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.)
- Episode 75: Bitesize – Bible Trending (The Biblical Preaching Podcast) from Peter Mead (Cor Deo) – a call to recommit ourselves to biblical preaching (11 min)
- Intentionality from John Woods (School of Preachers) – our sermons should answer not just the “What?” and “So what?” questions, but also the “Now what?” question (3 min)
- Pitfalls in Preaching: A Letter on Application from David Vaughn (Banner of Truth) – true preaching is about people; because application is vital, we must find the main goal of the text; we can be blind to our failure to preach people-centered sermons (12 min)
- “On Preaching” | On Preaching with Daven Watkins from H. B. Charles Jr. and Daven Watkins (Cutting It Straight) – lessons learned from Robert Smith, Haddon Robinson, and Calvin Miller; Watkins’ sermon preparation process; the challenge of understanding the text; preaching influences; the art of preaching; preaching without notes (36 min)
- A Plea to Preachers to Preach More and Lecture Less from David Palmer (AP magazine) – the case against reading from or even using a sermon manuscript (4 min)
- 3 Ways Pastors Can Develop Genuineness and Integrity from David R. Helm and Jeremy Meeks (Crossway) – we can cultivate our “ethos” as preachers by “learning what to pursue and what to flee, by having a genuine relationship with Jesus, and by cultivating humility and keeping a clear conscience” (8 min)
- What to Say (and What Not to Say) at a Funeral from Paul Beasley-Murray and Mike Neglia (Expositors Collective) – a “successful” funeral; difficult funerals; being pastoral; pitfalls to avoid; funeral planning and the length of services and sermons; funerals of unbelievers [originally published in June 2023] (42 min)
- Do You Read Out of the Bible and Not Into It? from Mark Ward (Ward on Words) – the difference between exegesis and eisegesis; how to avoid eisegesis and do exegesis (15 min)
- “Bible Talk” | Isaiah 41: On Jonathan Edwards Predicting the Presidency of Donald Trump (Ep. 186) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on Isaiah 41 (48 min)
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