Preachers Talk - A podcast by 9Marks & The Charles Simeon Trust
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On Reading for Preaching (Ep. 107)
Why should pastors read widely? What benefit is it to themselves and others? Listen in as Dave and Jeremy are joined by Michael Lawrence to answer these and many more questions.Â
On Specific Audiences (Ep. 106)
How is preaching to a very specific audience (youth group, prisoners, etc.) differ from a Sunday morning? How does one preach well in these settings? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy speak from personal experience to help the preacher do the best they can.
On One-Off Sermons (Ep. 105)
When should a pastor break into a series to do a one-off sermon? What kinds of things need to be kept in mind to help determine if it should be done? What does one need to keep in mind when doing a one-off sermon? Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss.
On Preacher's Mailbag #9 (Ep. 104)
Jeremy dives into the mailbag once again to ask listener submitted questions to Ed and Dave.
On the Tone of the Text (Ep. 103)
What should the preacher do with the tone of the text? How does the distinction in the audience affect the sermon? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss this important topic.Â
On Learning to Preach the Bible from the Bible #1 (Ep. 102)
Dave, Ed, and Jeremy begin an occasional series sharing things they are learning about preaching the Bible from the Bible itself.
On Humility in Preaching (Ep. 101)
Why is humility important in preaching? How does a preacher cultivate humility? Why do some texts demand more humility than others? Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss.
On 25 years of the Simeon Trust (Ep. 100)
Where did the Simeon Trust come from? Why does it exist? Where is it headed? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy reminisce and thank God together for what he has done.
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On Using Analogies As Illustrations (Ep. 99)
Using illustrations is often challenging or overly alluring for the preacher. How can analogies help the preacher use compact and powerful illustrations? How does the Bible use analogies?
Listen in as Dave and Jeremy are joined by Kevin Walker.
On Secondary Resources in Preaching (Ep. 98)
The Bible is a fascinating, ancient document. What is the utility of secondary literature to understand the text? How can the preacher best utilize it in preaching?
Dave and Jeremy sit down with Scott Hafemann to discuss.
On Preaching for Repentance (Ep. 97)
Preachers need to be aimed at far more than information distribution. How does one preach with the goal of repentance? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy wrestle with the challenge.
On Preaching Broadly (Ep. 96)
How does a preacher speak to the whole audience in ways that go deep without losing people and broad without being boring?
Ed, Dave, and Jeremy give some insights.
On Using Your Voice (Ep. 95)
It can be a challenge to know how to speak naturally in the pulpit. How can a preacher grow in the maintenance and use of their voice? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy talk from personal experience.
Preachers Mailbag #8 (Ep. 94)
Jeremy dives back into the mailbag to ask listener questions to Ed and Dave about preaching.
On Humor in Preaching (Ep. 93)
Is humor ever appropriate in preaching? If so, what are some principles to keep in mind as we utilize it? Hear Dave, Ed, and Jeremy, who have very different personalities, discuss.
On The Systematic Theology of the Father (Ep. 92)
How does the doctrine of God help in preaching texts? How do we say what we should without saying to little or too much in a sermon?
Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss, providing examples from their own work.
On Simplicity (Ep. 91)
Why is simplicity in preaching important? Who benefits? How do we strive for it without being simplistic? Kevin Walker joins Ed and Jeremy to discuss.Â
On Creativity (Ep. 90)
Should a preacher seek to be creative? How might such an attempt go wrong? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy revel in the creativity of the Bible and what it has to teach us about our own use of creativity with words.
Mentioned Resources
John Claude’s Essay on the Composition of a Sermon
Herman Bavinck’s On Preaching and Preachers
On Using Systematic Theology in Preaching (Ep. 89)
How does one utilize systematic theology in exposition well? What are the benefits of attempting such a thing? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy begin a mini-series on the use of systematic theology in preaching.
On Topical Preaching (Ep. 88)
There seem to be moments that demand a topical sermon. What are they? How can a topical sermon be done well? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss and provide examples.
On Preaching to the Heart (Ep. 87)
Engaging the emotions and the will can be tricky. Should we do such a thing in preaching? How do we do so well? Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss.
Topics Discussed
(00:06) - Preaching to the Heart
(06:24) - The Head vs the Heart in Preaching. Is There Room for Both?
(18:01) - The Role of Emotions in Preaching
(29:24) - Aligning Our Emotions with the Word When the Topic or Text Encites Emotion
Resources
As One Without Authority by Fred Craddock
The Christian Mind by Harry...
