Expositors Collective

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

Pastor Nick Cady from Whitefields Church in Longmont, Colorado speaks to us about what all good stories have in common and how interesting and compelling Bible teaching is an act of love.

Brian Brodersen shares with Mike and Clay the behind-the-scenes interactions that he has had with the Lord concerning the way that he prepares his sermons. Sometimes there are piles of commentaries and sometimes there is only a notepad and the Scriptures!Plus Brian talks about the importance of a sermon title, the cumulative value of multiple years worth of reading and studying, and the importance of background noise and coffee while you prepare!Also listen in as he speaks about the two very different ways that he prepares for a Sunday sermon and a conference message.Links:https://www.calvarychapelcostamesa.com/teaching/http://seniorpastorcentral.com/3380/create-compelling-sermon-titles/