Preaching Post Roundup (November 24, 2022)

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.)

• Beholding the Glory of Jesus with Heath Hardesty from Heath Hardesty and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – what expository preaching is; assessing the congregational and cultural context; Hardesty’s sermon preparation pattern; the artistry of preaching
• The Aim of Preaching in an Increasingly Hostile Culture to Christianity from John Piper (9 Marks) – we should preach the sovereignty of God and the blessedness of suffering for Christ
• On Historical Context (Preachers Talk, Ep. 46) from David Helm, Jeremy Meeks and K. Edward Copeland (9 Marks) – what historical context is; how to use historical context in preaching; pitfalls to avoid
• Book Review: A Manual for Preaching, by Abraham Kuruvilla from Kevin Walker (9 Marks) – a review of the strengths of this book and areas for further development
• Introducing ‘Lectures to My Students’: A Reader’s Guide to a Christian Classic from Geoff Chang (Desiring God) – three reasons that pastors should read Spurgeon’s classic work. (Series One, Two and Three in revised form may be borrowed here; the original series may also be read online or downloaded: Series One, Series Two, Series Three, Series Four)
• Why BAGD Is Important For Preaching from Randal Pelton (Pelton on Preaching) – A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (BAGD or BDAG) provides “precise definitions that will add clarity to your preaching”
• Joshua 9–10: On the Gibeonite Deception, Rash Vows, and Booing Woodrow Wilson (Bible Talk, Ep. 68) and Joshua 11–21: On the Big, Boring List of Place Names that You Should Read with Tears in Your Eyes (Bible Talk, Ep. 69) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on Joshua 9-1o and Joshua 11-21
• Taught by Jesus: Seeing All Scripture Through the Book of Acts from Brian Tabb (Desiring God) – In Luke 24 and the book of Acts, “Jesus and his apostles offer God’s people sound teaching and faithful guidance for understanding and applying the whole Bible.”