Read, Reread, and Be Faithful: Sermon Prep Essentials

Read, Reread, and Be Faithful: Sermon Prep Essentials

From Expositors Collective: Expository Preaching, Bible Teaching and Sermon Preparation by Mike Neglia

March 3, 2026 · 29 min · Season 7 · Episode 9

About this episode

Dr. Roy Collins shares essential insights on sermon preparation, emphasizing careful reading of Scripture and humility in preaching.

Dr Roy Collins is the kind of man many churches would love to have in their congregation: a retired pastor and professor who faithfully teaches the adult Sunday school class and serves as a steady, encouraging presence among God’s people. His influence is not loud or flashy, but marked by wisdom, warmth, and a long history of loving the local church. In this episode of the Expositors Collective podcast, Dr Collins shares a message on Sermon Prep Essentials , recorded live at an Expositors Collective training event in 2024. Drawing on decades of experience in pastoral ministry and as a professor of Biblical Interpretation at Colorado Christian University , he offers thoughtful, grounded counsel for those tasked with preaching the Scriptures week after week. Throughout the message, Roy reminds preachers that they are called to speak God’s words, not their own. He emphasises the importance of slow, careful reading of the text, encouraging listeners to read and reread Scripture until it has time to settle and shape their thinking. He also highlights the value of humility in sermon preparation, urging preachers to learn from others and to allow their ideas to be refined within the…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Neglia

Guest: Dr Roy Collins

Topics covered

  • sermon preparation
  • expository preaching
  • biblical interpretation
  • humility in preaching
  • reading scripture

Keywords

  • sermon prep
  • expository preaching
  • biblical interpretation
  • reading scripture
  • humility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Colorado Christian University

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