Here are over 500 resources on preaching that will help the preacher to continue to develop his preaching skills. The resources are categorized under fourteen headings, such as basics of preaching, expository preaching, commentaries, delivery of a sermon, Old Testament preaching, evaluating preaching, and so much more.
These are the most useful online preaching resources I’ve found on the web over the last 5-6 years, all organized under the following headings:
- Preaching Courses
- Basics Of Preaching
- Exegesis
- Expository Preaching
- Commentaries
- Introduction
- Structure
- Delivery of A Sermon
- Using Notes
- Application
- Illustration
- Old Testament Preaching
- Evangelistic Preaching
- Evaluating Preaching
For more resources in various categories click here.
PREACHING COURSES
John Piper’s Sermon Preparation | Alex Chediak
Don Carson’s Lectures On Preaching
Fundamentals Of Expository Preaching – Macarthur and Lawson
Derek Tidball Lectures on Preaching – Justin Taylor
Richard Gaffin Lectures: Reformed Hermeneutics – Justin Taylor
Tim Keller’s New Lectures On Preaching
How Sermons Work: David Murray’s Video Lectures on Preaching
BASICS OF PREACHING
John Stott On Preparing A Sermon
What You’ll Never Hear About Preaching In Seminary
How Do You Define Preaching? Pure Church by Thabiti Anyabwile
John Wesley’s 12 Rules For Preachers
Praying During Sermon Preparation | Ordinary Pastor
The Craft of Life-Changing Preaching – The Gospel Coalition Blog
A Classical Analysis of Puritan Preaching – Reformation21
Preaching and Sermon Preparation – Reformed Forum
Things I’ve Learned Along the Way… | H.B. Charles Jr.
Four Rules for Preachers – Justin Taylor
Ed Stetzer – Preaching “One-Time” Sermons
8 rules for preachers from Luther – Reformation21 Blog
Preachers on Preaching | The Cripplegate
Reflections on Great Bible Teaching (Part 1, Part 2)
40 Lessons I’ve Learned About Preaching After My 400th Sermon | Pastoralized
Sermon preparation – Ray Ortlund
6 Bullet Points on Preaching | Challies Dot Com
The Centrality Of Preaching | RBC
Four Easy (and often overlooked) Tips that Could Improve Your Preaching | Ordinary Pastor
Ligon Duncan on Lloyd-Jones – Kevin DeYoung
10 steps to better preaching | Mission-minded Church | Sydneyanglicans.net
Don’t Strive To Be a Great Preacher – Reformation21 Blog
Josh Moody on Preaching – Justin Taylor
Paul Washer on Homiletics | The Cripplegate
Help in Preaching the Hardest Sermons – Justin Taylor
Principles for preaching « The Wanderer
Lloyd-Jones on the Practice of Real Preaching – The Gospel Coalition Blog
7 Ways to Preach a Lousy Sermon by Ken Collins -SermonCentral.com
7 Marks of Great Preaching by David Lose -SermonCentral.com
Practical Tips for Expository Preachers | Crossway
Urban Legends: The Preacher’s Edition : Kingdom People
How Shall They Hear Without a Preacher? – Reformation21
YouTube – What is Redemptive-Historical Preaching?
