On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.

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SHARE YOUR QUESTION IN THE COMMENTS AND IT MAY BE FEATURED IN A FUTURE EPISODE.Master the art of diligent research, insightful reflection, and meticulous note-taking to preach with confidence and depth. Get a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative. Co/HBRegister for the Cutting It Straight Conference at https://HBCharlesJr...

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After preaching nearly 90 sermons through the Gospel of Mark, H.B. shares the invaluable handful of resources that proved most faithful, providing the clearest insight and richest spiritual sustenance for the journey. Get a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative. Co/HB Register for the Cutting It Straight Conference at https:/...

H.B. dives into the On Preaching Mailbag to answer your questions! Drop yours in the comments, and it might be featured on a future episode. Subscribe to the Cutting It Straight magazine at https://CutStraight.orgGet a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative. Co/HBConnect with H.B. and access more resources at https://HBCha...

H.B. dives into the On Preaching Mailbag to answer your questions! Drop yours in the comments, and it might be featured on a future episode. Subscribe to the Cutting It Straight magazine at https://CutStraight.orgGet a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative. Co/HBConnect with H.B. and access more resources at https://HBCha...

H.B. dives into the On Preaching Mailbag to answer your questions! Drop yours in the comments, and it might be featured on a future episode. Subscribe to the Cutting It Straight magazine at https://CutStraight.orgGet a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative. Co/HBConnect with H.B. and access more resources at https://HBCha...

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Is a vibrant personal relationship with God the secret weapon of powerful preaching? Explore why a thriving devotional life, distinct from sermon prep, is foundational for a preacher's heart, spiritual growth, and impactful ministry. Subscribe to the Cutting It Straight magazine at https://CutStraight.orgGet a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production servic...

Ever wonder how powerful preachers prepare? Discover 10 hacks, including a colorful secret and the power of listening, that will transform your sermon prep from frantic to focused. Subscribe to the Cutting It Straight magazine at https://CutStraight.orgGet a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative. Co/HBConnect with H.B. an...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  2 Timothy 4:5 exhorts the one who preaches the word (2 Timothy 4:2) to "do the work of an evangelist." W What are the principles of evangelistic preaching?  The messenger of evangelistic preaching is the preacher The place of evangelistic preaching is the church.  The authority of...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  Why should you prioritize your study time in sermon preparation?  Study is a practical necessity. Study is a sacred duty.  Study is a wonderful privilege.  Study is a strategic opportunity. Study is a faithful stewardship.  Study is a spiritual therapy.  Study is an ongoing process...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses seven marks of a prayer-saturated sermon.  Pray for wisdom as you plan the sermon. Pray for illumination as you study the text.  Pray for obedience as you learn the truth.  Pray for clarity as you craft the sermon.  Pray for consecration as you prepa...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  How should you approach preaching Easter?  Preach a sermon.  Preach a well-prepared sermon.  Preach Jesus. Preach the old, old story.  Preach the gospel.  Preach for a verdict.  Preach as a witness.  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 25 books on preaching you should read.  Preaching by Michael Reeves 12 Essentials for Great Preaching by Wayne McDill Preaching & Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Anointed Expository Preaching by Steven Olford & David Olford  Small Preaching by Johnat...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses four targets of gospel application in your preaching. A sermon should include explanation, application, and illustration. For many, effective application is difficult to develop. But this principle might be helpful: Think about the who before you think...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses biblical convictions for expository preaching.  If you do not believe the Bible, you should not be in the pulpit! If you are to be a faithful preacher, you must know where you stand and why. What must you believe about scripture to preach faithfully...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses ten ways to conclude a sermon. An effective sermon conclusion is brief, singular, and persuasive.  What are the ten ways to conclude a sermon effectively?  Summary Climax Application  Challenge  Solution  Vision-Casting  Testimony  Illustration  Cele...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses the pitfalls of sermon preparation.  Having no sermon plan. Busyness.  Ministerial sloth.  Not eliminating distractions.  Starting too late.  Neglecting the biblical text.  Not allowing the text to speak to you personally.  Consulting too many resources...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses collecting study tools for biblical preaching.  Build your library strategically. Start with the basics.  Ask the help.  Get the best works.  Make friends with authors.  Date before you marry.  Buy individual commentaries.  Find used copies.  Decide...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. gives a brief tribute to the late John A. Reed Jr., who recently passed away. Dr. Reed was dear friends with H.B.'s father, and a father figure to H.B. after his Dad passed away.  For more than six decades, John Reed led the Fairview Missionary Baptist Church...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. reflects on the first sermon he preached - forty years ago - August 26, 2024. The sermon was preached at a youth choir musical at the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, where H.B.'s dad - H.B. Charles Sr. - was the pastor.  For contact, inform...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses the words you should consider in your sermon text for further study. You should note these words in your observation of the text and study them in the interpretation phase of your word work.  What words should you study in the text?  Unfamiliar Words Fa...

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. interviews Derek W.H. Thomas, recently retired Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina. The author of numerous books, Thomas is a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary and a teaching fellow at Ligonier Ministries.  Enjo...

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. discusses a system of sermon preparation. Although the principles of sermon preparation are common, each preacher must develop, practice, and refine his own process for moving from text to sermon.  What does a system of sermon preparation involve?  Study the text...