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.)
- Gifting Is Not Godliness from David Prince (Prince on Preaching) – “learning how to communicate and deliver a powerful sermon is not holiness”
- Preaching Deeply Effective Sermons (Preaching Guru) – a good seven-step framework for preparing an effective sermon
- “The Everyday Pastor” -Getting Your Sermon Ready from Ligon Duncan and Matt Smethurst (The Gospel Coalition) – growing in sermon preparation; being patient with yourself; sermon preparation as war; getting better at illustrating and applying the text; the blessings of expository preaching
- “Preaching and Preachers” – The Busy Preacher and Finding Time to Study from H. B. Charles Jr. and Jason Allen (Preaching and Preachers Podcast) – allocating time for sermon preparation; the value of having a sermon plan and doing sequential expository preaching; a helpful weekly rhythm; being prepared to study at any time and place (originally published on 11/26/2018)
- Breaking the Fast Food Bible Study Habit from Mike Chaddick (Expositors Collective) – a pattern for doing in-depth inductive Bible study: how to do observation (what the text says), interpretation (what the text means), and application (what we should do in response)
- “Preacher’s Talk” – On Wielding the Gospel Well from J. Edward Copeland, David Helm, and Jeremy Meeks (9 Marks) – ways we fail to wield the gospel well (move from the indicative to the imperative); why we must wield the gospel well; some examples
- The Benefits of Writing of Writing Sermons (Really, Really) Early from Stephen Kneale (Building Jerusalem) – advantages of writing sermons far in advance include: you can improve their clarity, reflect on how they will be heard, deal with unexpected time demands, and get a better understanding of the text
- “Bible Talk” – 2 Kings 3–4: On a Battle Born Out of the Wobbly Wool Industry and Elisha’s Escalating Miracles (Ep. 133) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on 2 Kings 3-4
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