On Preaching Memorable Sermons (Ep. 86)
Every preacher has a sermon or two that sticks out in their mind from a fellow preacher. What makes a sermon memorable? How do we thread the needle between wanting to be memorable and legitimately helping our people remember what they were taught?
Ed, Dave, and Jeremy try to figure it out.Â
On Precision in Application (Ep. 85)
It is easy to float away from the text and talk about the same things every week. We should apply sermons, but how? How do we do application without getting sidetracked? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss.Â
On Training Preachers in Asia (Ep. 84)
What is going on in Asia these days when it comes to training preachers? What are the challenges and encouragements? Darrell Young, the Simeon Trust's man in Asia, joins Dave and Jeremy to discuss.Â
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Preacher Mailbag #7 (Ep. 83)
How should pastors listen to preaching without getting distracted or overly critical? Should kids ever not be present in a sermon, given the content? As for personal illustrations, is it ever ok to be the hero? Dave and Ed take listener-submitted questions from Jeremy.
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On Short Bible Talks (Ep. 82)
Preachers often have opportunities to give short talks at events from the bible. What is the preacher to do in such situations? What are the challenges? And how can these talks improve our regular preaching? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss.Â
On Preaching in Cross-Cultural Contexts (Ep. 81)
How does one preach cross-culturally? What even counts as cross-cultural? On this episode, Ed and Jeremy sit down with Walter Carter III to discuss the benefits and challenges of preaching outside one's regular pulpit ministry.Â
On Wielding the Gospel Well (Ep. 80)
What is the preacher supposed to do with the gospel in a sermon? How can they use it to further the point of the text and not ruin it? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy take up these questions and give examples from their own pulpit work.Â
On Preaching Short Passages (Ep. 79)
How does one go about preaching short texts? Why would a preacher consider doing so? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss these questions and more.Â
On Beginning a New Preaching Role (Ep. 78)
How should a seasoned preacher approach a new preaching role? What does pastoral wisdom look like in such a position? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy draw on their own successes and failures to answer these important kinds of questions.Â
On Re-preaching Sermons (Ep. 77)
Can a preacher re-preach a sermon? If so, where and when? What might the benefits and pitfalls be of such a practice? Listen in as Dave, Ed, and Jeremy talk it out.Â
On Obedient Playfulness (Ep. 76)
What do we do with the strange, gross, and just plain weird parts of the bible? Why is playfulness an important element in the preacher's pursuit of faithfulness to the text?
Listen in as Ed, Dave, and Jeremy revel in the need for obedience and playfulness in preaching.
On Preaching the Main Point (Ep. 75)
What does one do once they have gotten to the heart of the text? How does one effectively wield the main point of a passage?
This week Dave, Ed, and Jeremy tackle these important challenges.
Preacher Mailbag #6 (Preachers Talk, Ep. 74)
Just how much of the text should a preacher read before he preaches it? What about rereading while you preach? And how do you deal with a text that has multiple popular interpretations? These are just a few of the questions Jeremy found in the mailbag to discuss with Ed and Dave
On Preaching Apocalyptic Literature (Preachers Talk, Ep. 73)
There is no denying it, preaching apocalyptic literature is tough, so why should we do it? What are the unique benefits and challenges to preaching it well?
In this episode Dave, Ed, and Jeremy discuss this important genre of literature.Â
On Life and the Pulpit (Preachers Talk, Ep. 72)
Every pastor lives the majority of life outside the pulpit. How does it affect the preacher? How does the preacher embrace the moment they are in without it dominate the preaching? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy wrestle with the tension between life and the pulpit.
On Preaching Epistles (Preachers Talk, Ep. 71)
Most of us who were trained in preaching were trained to preach Epistles. What are the challenges of preaching them? Why is preaching them beneficial for the church? Hear Ed, Dave, and Jeremy discuss this beloved section of Scripture
On PhDs and Preaching, with Robert Kinney (Preachers Talk, Ep. 70)
Does a preacher need a PhD? What are the benefits...and substantial challenges to getting one? Dave and Jeremy are joined by Robert Kinney to discuss this important topic.
On Preaching Long Passages (Preachers Talk, Ep. 69)
How should a preacher go about preaching long passages? Why should anyone do so in the first place? Dave, Ed, and Jeremy have a short conversation on long texts.
On Preaching Gospels/Acts (Preachers Talk, Ep. 68)
What makes Gospels/Acts so interesting and yet so challenging to preach? How can the preacher preach them well? Ed, Dave, and Jeremy answer these kinds of questions, providing examples from their own preaching.
