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.)
- Why Local Pastors Should Preach Consistently from Alistair Chalmers (Chalmers’ Blog) – “the consistent preaching of the pastor and elders in the local church … is a matter of biblical fidelity, pastoral responsibility, and spiritual wisdom” (4 min)
- Avoiding Preaching Assumptions | The On Preaching Podcast from H. B. Charles Jr. (Cutting It Straight) – eleven assumptions we should avoid in preparing and delivering sermons (32 min)
- After the Sermon | The On Preaching Podcast from H. B. Charles Jr. (Cutting It Straight) – after the sermon: pray, don’t over-analyze the sermon; get healthy feedback; be on guard against the enemy; file the sermon for future use; detach from the sermon; rest (24 min)
- Preach the Bad News Too: A Surprising Lesson from Spurgeon’s Converts from Greg Morse (Desiring God) – “often the bad news comes before the good, true knowledge of sin before the Savior, deep despair before everlasting hope” (7 min)
- Episode 40: It’s Christmas! (The Biblical Preaching Podcast) from Mike Chalmers and Peter Mead (Cor Deo) – preach on Christmas at Christmas; being “guest-friendly”; stressing historicity; the “messiness” of the Christmas story; being sensitive to struggles (25 min)
- Helping People See Clearly: Why Study Bibles Still Matter – David Guzik from David Guzik and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – a discussion of Guzik’s Enduring Word Study Bible; the usefulness of study Bibles; preaching to pastors; the importance of clear, simple exposition (30 min)
- “Preachers Talk” – On Secondary Resources in Preaching (Ep. 98) from Scott Hafemann, David Helm, and Jeremy Meeks (9 Marks) – using secondary literature to illuminate the biblical text; using cultural context in preaching (27 min)
- How to Study the Bible Like an Evangelical: Principles & Practice from Michael F. Bird (Word by Word – Logos Blog) – who evangelicals are, what they believe, Bible study steps (12 min)
- “Bible Talk” – Isaiah 11: On the Malevolent, Predatory Instincts of Carnivorous Animals & the Coming Messiah (Ep. 162) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on Isaiah 11 (47 min)
- Despite Having Few References to Jesus, the Book of James Is Remarkably Christological from Robert L. Plummer (Crossway) – “the whole letter pulsates with the teaching of Jesus—sometimes in nearly word-for-word quotations“ (8 min)
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