How to Think of Sermon Preparation and Delivery Like a Three-Course Meal – Justin Taylor
Practical Questions On Preaching | Proclamation Trust
Greg Beale on Preaching
Gospel-Centered Preaching : Kingdom People
Preaching that Paints the Shedding of Christ’s Blood – Feeding on Christ
The Imperative of the Indicative: Preaching Christ from the Gospels
An Outline for a Process of Sermon Preparation – Justin Taylor
From Text To Sermon (Video) | HeadHeartHand
Normal sermon prep? Really? | HeadHeartHand
Six steps of sermon preparation | HeadHeartHand
What Does It Mean To “Preach Christ?” |HeadHeartHand
8 Lessons I Learned About Preaching From Painting My Kitchen | HeadHeartHand
The secret to powerful preaching | HeadHeartHand
What Is Preaching? | HeadHeartHand
Dying To Preach | HeadHeartHand
Six Keys To Excellence In Preaching | HeadHeartHand
Tell Them One Thing | HeadHeartHand
Great preachers are great listeners (and lovers) | HeadHeartHand
God Blesses Beta Sermons | HeadHeartHand
A preacher who dreads sermon preparation? | HeadHeartHand
Sermon Eurekas | HeadHeartHand
White Space For Preachers | HeadHeartHand
10 Pointers for Young Preachers | Biblical Preaching
Faithful Expository Preaching Is Christ-Centered Preaching | Prince on Preaching
What to Know When You Are the Guest PreacherPreach Truth – Better
5 Radars Every Preacher Needs | Biblical Preaching
Spurgeon on Expositional Reading and Teaching in the Worship Service? – Feeding on Christ
The 5 Most Frustrating Things Pastors Do | ChurchPastor.com
4 Reasons Why Some Preachers Get Better and Others Don’t by Hershael York -SermonCentral.com
R-Rated Texts for an R-Rated World – The Gospel Coalition Blog
10 Lessons I Learned From My Mistakes in Preaching – Justin Taylor
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Preachers – ThomRainer.com
A Preaching Confession | Gentle Reformation
Don’t Outsource Your Sermon Prep
50 Strategies for Better Preaching | TGC
Four Things To Keep In Mind For Your “Last Sermon” – Feeding on Christ
The Best Way to Improve Your Preaching – Borrowed Light
8 Ways You Might Be Losing People in Your Sermons
Preparing for the pulpit – Reformation21 Blog
Moore to the Point – What Martin Luther King Can Teach Us About Preaching
The Role of the Imagination in Good Preaching – Justin Taylor
A Key Sign that You Are Maturing as a Preacher | Canon Fodder
Sermon Prep for the Bivocational Pastor | PhilipNation.net
21 Skills of Great Preachers | JoshuaReich.org
4 Sermon Types to Avoid by Derek Thomas | Ligonier Ministries Blog
Getting Through a Preaching Slump – Pure Church by Thabiti Anyabwile
EXEGESIS
10 Questions For Expositors – Brian Croft
10 Tips From Wayne Grudem On Bible Interpretation
Pointers for Preaching Epistles Effectively (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5)
The dilemma of preaching and hearing God’s word | The Briefing
Preaching and Word Studies (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5)
Extended Gestation | Biblical Preaching
The Peculiar Pleasure of Difficult Sermons « unashamed
Meditate Your Way To A More Creative Mind | Fast Company
BibleX: Five Crucial Sermon Questions
Snapshot Sermons | HeadHeartHand
Dangerous dissection | HeadHeartHand
7 types of preacher’s block (and what to do about them) | HeadHeartHand
Sermon prep and the chemistry of fear | HeadHeartHand
7 easy steps to much faster sermon prep | HeadHeartHand
Catchy sermon titles? | HeadHeartHand
How to Write Better Sermon Titles – Pro Preacher
What will I preach on? | HeadHeartHand
Investing In Sermon Titles | HeadHeartHand
10,000 Hours to a Great Sermon? | HeadHeartHand
Four Reasons Why Some Preachers Get Better and Others Don’t | TGC | The Gospel Coalition
Overcoming Preacher’s Block | Biblical Preaching
Eight Traits of Good Teaching | Desiring God
Top 20 Christ-Centered Expository Preaching Checklist « Prince on Preaching Prince on Preaching
Reading and Preaching the Text in Context – Feeding on Christ
BibleX: Suggestions for Crafting Message Statements
Pyromaniacs: Preaching Proverbs 6 — introduction and overview (#1)
Pyromaniacs: Preaching Proverbs 6 — getting started (#2)
Pyromaniacs: Preaching Proverbs 6 — getting in shape to preach (#4)
God’s Word is most powerful in context | The Briefing
Koinonia: Hebrew and You with Lee M. Fields — The Art and Force of Ps 119:1-8: Part 3
Koinonia: My Advice to Students — Van Pelt Shares Solid Languages Advice He Got and Wished He Got
How NOT To Use Strong’s Concordance
Scripture Tools for Every Person (STEP): A New Free Online Bible Study Resource. – Justin Taylor
Credo Magazine » D. A. Carson on Biblical Exegesis
7 Ways to Do a Bad Word Study. | Scribblepreach
Disciple-Making and Sentence Diagramming [Compilation + PDF] | Tim Brister
Borrowed Light: The Googlization of Bible Study
Typology Preserves Biblical Inerrancy Against Ehrman’s Mistake | For His Renown
Do Not Muzzle the Ox: Does Paul Quote Moses Out of Context? – Justin Taylor
Chiasms on the Brain? | For His Renown
Do You Make These 5 Common Word Study Mistakes? | Pastoralized
So What Is “Theological Interpretation of Scripture”? – Justin Taylor
Your Theological System Should Tell You How to Exegete – Kevin DeYoung
Book Reviews | Interview: Invitation To Biblical Interpretation – The Gospel Coalition
Jesus Redeems a Psalm: What a Difference “Christotelicity” Makes!
