Season 5

Sermon Introductions and Illustrations, Lessons learned from Haddon Robinson and Preaching the Old Testament
- Expositors CollectiveJuly 23, 2024x
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00:59:45

Sermon Introductions and Illustrations, Lessons learned from Haddon Robinson and Preaching the Old Testament

Mike Neglia welcomes Dr. Steve Mathewson to the Expositors Collective show and Steve shares his deep insights into sermon preparation and delivery. The discussion covers the strategic use of illustrations to enhance sermon relatability, techniques for crafting engaging introdu...

Speech Impediments, Humble Prayer and Preaching About Money with Will Bassett
- Expositors CollectiveJuly 16, 2024x
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00:50:53

Speech Impediments, Humble Prayer and Preaching About Money with Will Bassett

Preaching about money can be hard, preaching with a speech impediment can be harder. In this conversation with Mike, Will Basset from Ridgeway Community Church speaks about how the power of God and trusting in His Word is the key to each of these situations. Will shares his fi...

Setting Your Heart to Study God's Word with Mike Neglia
- Expositors CollectiveJuly 09, 2024x
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00:39:52

Setting Your Heart to Study God's Word with Mike Neglia

In this episode of Expositors Collective, recorded at the "Pizza and Preaching" night in Santa Maria, California, Mike Neglia gave an interactive talk about the essential practice of studying a Bible passage and crafting an effective sermon outline. Our discussion co...

Preaching Proverbs with Craig Babcock
- Expositors CollectiveJuly 02, 2024x
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01:00:02

Preaching Proverbs with Craig Babcock

In the 335th episode of Expositors Collective, Mike sits down with Pastor Craig Babcock to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of preaching through the book of Proverbs in an expositional manner. Both seasoned and novice preachers often find Proverbs challenging to...

Partnering With the Spirit to Bring Out What the Text Is Really Saying
- Expositors CollectiveJune 25, 2024x
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00:58:13

Partnering With the Spirit to Bring Out What the Text Is Really Saying

Sam McCabe, a singer-songwriter and worship leader from Houston, Texas, speaks with Mike about quarterly preaching, and the pitfalls and opportunities that are available to those who preach messages and then wait three months until the next time! He speaks about the dangers of...

Preaching Matthew, Using Commentaries Well and Collaborative Preparation
- Expositors CollectiveJune 18, 2024x
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00:40:10

Preaching Matthew, Using Commentaries Well and Collaborative Preparation

3/5 of the Expositors Collective leadership team take a break from filming their video course to chat about teaching through the Gospel of Matthew. Nick and Mike are teaching it at their churches and John is recording audio commentary for the Listeners Bible Commentary    Th...

How to Be a Good Guest Speaker, How Much You Should Tell Your Kids About Church Drama and So Much More!
- Expositors CollectiveJune 11, 2024x
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00:48:33

How to Be a Good Guest Speaker, How Much You Should Tell Your Kids About Church Drama and So Much More!

Dr Philip Nation's work has included roles as a Bible publisher, revitalizing established churches as a pastor, working with non-profit organizations, curriculum publishing, and serving as a university professor. His personal publishing experience includes writing, co-auth...

How to Be a Good Guest Speaker, How Much You Should Tell Your Kids About Church Drama and So Much More!
- Expositors CollectiveJune 11, 2024x
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00:48:33

How to Be a Good Guest Speaker, How Much You Should Tell Your Kids About Church Drama and So Much More!

Dr Philip Nation's work has included roles as a Bible publisher, revitalizing established churches as a pastor, working with non-profit organizations, curriculum publishing, and serving as a university professor. His personal publishing experience includes writing, co-auth...

Using Outlines to Communicate Well - Brian Bell
- Expositors CollectiveJune 04, 2024x
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00:26:08

Using Outlines to Communicate Well - Brian Bell

Brian Bell joins us on today's podcast as a distinguished guest, bringing with him a wealth of experience and passion. As the senior pastor of Calvary Murrieta, Brian wears many hats, serving as the main teaching pastor, Chairman of the Church Board and School Board, and t...

Not a Crowd to Be Feared, Nor an Audience to Be Entertained, but a Family to Be Loved - Trevor O'Keefe
- Expositors CollectiveMay 28, 2024x
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Not a Crowd to Be Feared, Nor an Audience to Be Entertained, but a Family to Be Loved - Trevor O'Keefe

Trevor O’Keefe and Mike Neglia speak about Cillian Murphy’s recent Academy Award and other momentous moments in Irish history. Trevor also shares the wildest story about a debut sermon ever on the history of the podcast! (He nearly killed someone) Trevor was a youth ministry...

Preaching the Book of Hebrews with Sigurd Grindheim
- Expositors CollectiveMay 21, 2024x
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00:45:02

Preaching the Book of Hebrews with Sigurd Grindheim

Dr Sigurd Grindheim speaks with Mike about how to preach the book of Hebrews, lessons learned about preaching from the book of Hebrews, and who he thinks is the author of that anonymous book. He also speaks about lessons learned about fatherhood, and the difference between exp...

The Transfiguration of Jesus and the Growth of the Christian with Patrick Schreiner
- Expositors CollectiveMay 14, 2024x
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The Transfiguration of Jesus and the Growth of the Christian with Patrick Schreiner

Patrick Schreiner speaks with Mike about the transfiguration of Jesus, progress within the Christian life and the value of manuscripted sermons.  Patrick Schreiner is the Director of the Residency PhD program, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Mid...

