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Fresh Text

John Drury and The Called Collective•freshtext.fireside.fm
Religion & Spirituality
Christianity
Preaching every week presents several challenges, not least of which is figuring out what to preach that weeks sermon on. Fresh Text is a weekly podcast in which Pastor-scholars discuss a scripture passage and swap sermon starter ideas. This weekly podcast is especially (though not exclusively) useful for preachers who follow Revised Common Lectionary. There is a wide variety of sermons that spawn from this podcast and if you are a preacher, pastor, or just a Christian who loves Jesus, this podcast will help you grow in Christ and become more deeply formed.
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Episodes

Matthew 21:23-32 with Ken Schenck

This week John Drury and Ken Schenck dive into Matthew 21:23-32. Ken Schenck received a PhD in New Testament at the University of Durham, England in 1996. He has taught biblical languages, New Testament, and philosophy at several institutions for many years. In particular, he was Professor of New Testament and Ancient Languages at Indiana Wesleyan University. He was the founding Dean of Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University. He was Vice President for Planning and Innovation at Houghton ...

Sep 25, 2023•54 min

Matthew 20:1-16 with Amanda Drury

How will you respond to how God is working? How will you respond to how God is working in others? This week John and Amanda Drury dive deeper into the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. They explore the different angles of this parable and indicate how this passage can be preached. Amanda Drury (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) has been in youth ministry for almost fifteen years. She now serves a professor of practical theology at Indiana Wesleyan University and is ordained in the Wesle...

Sep 18, 2023•51 min

Matthew 18:21-35 with Amy Peeler

This week John Drury and Amy Peeler take a look at Matthew 18:21-35. As they dig deeper into this passage they show how pastors and teachers can use this passage. The Rev. Amy Peeler, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, IL and an Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, IL. Author of Women and Gender of God (Eerdmans, 2022), “You Are My Son”: The Family of God in the Epistle to the Hebrews (T&T Clark, 2014), and co-author with Patrick Gray o...

Sep 11, 2023•51 min

Big Announcement Plus Matthew 18:15-20 with the Modern Parables Crew

This week, John announces some big news! Fresh Text has joined the Called Collective Network of Podcasts! John intros this week with Tyler Sanders, the Director of the Called Collective, to talk about the transition and how this change has come about. Then John and the Modern Parables Crew, a Podcast from The Called Collective, have a conversation about Matthew 18:15-20. As they dive into this passage of scripture they discuss the context and give many great sermon starters for this passage. Che...

Sep 04, 2023•55 min

Holy Week Special with The Modern Parables Podcast

This week on Fresh Text we have something special for Holy Week. We're sharing an interview that John did with the crew over at The Modern Parables Podcast. Regular listeners might recall that back In February of this year John was joined by Isaac Steiner for a fresh look at Matthew 4:1-11. This week Isaac has invited John to his podcast, Modern Parables along with his co-hosts Noah Yearout, and Tyler Sanders. The Modern Parables Podcast is part of The Called Collect network of podcasts presente...

Mar 27, 2023•49 min
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