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.)
- The Power of Preaching from Shane Lems (The Reformed Reader) – a short quotation from Reformed theologian Herman Bavinck
- 4 Features of Christ-Centered Preaching from Walt Nilsson (The Gospel Coalition) – Christ-centered preaching is: biblical, missional, motivational, and worshipful
- From the Study to the Pulpit and from the Academy to the Pew with Jeffrey Weima from Mike Neglia and Jeffrey Weima (Expositors Collective) – what to include in our sermons and what to leave out; preaching the “sermons” of Revelation 2-3 (see Weima’s book The Sermons to the Seven Churches of Revelation: A Commentary and Guide)
- 7 Ways to Mishandle a Bible Story from Peter Mead (Biblical Preaching) – the seven ways to mishandle a biblical narrative: skip, flip, moralize, lecture, over-reveal, flatten, lose
- “Pastor Matters” – Episode 100: Using Illustrations in Preaching with Stephen Rummage from Ronjour Locke and Stephen Rummage (Center for Preaching & Pastoral Leadership) – are illustrations necessary?; what an illustration is; how to illustrate effectively; cautions in using illustrations
- The Definitive Guide to Bible Commentaries: Types, Perspectives, and Use from Brian Collins (Word by Word – Logos Blog) – a description of types of Bible commentaries and a list of commentaries from different theological perspectives
- On Biblical Context (Preachers Talk, Ep. 50) from K. Edward Copeland, David Helm, and Jeremy Meeks (9 Marks) – what biblical context is; the difference between quotations, citations, and allusions; the value of taking biblical context into account in preaching
- Jesus Teaches the Old Testament, Part 3: Midrash as an Echo from Ed Vasicek (Sharper Iron) – Jesus not only alludes to the Old Testament; he also elaborates on specific passages (midrash)
- “Preaching and Preachers” – Episode 270: Typology, Allegory, and Preaching. Part 1 from Jared Bumpers and Mitchell Chase (Jason K. Allen) – what typology is; how we can identify types of Christ; how typology should shape preaching; pitfalls to avoid in using typology; an example from Numbers 25
- Judges 11–12: On the Tragic Tale of Jephthah and the Tragic Consequences of Not Knowing Your Bible (Bible Talk, Ep. 77) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on Judges 11-12
- The Problem with Proverbs from Peter Krol (Knowable Word) – the book of Proverbs presents unique problems, including the problems of practicality, arrangement, and probability
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