Topical Sermons, Hot Topics and Raising Up New Expositors
- Expositors CollectiveMay 07, 2024x
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00:43:06

Topical Sermons, Hot Topics and Raising Up New Expositors

Jim Wilson, Ted Leavenworth, Wesley Towne, Randall Tonini and Brian Bell offer wise insight, heartfelt advice and light-hearted humor in this panel discussion, recorded in Temecula, California at one of our Training Weekends. They answer questions concerning when it is appropr...

After the Storm with Tim Brown
- Expositors CollectiveApril 30, 2024x
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00:49:51

After the Storm with Tim Brown

From his early ministry experience in 1973 until this very day Tim Brown has worked hard to make the magnificent and lofty truths of scripture accessible to anyone and everyone who is listening. He tries to embody what Haddon Robinson quipped, "The art of preaching is get...

Preaching Up A Storm - Tim Brown
- Expositors CollectiveApril 23, 2024x
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00:49:50

Preaching Up A Storm - Tim Brown

In a creative journey through the steps of evaporation, condensation and precipitation Pastor Tim Brown will take us on a journey through Psalm 29 and highlight the parallels between the forming of a Mediterranean stormcloud and the dumping of water and the steps that faithful...

Dripping Vision with Luke Simmons
- Expositors CollectiveApril 16, 2024x
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00:56:24

Dripping Vision with Luke Simmons

What is a Vision Statement and why does it matter? Is there a point in having a "Vision Sunday" at the beginning of the year, or is the congregation better served by "dripping vision" throughout the 52 Sundays of the calendar year? Is having a church vision...

Symphonic Preaching, Bad Sermons & Consistent Improvement with Heath Hardesty
- Expositors CollectiveApril 09, 2024x
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00:49:57

Symphonic Preaching, Bad Sermons & Consistent Improvement with Heath Hardesty

Heath Hardesty from Valley Community Church in Pleasanton, California explores the concept of "symphonic preaching" with Mike, and the value of emphasizing connections between the Old and New Testaments and their relevance today to all of life. Heath sees the wonder ...

The Journey From the Ancient Text to the Contemporary Culture
- Expositors CollectiveApril 02, 2024x
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00:27:19

The Journey From the Ancient Text to the Contemporary Culture

Wesley Towne speaks about the 4 steps that he takes in his sermon preparation process to go from the passage to his own heart and then to people of his particular context and culture.  Wesley lives in Davis, CA with his wife and chihuahua Lucy. He has planted two churches, b...

Reading and Preaching the Psalms Chronologically and Canonically with Wyatt Graham
- Expositors CollectiveMarch 26, 2024x
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Reading and Preaching the Psalms Chronologically and Canonically with Wyatt Graham

Are the Psalms individual isolated poems that have no connection to one another, or are they a unified, edited story that we are supposed to notice? Wyatt Graham answers these questions and more in this conversation about how to think deeply about the Psalms, and what sort of ...

How to Discover the Author's Intended Meaning with John Whittaker
- Expositors CollectiveMarch 19, 2024x
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00:28:51

How to Discover the Author's Intended Meaning with John Whittaker

John Whittaker teaches a workshop in Temecula California on how the inductive Bible Study method helps to discover the divine and human author's meaning of a text. John Whittaker is a preacher, teacher and pastor. He holds theology and ministry degrees from Boise Bible C...

Learning from Church History and Being Yourself with David Guzik
- Expositors CollectiveMarch 12, 2024x
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00:33:22

Learning from Church History and Being Yourself with David Guzik

David Guzik, the author of the Enduring Word commentary and YouTube Channel, engages in an insightful and friendly dialogue with Mike Neglia. They explore the intricate process of utilizing commentaries effectively in sermon preparation, emphasizing the importance of discernme...

Learning to Preach Like Jesus with Peter Williams
- Expositors CollectiveMarch 05, 2024x
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00:42:11

Learning to Preach Like Jesus with Peter Williams

Many people consider Jesus to be a great teacher and preacher, but few actually realise just how incredible and multilayered His teachings actually were. In this episode of Expositors Collective, Mike speaks with Dr. Peter J. Williams, the principal of Tyndale House in Cambr...

God Fixes Our Prayers Going Up, and Our Sermons Going Out - Ray Ortlund
- Expositors CollectiveFebruary 27, 2024x
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00:45:35

God Fixes Our Prayers Going Up, and Our Sermons Going Out - Ray Ortlund

Gospel sanity in a world gone mad - this is what Ray Ortlund Jr is trying to offer to the next generation of pastors and leaders. In this conversation with Mike he talks about the value of remembering his own mortality, gathering and gospelling young men, and how Christ Himsel...

Pet Peeves and Pathways with Nick Cady, Bryan Stupar Mike Neglia + John Whittaker
- Expositors CollectiveFebruary 20, 2024x
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00:34:20

Pet Peeves and Pathways with Nick Cady, Bryan Stupar Mike Neglia + John Whittaker

The Leadership Team of Expositors Collective (minus Alan Stoddard) talk about some pet peeves they have about preaching. Brian, Nick, John and Mike speak about habits and choices that preachers make that make it hard to listen to them. The second half of the conversation takes...

Why You Need Feedback (And How to Get It)
- Expositors CollectiveFebruary 13, 2024x
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01:18:23

Why You Need Feedback (And How to Get It)

Angie Thornton (Women's Ministry Director for TGC Quebec) speaks with Mike about the importance of seeking feedback and input from others as well as the irreplaceable value of solitude when it comes to preparing to teach the Bible. They speak about the significance of seek...