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.)
- Roles of the Preacher: The Preacher as Performer from Kenton C. Anderson (Preaching Magazine) – “the purpose of our proclamation … is to announce and enact God’s Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven … by our words and our ideas, but also by our presence” (3 min)
- “On Preaching” | Selecting a Text from H. B. Charles, Jr. (Cutting It Straight) – “seven key principles for selecting a text for preaching, including why you should always start with the Scripture and not a topic” (30 min)
- 4 Steps to Faster Sermon Prep (Without Sacrificing Quality) from Phil Thompson (Word by Word – Logos Blog) – discover the burden of the text; know your intended length; narrow your study; work on the go (10 min)
- How to Prepare a Sermon: 32 Hacks for Preachers from James Seward (Word by Word – Logos Blog) – approaching the task; scheduling your preparation; writing and delivering your sermon; after you preach (20 min)
- Preaching without Notes: The Compass Method (Preaching Guru) – the sermon is like a journey; “the compass guides you through landmarks that keep you moving forward without losing your place” (3 min)
- AI’s Usefulness and Its Dangers for Preachers from Clayton Chancey (The Gospel Coalition) – AI is “a tool for achieving competence, not for producing mastery” (13 min)
- “Preachers’ Talk” | On Preaching Broadly (Ep. 96) from K. Edward Copeland, David Helm, and Jeremy Meeks (9 Marks) – the challenges of preaching to the entire congregation; being aware of people in our “blind spot”; using analogy and summary to convey difficult ideas; using universal themes; applying broadly and specifically (24 min)
- What Is Homiletics? An Intro to the Art & Science of Preaching from Jared E. Alcantara (Word by Word – Logos Blog) – defining homiletics; homiletics in Scripture and church history; a list of modern works on homiletics (16 min)
- Leadership Through Preaching from Kyle Borg (Gentle Reformation) – a review of John Currie’s book, The Pastor as Leader: Principles and Practices for Connecting Preaching and Leadership (5 min)
- Episode 36: Bitesize – Preaching the Prophets (The Biblical Preaching Podcast) from Peter Mead (Cor Deo) – some of the blessings and challenges of preaching the prophets (14 min)
- “Bible Talk” – Isaiah 7: On a Perplexing, Perspicuous, Christmas-Canceling Passage (Ep. 158) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on Isaiah 7 (43 min)
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