Preaching Through Podcast
Pastors are planning, preparing, and preaching in isolation. It is not that they don’t have trusted friends and family around them – they do. The isolation they are facing is in their own ministry where they play multiple positions, fill multiple roles, and feel they do not have anyone else to share the burden of preaching and teaching with. The Preaching Through podcast is the conversation that takes place when pastors come together to encourage one another to grow, challenging each other’s ability to communicate the Gospel. Each episode gives you a seat table with ministry leaders exploring how to plan and prepare to preach through topics, books, and subjects that are central to following Jesus in 21st Century America.
Preaching Through Podcast
Preaching Through Books of the Bible
Preaching through an entire book of the Bible can seem daunting. How do you keep people engaged week after week? What if you hit confusing passages or genealogies? And how slow should you take it - verse by verse or breezing through larger sections?
In this episode of Preaching Through Podcast we tackle all of the key decisions preachers face when planning a sermon series for preaching through books of the Bible:
- Why teach sequentially and what benefits does it offer congregations?
- Determining pace and chunk size based on the book's content
- Breaking up longer series over time to add diversity
- Providing context in early sermons without needing an overview
- Summarizing stories well while pulling out key themes
- Stocking up on commentaries and resources in advance
The goal is to move past any intimidation factor while gaining confidence to handle longer blocks of Scripture faithfully. While the content if this episode represents just one way you could approach preaching through books of the Bible, you should be able to capture some practical tips for preaching the content in manageable, compelling, and understandable ways.
Whether you naturally preach verse by verse or prefer shorter topical series, this episode will equip you to better explore and teach the riches found in God's Word from Genesis to Revelation.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Move: What 1000 Churches Reveal about Spiritual Growth
by Greg L. Hawkins and Cally Parkinson
https://amzn.to/48a4URa
Preaching Through A Sermon Calendar
https://faithfruit.link/ocy06xs
How to Prepare A Sermon
https://faithfruit.link/4gx6ou8
Bestcommentaries.com
A website that provides reviews and rankings of Bible commentaries for various books of the Bible.
The Bible Project
A nonprofit animation studio that produces short-form, fully animated videos to make the biblical story accessible to everyone, everywhere.
https://faithfruit.link/uats01
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