3 Steps for Interpreting Old Testament Pairings | Logos Talk: The Logos Bible Software Blog
ABC Study « Gentle Reformation
11 Questions Every Pastor Should Ask : Kingdom People
Fight the Text Before You Flee to Christ – The Gospel Coalition Blog
ESV GreekTools – Justin Taylor
More on Quality Exegesis « Reading Acts
Women Weeping Over Diagrammed Sentences – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Can That Be Right? The New Testament’s Use of Old Testament Prophecy – Kevin DeYoung
Home – How To Do A Word Study Without Knowing Hebrew Or Greek – Azusa Pacific University
Feeding on Christ » Blog Archive » The Puritan Exegesis Project: William Cowper on 2 Cor. 5:5
Plummer’s Primer to Hermeneutics: A Must-Have : Kingdom People
Three Questions with Gerald Bray: On Three Questions to Ask of Biblical Texts – Justin Taylor
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
Hearing Both Sides Of The Preaching Debate « unashamed
7 Reasons in Support of Consecutive Exposition of the Scripture
6 Advantages Of Consecutive Expository Preaching | NWBingham.com
How Expositional Preaching Protects Preachers
9 Reasons Why I Preach Expositionally by Danny Slavich -SermonCentral.com
Maybe I Do Want Topical Preaching? | 9Marks
Why Should a Pastor Preach through Whole Books of the Bible…Even the Hard Ones?
Pros and cons of consecutive expository preaching | HeadHeartHand
‘Expository Preaching’ – Time for Caution
Seven Qualities of Expository Preaching
9 Reasons for Consecutive Expository Preaching | The Briefing
COMMENTARIES
Don Carson’s Best Commentaries
Joel Beeke’s best Commentaries
Best Commentaries: Top 2 for each book
Ligonier: Top 5 Commentaries on every book of the Bible
Tim Challies’ Top 5 Commentaries
Carson Explains What Makes a Good Commentary – The Gospel Coalition Blog
How to Find a Good Commentary
5 Reasons Why You Should Consult Commentaries | David L. Allen
A Short Commentary on Commentaries (Acts) – Kevin DeYoung
Using Bible Commentaries Beneficially – Gospel Growth
How TO Use a Commentary | capsministry.com
6 Reasons to Dig Into Calvin’s Commentaries – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Commentaries as a Ministry by Douglas Moo | Reformed Theology Articles at Ligonier.org
INTRODUCTION
The one sentence most public speakers get wrong | Articles
How not to start a sermon | HeadHeartHand
STRUCTURE
20 Sermon Structures | HeadHeartHand
DELIVERY
Delivery Dynamics: Are You You? | Biblical Preaching
Delivery Dynamics: Will They Listen | Biblical Preaching
How to Transition Between the Points of Your Sermon without Losing Your Audience | Pastoralized
Neither Padded, Nor Dense | Biblical Preaching
Ways to Capture and Hold Attention, Part 1 | hopeingod.org
Ways to Capture and Hold Attention, Part 2 | hopeingod.org
The Missing Ingredient in Many Sermons | Ordinary Pastor
BibleX: Teaching vs. Preaching
(42) Ask RC- What’s the difference between teaching and preaching?
