Expositors Collective: Expository Preaching, Bible Teaching and Sermon Preparation

In this episode, Pastor Justin Thomas shares about the importance of highlighting tension within biblical narratives, reading deeply taking really long baths.For more of Justin’s teachings visit https://calvarythehill.com/sermons

Dr Bryan Tan from Singapore sits down with his old pastor, Mike Neglia, and they talk about what goes into preparing and leading interactive Bible studies.Four Principals of Interactive Bible Studies:AccurateEngagingRelevantTransformativeTwo Questions to Ask Yourself:Am I being faithful to the Word of God?Is Jesus Christ being magnified in the hearts and minds of my listeners?7 Steps for Bible Study Preparation:Look UpLook DownLook BackLook ForwardLook AcrossLook InsideLook AroundFallen Condition Focus links:https://www.preaching.com/articles/the-fallen-condition-focus-and-the-purpose-of-the-sermon/https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2018/7/24/episode-5-an-interview-with-riley-taylor

https://www.nateholdridge.com/proverbs - Studio Series through Proverbshttps://www.nateholdridge.com/nehemiah - Studio Series through Nehemiahhttps://ia.net/writer : Nate’s preferred word processing software. “ iA Writer removes distractions, giving you a calm, focused writing space. ”https://www.nateholdridge.com/blog/20 - Longer post explaining step by step Nate’s process of “Read Full, Write Empty, Read Full, Write Empty” (with screenshots) - “this flows from prayerful, Spirit aided preparation. Jesus worked hard for his church, and the Spirit of Christ is now in us. With devotion, let us do the work required to declare God’s word with conviction.”https://www.nateholdridge.com/sermonprep - 8 articles written by Nate about his sermon preparation process and advice to preachers.Freedom app: https://freedom.to/Offtime app: https://offtime.es/Expositors Collective is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more quality content visit their webpage goodlion.io

Mike talks with Dr Andrew Stopyra about the role of academic study as well as historical and grammatical specificity. They speak about common mistakes that preachers make concerning Greek and Hebrew words and how proper study and waiting upon the Lord can come together and result in transformative and accurate soul stirring sermons.Bibliography:Kuhrt, Amelie (1995) The Ancient Near East c. 3000-330 BC, 2 Vols. Routledge.*Probably the single best overview of the history of the Ancient Near East, including Egypt and the Levant. However, be aware that she can be rather condescending towards the Bible when she discusses Israel, and of course some of her earliest dates will not coincide with a young-earth perspective.Van De Mieroop, Marc (2015) A History of the Ancient Near East. Wiley-Blackwell.Van De Mieroop, Marc (2010) A History of Egypt. Wiley-Blackwell.Excellent, concise overviews of the history of each region. Not as comprehensive as Kuhrt but usually more affordable.Kitchen, K. A. (2006) On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Eerdmans.Massive study, more of a reference work than something you would read from cover to cover. Lots of excellent background information. However, an equally massive caveat would be his espousal of a low date for the Exodus (13th century BC vs. 15th century BC), which requires poor reinterpretations of many biblical passages.Kitchen, K. A. (1975) Ancient Orient and Old Testament. Intervarsity Press.This is a small reference work, not even close to his Reliability volume but nevertheless full of some excellent nuggets to help illuminate the Near Eastern background of the OT.Foster, Benjamin (2005) Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature. CDL Press.If you want to get some exposure to what the literature of Mesopotamia sounded like, this is the best volume on the market. An excellent collection of myths and various other texts that give you a feel for the literary milieu of the OT.Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL)etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.ukA collection of Sumerian texts in Sumerian and English. Another great resource forexploring some of the literature of ancient Mesopotamia... which also happens to be free!**Also, don’t forget that images of many of the important pieces in the great museum collections of Europe can be viewed online. The British Museum, the Louvre, the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin (i.e. where the Ishtar Gate from Babylon is displayed), etc.

In this final session from our Colorado training weekend Brian Brodersen speaks about the importance of being our authentic selves in a world of pretense.

Dr Lu Wing talks with his former intern Clay Worrell about biology, sociology, theology, Leviticus and bioluminescent fish! This episode is definitely NOT boring. To hear more from Lu check out this teaching series http://www.calvaryscc.org/sermon-speaker/lu-wing/

Danny Keating is the associate pastor of Calvary Waterford Christian Church in Waterford, Ireland. In this conversation with Mike Neglia they talk about sermon length, bi-vocational pastoral ministry, unnecessary apologies and DarkWing Duck. A key feature of this conversation is Danny’s experience of mentorship under his former pastor Clay Worrell (featured on episode 31 of Expositors Collective) and how he grew as a preacher under his coaching.https://www.calvarywaterford.com/sermonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2UFFzPsSsg

Clay Worrell talks about the biblical case for mentorship, the mentoring relationships that he has benefited from, a little bit about fly fishing, and some practical tips for finding a mentor, and being a mentor.http://www.calvarytrivalley.com/

In this “hortatory” discussion; Mike talks with his old friend Keith Fortenberry talk about lessons learned in the last decade, time management and learning to relax and trust God to do His work. https://www.cchd.de/home.html