Preaching Post Roundup (September 11, 2025)

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.)

• Preaching That Changes Lives: Dr. John Whittaker from John Whittaker (Expositors Collective) – why we preach; the value of expository preaching; benefits for both the congregation and the preacher (32 min)
• The First Example of Expository Preaching from William Varner (The Focused Pastor) – the “vivid drama in Nehemiah 8 is a beautiful example of Biblical texts being publicly read and carefully explained to the eager hearers” (3 min)
• Preaching in a Whole New World from Mike Glenn (Preaching Magazine) – preaching should begin with a burden; preachers must see and express the gap between what can be and what is; listening to people is essential (11 mins)
• 5 Hour Sermon Prep (Preaching Guru) – “a 6-step guide to sermon prep in 5 hours” (5 min) [I prefer my own seven step process, which would take most preachers 12-15 hours to complete]
• “On Preaching” | The Preachers Schedule from H. B. Charles, Jr. (Cutting It Straight) – time management principles for sermon preparation (33 min)
• “On Preaching” | Preaching to Different Audiences from H. B. Charles, Jr. (Cutting It Straight) – some of the different kinds of listeners we should be aware of as we prepare, pray, and preach (28 min) 
• Episode 32: Interview – Jonathan Lamb, Part 1: Crossing Cultures (The Biblical Preaching Podcast) from Jonathan Lamb, Mike Chalmers and Peter Mead (Cor Deo) – teaching preaching in other cultures; what in preaching is universal and what is specific to the culture; being aware of different cultures among our hearers and different church cultures (39 min)
• Using AI For Sermon Preparation from Mark Barnes (Evangelical Magazine) – how AI works; conversational AI tools; specialist Bible study tools (6 min)
• “Bible Talk” – Isaiah 1: On Israel Becoming Like Sodom and Gomorrah and the LORD’s Gracious Invitation (Ep. 153) from Alex Duke, Sam Emadi, and Jim Hamilton (9 Marks) – biblical theological insights on Isaiah 1 (59 min)
• The Gospel of Luke in Brief from Doug Huffman (Christ over All) – the authorship and date of the Gospel of Luke; its purpose and outline; Luke’s own summary (8 min)