The difference between a lecture and a sermon – Reformation21 Blog
The Personality of the Preacher | Biblical Preaching
The Personality of the Preacher 2 | Biblical Preaching
The Personality of the Preacher 3 | Biblical Preaching
Becoming Well-Spoken: How to Minimize Your Uh’s and Um’s | The Art of Manliness
How We Are Judged by Our Voice in Dating and the Workplace | Psychology Today
Pastors: Don’t Just Quote but Be Quotable | Ordinary Pastor
When Presenting, Remember To Pause | HBR
Luther on sermon length « Expository Thoughts
How long should my sermons be when I preach? | Practical Shepherding
Pyromaniacs: On the Folly of Preaching too Long
What Tone Should Preachers Aim At? – Desiring God
A Presenter’s Guide to Remembering What to Say – Harvard Business Review
How to Improve Your Public Speaking by Practicing Out Loud
Voice lessons | The Christian Century
Preaching: Simple, not Simplistic | NWBingham.com
Paradoxically Speaking: Simple Preaching
Simplicity And Love In Preaching
Pace and preaching | Don’t Stop Believing
A plea for profound simplicity | HeadHeartHand
Preachers wearing too much make-up | HeadHeartHand
The charity of clarity | HeadHeartHand
The Manner Is The Message | HeadHeartHand
10 Foolish Obstacles To The Foolishness Of Preaching | HeadHeartHand
8 Ways Preachers Harm The Depressed | HeadHeartHand
Truthful + Beautiful = Faithful |HeadHeartHand
Top 10 preaching mistakes | HeadHeartHand
David Wilkerson’s heartfelt plea for “anguish” | HeadHeartHand
Should We Practice Preaching? HeadHeartHand
Learning to preach from non-preachers | HeadHeartHand
The preacher’s vocal toolbox | HeadHeartHand
Overcoming The Frustration Barrier In Preaching | HeadHeartHand
Freshen Up Your Preaching | HeadHeartHand
How Not To Preach Boring Sermons | HeadHeartHand
8 Ways to Become a Warm-Hearted Preacher | Biblical Preaching
The Cost of Dull Preaching and Teaching – Borrowed Light
Preaching Earnestly | Gentle Reformation
4 Characteristics of Earnest Preaching | The Christward Collective
88 Questions Because Delivery Makes a Difference – III | Biblical Preaching
Credo Magazine » Preaching Through Mental Fog (Timothy Raymond)
20 World-Class Presentation Experts Share Their Top Tips
5 words on extemporaneous preaching
Be More Specific Than “Points” or “Things” | Andy Naselli
The Danger of Self-Awareness in Preaching – The Gospel Coalition Blog
4 Characteristics of Spirit-Empowered Preaching
Your Default Preaching Tone | Bibli cal Preaching
Is Your Body Language Hurting Your Preaching? | Pro Preacher
Preaching with Authority | Gentle Reformation
Sermon Prep for the Bivocational Pastor | PhilipNation.net
Simple, Practical Ways to Improve Your Preaching | Ordinary Pastor
Let the Tone of Your Sermon Match the Tone of the Text – Trevin Wax
Deadly, dull and boring | The Briefing
How To Spice Up Bland Sermons | Ordinary Pastor
The Top Mistakes I Make in Preaching ← Julian Freeman
Strawberry-Rhubarb Theology: Top Ten Ways to Make Your Preaching Clearer
How to Preach without Putting People to Sleep – Justin Taylor
Transitions | Biblical Preaching
6 Ways to Preach with Passion (Hint: Yelling Isn’t One of Them) | Pastoralized
Delivery Dynamics: Are You You? | Biblical Preaching
Delivery Dynamics: Will They Listen | Biblical Preaching
NOTES
Preaching Notes Series
Paper or Plastic? Why I hate handwritten sermon notes | The Cripplegate
Preaching from an iPad | Proclamation Trust
10 Steps to Preach From Your iPad | Challies Dot Com
Adam’s Apple: Preaching from an iPad | The Cripplegate
Tim Keller on Writing a Sermon – YouTube
Sermon Notes | Proclamation Trust
Is Preaching Without Notes The Most Authentic? | Proclamation Trust
BibleX: The Value of a Good Outline
More Thoughts on Sermon Manuscripts « Provocations & Pantings
Moving Toward Noteless | Biblical Preaching
7 Tips for Public Speaking Without All the Notes
C.S. Lewis’s Advice on Writing Well – Justin Taylor
Preaching Without Notes | Connected Kingdom Podcast
Preaching Without Notes (1) | HeadHeartHand
Preaching Without Notes (2) | HeadHeartHand
APPLICATION
Clarity and discretion – Reformation21 Blog
Preaching that Cuts to the Heart – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Pyromaniacs: Ways to profit from an expository sermon
Every Pastor is a Translator | H.B. Charles Jr.
