Weekly Roundup: Preaching & Preachers
For this week’s roundup, I dug into my archives and pulled a dozen articles about preaching. There’s something for everyone here: those who listen to preaching, those who want to understood good (and bad) preaching, and those who preach.
On Listening to Preaching
On Poor Preaching
Lessons From the Worst Sermon I Ever Heard | Mike McKinley | 9Marks
5 Signs Your Church Has an Unhealthy Preaching Culture | Tom Talks
On Good Preaching
Pastor, Aim to Preach Simple Sermons | Jeff Wiesner | 9Marks
6 Questions Preachers Should Ask of Every Sermon | Jeff Robinson | The Gospel Coalition
Preachers, Show Them in the Bible | John Piper | Desiring God
Preachers, Don’t Just Explain What the Text Means—Tell Us How You Got There | Lucas O'Neill | 9Marks
Why Knowing Your Flock Is Critical to Meaningful Preaching | Jared C. Wilson | 9Marks
There are many other articles from the 9Marks Journal ‘Expositional Preaching’ (linked here).
Preaching to Reveal God | Paul David Tripp | Journal of Biblical Counseling
Preaching is a weekly unveiling of God’s glory before those who have a hard time seeing. The purpose of the sermon runs deeper than handling the text properly or even applying it cogently. It runs deeper than expounding doctrines, commands, and principles. The central purpose of every sermon is to reveal God in all the glory of His grace and truth. At the center of this purpose is Christ, who is truth and who is grace. The fire in the belly of every good sermon is a deep desire to make Christ seen, known, and loved.
Tripp, Paul David. A Community of Counselors: The Fruit of Good Preaching. Journal of Biblical Counseling, Winter 2003.
I read, and save, more articles that I’m able to post in the Weekly Roundup. To see all of the articles I’ve saved over the years, see my Evernote collection.