Preaching Post Roundup (November 30, 2023)

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.)

• “You’re Not Crazy” – What Motivates Us to Preach the Word? from Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry (The Gospel Coalition) – a discussion of 2 Timothy 4:1-8
• Preachers, Personalities and What Often Drives Our Assessment of a Good Sermon from Steve Kneale (Building Jerusalem) – if we want our preaching to be effective, we must ensure that our hearers know that we love them
• How to Get Ahead on Sermon Planning for the New Year from Mark Dance (Lifeway Research) – five ideas to help us plan our preaching for the new year
• Mentorship Means Giving Time, Access, Instruction and Opportunity from Rod Carver and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – why mentoring is important; how to go about being a mentor and finding a mentor
• “Preaching and Preachers” – Episode 292: Preaching Christ From the Old Testament from Jared Bumpers and David King (Jason K. Allen) – a discussion with King, the author of Your Old Testament Sermon Needs to Get Saved: A Handbook for Preaching Christ from the Old Testament: why preach from the Old Testament; what to preach and how to preach Christ from the Old Testament
• Preacher Mailbag #5 (Preachers Talk, Ep. 66) from David Helm, Jeremy Meeks and K. Edward Copeland (9 Marks) – when are you ready to preach a biblical book?; the difference between preaching and teaching; how to preach when you lack energy; using “we” or “you” in preaching; a “dominant voice” in the pulpit?; altering a preaching plan
• 2 Samuel 7: On the Mountain Top of the Old Testament Which Teaches Us, Yet Again, That the Bible Is Amazing (Bible Talk, Ep. 100) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on 2 Samuel 7
• What Is Distinct about the Theology of Philemon? from Kevin W. McFadden (Crossway) – “this letter … is not merely a practical letter but rather a practical letter rooted in the theological and life-changing truths of the gospel”