pitfalls to avoid; funeral planning and the length of services and sermons; funerals of unbelievers
- Preaching After a Mass Shooting from Tim Rhee (Preaching Today) – “8 strategies for crafting a pastoral response to mass violence”
- Associate Ministers Exposed (Preaching Guru) – the acronym SERVANT helps to explain the ways associate ministers should respond to their role
- A Plurality of Preachers from Murray Capill (The Gospel Coalition – Australia Edition) – the benefits of a plurality of preachers; how to raise up a plurality of preachers
- Reformed Scholastics in the Pulpit? from Steve Meister (Credo Magazine) – “reading and considering Protestant scholasticism will help preachers today from becoming (or remaining) repetitious, boring, and irrelevant in the pulpit”
- How Would They Have Applied It? from Peter Krol (Knowable Word) -in developing applications from a biblical text, it can be helpful to consider how the original audience would have applied it
- Book Review: Exegetical Fallacies, by D. A. Carson from Brian Vickers (9 Marks) – all preachers could benefit by becoming familiar with Carson’s book.
- How to Read Wisdom Literature from Max Rogland (Ligonier Ministries) – as we interpret wisdom literature, we must look for general patterns and observe exceptions to the “rules”
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