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.)
- When Pastors Water Down the Truth of God’s Word from Nick Batzig (Beautiful Christian Life) – we need to learn to break down rather than water down the truth of God’s word
- The Three Pillars of a Sermon from Tony Merida (Sola Ecclesia) – “a preacher combining powerful logos, thrilling pathos, and genuine ethos will preach effectively to believers and unbelievers”
- Three Points for Preachers from Stan Gale (The Fellowship of Ailbe) – actually eight points of wise counsel for preachers
- 4 Questions a Pastor Should Ask Himself Before and After Giving a Sermon from J. V. Fesko (Beautiful Christian Life) – a basic checklist to review especially before preaching a sermon
- The First Preaching Commandment: Thou Shalt not Steal Sermons from David O. Dykes (Lifeway Research) – instead of plagiarizing, we can follow five practical suggestions for sermon preparation
- Four Reasons I Run a Sermon Buffer from Stephen Kneale (Building Jerusalem) – why preparing sermons well ahead of time can be advantageous
- 7 Preaching Tips to Engage the Lost on Sunday Mornings from Adam Muhtaseb (Acts 29) – tips that are helpful for all our preaching, but especially for engaging those who don’t know Christ
- How to Be a Better Theological Preacher (Preaching Guru) – integrating sound theology into preaching has many benefits for the congregation
- Is It Possible To Be Too Vulnerable In The Pulpit? – Josh White from Mike Neglia and Josh White (Expositors Collective) – the need to be authentic; the danger of allowing our personality to overshadow our message; being vulnerable: what should and should not be shared; calling people to faith in Christ
- Calvin as an Experiential Preacher from Joel Beeke (Joel Beeke) – three results of Calvin’s emphasis on preaching
- Highlights from Preaching & Preachers: Episode 87: The Preaching of John Piper from Jason Allen and David Mathis (Jason K. Allen) – what we can learn from Piper; his books on preaching; Piper’s concern for the addressing the heart; preaching by the Spirit [first published in April 2018]
- On Funerals (Preachers Talk, Ep. 56) from K. Edward Copeland, David Helm, and Jeremy Meeks (9 Marks) – funeral preaching: why it is done, what makes it unique, its challenges and joys, how to select a text, how to deal with family requests, funerals of unbelievers
- Things I Wish I Heard in a Funeral Sermon from Renee Zou (The Gospel Coalition – Australia) – three essential elements to include in every funeral sermon
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