The normal caveat applies to the resources in today’s post: Eat the hay and spit out the briars. Most of the resources below are from scholars who are conservative in the broad sense (i.e., they believe in the inspiration and authority of Scripture, the deity of Christ, the exclusivity of salvation in Christ, etc.). But they come from various Christian denominations, so please use discretion (as you would with anything that isn’t authored by God).

Today’s post will include the last resources from a professor’s book recommendation list that I’ve been sharing with you over the past few weeks. I’ve already shared recommendations in these categories:

Here’s the final category: Helpful resources for the preacher from the Internet:

An excellent, annotated bibliography of resources for biblical and theological studies (denverseminary.edu)

You’ll need to click on one of the links under “Denver Journal.” Once you do, you’ll see a wealth of bibliographical information that is updated frequently.

A collection of links to resources for New Testament exegesis (ntgateway.com)

Note from my professor: the editor of the site is not an evangelical, but he is fair; this is a collection of links to other web sites with regard to New Testament studies—cuts through a lot of the junk that you run across online when you’re searching for helpful exegetical material.

My note: this is an invaluable resource if you’re doing any kind of serious study of a text. You really should bookmark this site.

A set of examples of clear, expository preaching (preachingtheword.com)

Many of these sermons are from Kent Hughes, whose name you might recognize from a series of commentaries he edits (Preaching the Word series). I’ve often found his exposition of texts helpful as I prepare expository sermons. Hughes hasn’t preached on every text, but he’s preached on quite a few, especially New Testament texts.

Seminary-level courses taught by leading evangelical scholars at no cost (biblicaltraining.org)

I was surprised to see how many excellent courses these folks offer at no cost. Definitely worth checking out.

Here’s some other good stuff that you might use in your preaching or ministry:

What is a “Christian movie”? by Jeffrey Overstreet (lookingcloser.org)

I’ve seen a couple of Christian movies lately (Risen, God’s Not Dead 2), and I’ve got opinions about Christian movies that are pretty much all across the spectrum. Part of me is glad that faith-based movies are becoming more popular and that they’re being done more effectively (better acting, etc.). On the other hand, I’ve got some reservations. Regardless of where you are in your thinking, you’ll probably enjoy this link.

7 Points to Consider When You Preach About Homosexuality by J.D. Greear

We all need to preach on homosexuality, but we need to use discretion as we do. I suspect this will become increasingly important in the days ahead.

5 Ways Todoist Changed My Life (gloryfocus.com)

A few months back I recommended a book on productivity by Tim Challies. The article linked above is from someone who read Challies’ book and incorporated his suggestions. If you want to be more productive (who doesn’t?), you’ll benefit from this article.

What are your favorite resources for sermon prep or other ministry-related tasks?

Please email me—I’d love to share with our readers what’s helping you in your ministry.