On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. The sermon preparation is a twofold process of getting the text right and getting the truth across. In terms of biblical exegesis (getting the text across), I commend to you the inductive Bible study process: In this episode, H.B. focuses on doing observations. The tools you need for this part of your word work are a Bible, something to take on, and the illumination of the Holy Spirit. What should you look for in observations? For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. You can also sign up for the Cutting It Straight weekly newsletter at hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses theological disciplines for expository preaching. As a student and advocate of expository preaching, I believe that it is the most faithful way to handle God's word. The bottom line of this episode is that faithful exposition is theologically informed. It should be doctrinal, not merely devotional. Beyond the exegetical text work, theological reflection should shape your sermon preparation. What are the theological disciplines for expository preaching? For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. talks about how to find sermon illustrations. We preachers often look for illustrative material by subject (prayer, love, forgiveness, etc). But there is another way. You can also look for illustrations by focusing on four persons or groups. For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode of the podcast, H.B. discusses four sentences that will improve your preaching. That may seem to be a big promise. But carefully crafting these sentences will truly help you to get the text right and get the truth across. What are the four sentences that will improve your preaching? For contact, information, and/or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses how to overcome sermon writer's block. Writer's block typically refers to authors, composers, or artists. But it can also happen to preachers, with the accompanying spiritual implications. You can struggle to understand the text, craft the message, or prepare yourself to preach. How do you overcome sermon writer's block? For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. interviews a new friend, Grant R. Castleberry, Pastor of the Capital Community Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Grant is also the President and featured speaker/writer at Unashamed Truth. For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. gives several tips for stating the points, headings, or movements of the main body of your sermon. Effective sermons have clear structure. The structure of the sermon does not have to be explicit. But a good sermon outline benefits both the preacher and the hearer. How should you state your sermon outline? For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses impactful sermons he has personally heard over the years. The sermons affirm the power of hearing the word of God preached. They remind us that the Holy Spirit is at work through our preaching. They also show us that the Lord uses people with different backgrounds to preach effectively. Sermons discussed in this episode... For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the Podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses eleven questions you should ask to properly interpret your sermon text. For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. talks about practical ways to learn to preach - or to preach better. How can I learn to preach better? For contact, information, and resources, hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses the importance of getting the vital statistics of a book of the Bible before you study individual texts in that book. Here's the principle: A proper introduction to the book leads to a proper interpretation of the text. What vital statistics should you discover? For contact, resources, or information, visit hbcharlesjr.com

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses the elements of a sermon - a declaration of a biblical message. What elements should go into a sermon? For information or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. The three basic elements of a sermon are explanation, application, and illustration. In this episode, H.B. gives 25 tips for using sermon illustrations effectively. For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. shares several new year preaching resolutions he is making to grow in his preaching in 2024. A Bonus: To spend time getting to know Bible software better. For more information or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. issues a year-end challenge to preach the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. For more information and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. Good preaching is hard work. That hard work falls into three categories - the life you live, the text you select, and the message you craft. In this episode, H.B. focuses on the hard work of biblical interpretation. What does the word work of biblical preaching involve? For more information or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses the priority of and the preparation for the pastoral prayer. The Pastoral prayer should be simple, direct, God-centered, scriptural, corporate, and spiritually focused. The A-C-T-S outline (adoration, confession, thanksgiving, & supplication) serves as a good model for structuring your pastoral prayer. As you make supplications, you should pray for the government, the gospel, the lost, the church, and the afflicted. For more information and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses seven ways to grow in your preaching in 2024: For more information or resources, visite hbcharlesjr.com

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. interviews his friend, Victor Sholar, a graduate of The Master's Seminary and pastor of the historic Main Street Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky. He has served Main Street since 2010. H.B. and Victor both contributed chapters to "Secret Sex Wars: A Battlecry For Purity," edited by Robert Scott. For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. gives seven reasons why preachers shoudl give thanks to God. For more episodes, resources, or information, visit hbcharlesjr.com