EPISODE · Jul 7, 2025 · 47 MIN
Big Ideas & Marketable Questions with David Cook
from Starting Strong: Thriving in the First Years of Preaching · host Matt & Oli
Send us Fan MailHow do you find the big idea of a passage — and craft a question that makes people lean in from the very start?In this episode, we’re joined by David Cook, experienced expositor and preaching trainer, to unpack how to identify the central message of a text and frame it in a way that grabs your hearers’ attention.David shares practical steps for developing clear, faithful big ideas and marketable big questions that connect real life with God’s word — so your expositional preaching is both biblically grounded and impossible to ignore.If you want to move beyond vague introductions and help your congregation feel the urgent relevance of Scripture, this episode will sharpen your preaching from the very first sentence.David Cook's Preaching Trust: https://eptrust.org.auOur prayer is that these conversations would help raise up a generation of faithful, clear, and compelling preachers of God's Word. If you've enjoyed this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who would benefit.
What this episode covers
Send us Fan Mail How do you find the big idea of a passage — and craft a question that makes people lean in from the very start? In this episode, we’re joined by David Cook, experienced expositor and preaching trainer, to unpack how to identify the central message of a text and frame it in a way that grabs your hearers’ attention. David shares practical steps for developing clear, faithful big ideas and marketable big questions that connect real life with God’s word — so your expositional pre...
NOW PLAYING
Big Ideas & Marketable Questions with David Cook
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 26, 2026 ·1m
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m