Preaching Post Roundup (October 7, 2021)

Here are some posts on preaching and exegesis that I noticed recently. (To receive Preaching Post Roundup as a weekly email, please subscribe.)

• Biblical Preaching from Jason Allen (For the Church) – a sermon on 2 Timothy 3 and 4: why expository preaching is important for church health
• Ephesians 2 Wrecked My View of Preaching from Sam Allberry (The Gospel Coalition) – when we preach, we should desire that Christ would come and preach through us
• The Quartersawn Sermon from Jim McCarthy (Reformation 21) – like quartersawn oak, a sermon should be both strong and beautiful
• What Is the One Thing You Want the Congregation to Remember from Your Sermon from John Stevens (Dissenting Opinion) – everything about our sermons should serve the one main thing God is saying in them
• Navigating the Preaching Rut from Skylar Spradlin (For the Church) – four tips for dealing with those times when we have lost our enthusiasm for preaching
• How to Use the ESV for Preaching and Teaching from Crossway (Crossway) – reasons a more literal or word-for-word translation like the English Standard Version is helpful for preaching
• Your Facial Expression Communicates from Bruce Ballast (Preaching Acts) – your facial expressions can either betray or support your message
• Episode 45: Pastors and Preaching without Notes from Ronjour Locke and Brandon Ward (The Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership) – thoughts on preaching without notes and pitfalls to avoid; pitfalls to avoid when writing manuscripts or using notes
• Soul Preparation for Sunday Mornings from eight pastors and Mike Neglia (Expositor’s Collective) – a wide variety of approaches to spiritual preparation for preaching
• Leviticus 16: On the Pinnacle of the Pentateuch (Bible Talk, Ep. 39) – from Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton and Sam Emadi (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on this important chapter
• [For those who don’t have access to Bible commentaries and other Bible study tools, remember that you can borrow commentaries and tools online. Many of these resources are “critical”, but some are evangelical. Here are some lists: Bible Commentaries to Borrow; Bible Study Tools to Borrow]