Making Truth Memorable | Biblical Preaching
Preaching to the Mixed Congregation | Biblical Preaching
Applying the Sermon: Watch out for Pits, Walls and Stones « Preaching Barefoot
Preaching to the Heart | Biblical Preaching
Deeper Application – Blog – DashHouse.com
5 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Preaching | Ordinary Pastor
How to Preach Like Phil Ryken and Duane Litfin Without Sounding Like Them | Pastoralized
15 Ways to Improve Clarity | Biblical Preaching
Show Then Tell – Free eBook On Sermon Illustrations
The Christian Curmudgeon: Don’t Tase Me, Bro
Founders Ministries Blog: The need for discriminating preaching and the danger of its absence
A Call for Authoritative Preaching
How To Astonish The World | HeadHeartHand
Preaching with Bold Assurance: An Interview with Hershael York : Kingdom People
Don’t Be Afraid To Preach To The Affections
Preaching for Application – Justin Taylor
Preaching to the Whole Choir – Kevin DeYoung
Does a Sermon Really Change Anybody? « Preaching Barefoot
On Sermon Application
What Is Application? | HeadHeartHand
8 Principles of Application | HeadHeartHand
Emotional Intelligence | HeadHeartHand
Preaching To All Ages | HeadHeartHand
Steve Jobs On Preaching | HeadHeartHand
Disarming Your Hearers | HeadHeartHand
Preaching that Cuts to the Heart – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Preaching And Application (Pt 2) | The Heidelblog
Learning the Art of Sermon Application – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Gospel-Centered Application of the Word | Tim Brister
Preaching & Application 5 | Biblical Preaching
The Danger of Leaving the “Why” Out of Your Application | Pastoralized
Preaching Careful, Consistent Application: A Conversation with Jonathan Leeman – Trevin Wax
Charles Simeon on Discriminatory Preaching – Reformation21 Blog
Preaching for Application – Justin Taylor
ILLUSTRATION
How to Guarantee Your Sermon Illustrations Succeed by Eric McKiddie – ChurchLeaders.com
3 Things Photographers Can Teach You about Developing an Eye for Sermon Illustrations | Pastoralized
12 Reasons for Using Sermon Ilustrations
The Easier Path to Sermon Illustrations – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Why I Use Illustrations in My Teaching and Preaching by Erik Raymond | Ligonier Ministries Blog
What makes for a good illustration? | Blogging Theologically
12 Steps to Strong Sermon Illustrations | Pastoralized
OLD TESTAMENT PREACHING
There’s a lot more here: Top 200 Online Articles on Preaching Christ From The Old Testament and Top 70 HeadHeartHand Articles on Preaching Christ From The Old Testament
Top 10 Books on Christ in the Old Testament
Top 20 Online Resources on Christ in Proverbs
Top 70 Online Resources on the Psalms
“On Preaching Christ from Daniel” by Sidney Greidanus
Preaching Through Joshua | Preaching.com
Dale Ralph Davis on Preaching and Praying the Psalms « unashamed
The Apostolic Hermenuetic: Preaching Christ From All The Scriptures
A Review: “The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts”
BibleX: Reasons for Preaching Predictive Prophecy
Pyromaniacs: The sting of sending a sluggard: Preaching a single verse from a chiasm in Proverbs
To Cut a Long Story Short: Preaching Obadiah | the Cripplegate
EVANGELISTIC PREACHING
The Secret to Spurgeon’s Evangelistic Ministry by Steven Lawson | Ligonier Ministries Blog
Stop preaching only to the choir? | The Briefing
5 Ways Pastors Can Improve Their Apologetic Preaching – The Gospel Coalition Blog
Evangelistic Preaching on Sunday Morning? – Justin Taylor
What is evangelistic preaching? | HeadHeartHand
4 kinds of evangelistic sermons | HeadHeartHand
Why is evangelistic preaching so rare today? | HeadHeartHand
4 characteristics of evangelistic preaching | HeadHeartHand
4 (more) characteristics of evangelistic preaching | HeadHeartHand
What does an evangelistic sermon look like? | HeadHeartHand
EVALUATING PREACHING
Deep Preaching: Theological Matters
Moore to the Point – Good News for Bad Preachers
How should a pastor respond when he is complimented about his sermon? | Practical Shepherding
Teaching preaching | The Briefing
Flattery Can Kill – The Gospel Coalition Blog
An assessment of preaching « The Wanderer
The Three Basic Forms of Defective Preaching « Building Old School Churches
3 Reasons Why PowerPoint Preaching is Not Prophetic
How do you do expositional preaching poorly? | 9Marks
How To Critique A Sermon | HeadHeartHand
How should a pastor respond when he is praised for a good sermon? | Practical Shepherding
David Murray is Professor of Old Testament & Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. This article first appeared on his blog, Head Heart Hand, and is used with permission.
[Editor’s note: One or more original URLs (links) referenced in this article are no longer valid; those links have been removed.]
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