On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.

#157 | How to State Your Sermon Online

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?  Use simple statements. Use clear statement...

#156 | Impactful Sermons I've Heard

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... "Will Your House S...

#155 | Key Questions for Proper Interpretation

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.  What is the book about? What is the literary genre?  What are the word meanings?  What is the literal reading?  What is the immediate context?  What is the grammatical structure?  What is the historical background?  What is the primary theme?  What is the a...

#154 | How to Learn to Preach

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?  By studying the Bible. Through prayer to God.  By listening to good preaching.  By preaching.  By studying preaching.  In conversation with other preachers.  Through constructive feedback.  For contact, information, and resources, hbcha...

Vital Statistics for Biblical Preaching

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?  The Author The Audience or Recipients  Date of Writing  Place of Writi...

#152 | Elements of a Sermon

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?  Introduction Proposition  Transition  Explanation  Argumentation  Application  Illustration  Conclusion  Invitation  For information or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.

#151 | 25 Tips for Using Sermon Illustrations Effectively

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.  Purposeful illustrations. Strategic Illustrations.  Personal illustrations.  Transparent illustrations. Discreet illustrations.  Historical illustrations.  Biblical illustrations.  Contemporary illu...

#150 | My New Year Preaching Resolutions

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.  To be more prayerful in my sermon preparation. To finish my prepartion earlier in the week.  To get sharper in the original languages.  To be more selective in the commentaries I read.  To work harder at sermon application.  To spend more time in the O...

#149 | Preach the Truth

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.  Preach divine truth. Preach biblical truth.  Preach gospel truth.  Preach objective truth. Preach eternal truth.   Preach spiritual truth.  Preach lived truth.  For more information and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com 

#148 | The Word Work of Biblical Preaching

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?  Book Introduction Observational Reading Word Studies  English Translation  Literary Context S...

#147 | The Pastoral Prayer

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 pr...

#146 | 7 Ways to Grow in Your Preaching in 2024

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:  Read. Pray.  Think.  Write.  Love.  Rest.  Live.  For more information or resources, visite hbcharlesjr.com

#145 | Victor Sholar Interview

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 hbch...

#144 | 7 Reasons for Preachers to Give Thanks

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.  Redeeming Love Ministerial Call  Public Ministry  Spiritual Growth  Gospel Progress  Ministerial Challenges  Sustaining Grace  For more episodes, resources, or information, visit hbcharlesjr.com

#143 | Toussaint C. Adams Interview

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this interview, H.B. interivews Toussaint C. Adams, lead pastor of the Watson Memorial Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. A graduate of The Masters' Seminary, Adams is a faithful pastor and preacher. In this discussion, talks about his faith and ministry journey, and disuss preaching the Book of Revelation.  For more information and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com

#142 | Question to Ask Before You Preach

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. gives seven questions to ask before you preach:  Why have I chosen this text to preach? Do I properly understand this text?  What is the main idea of this sermon?  How does the meaning of the text apply?  Is this sermon organized clearly?  Where will this message present the gospel?  Have I prayed for divine help?  For more information or re...

#141 | The Mike Gendron Interview

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preaching faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. interviews Mike Gendron, president of Proclaiming the Gospel, and author of "Preparing for Eternity" and "Contending for the Gospel." Mike has spend many years proclaming the biblical gospel and defending the truth from the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church.  For more information and resources, visite hbcharlesjr.com

#140 | Preparing Your 2024 Preaching Calendar

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfullly, clearly, and better.  The new year is coming, now is the time to plan your preaching calendar for 2024. In this episode, H.B. gives practical advice for planning your preaching.  Pray. Mark special days.  Plan not to preach.  Review past sermons.  Charge new terrorities.  Plan sermon series.  Consult godly counselors.  For more informations or resources, visite hbcharlesjr.com

#139 | The Public Reading of Scripture

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. talks about the place and priority of the public reading of scripture in corporate worship.  How can you make the reading of God's word more meaningful?  Read scripture accurately. Read scripture regularly.  Read scripture conscutively.  Read scriptural pastorally.  Read scripture clearly.  Read scripture reverently.  Read scripture confide...

#138 | Free Advice to Young Ministers

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. gives free advice to young ministers who aspire to pastoral ministry.  Go to school. Make sure your wife is on board.  Respect your pastor.  Preach as oftne as possible.  Be willing to serve anywhere.  Prioritize personal devotions.  Nurture ministerial friendships.  Read.  Live the life.  For more resources and information, visite hbcha...

#137 | Simple Preaching

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preacher faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. talks simple preaching. The nature of scripture is clear (2 Timothy 3:16). The purpose of preaching is to be understood. Jesus himself modeled simple preaching. Throughout history, strong preachers have been characterized by simple preaching.  How can I practice simple preaching?  Bible Exposition A Single Text  Proper Interpretation  A Clear S...

#136 | A Process for Text-Driven Preaching

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. Charles Jr. discusses a ten-step process for text-driven preaching - a practical way of going from text to sermon in preparation and preaching.  Choose the text strategically. Study the text diligently.  Approach the text prayerfully.  Read the text devotionally.  Interpret the text accurately.  Apply the text pastorally.  Craft the text homi...

#135 | 50 Practical Preaching Tips

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, I want to offer you fifty practical tips to help you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. These pointers are not in any order of importance. They cover a range of subjects related to personal devotion, sermon prepartion, and pulpit ministry. And, of course, this list is not exhaustive. But I hope you fine some of these words of advice helpful as you prepare...

#134 | What Is Preaching All About?

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  What is preaching all about? There are nine answers to this important question in 2 Timothy 4:1-5.  Preach the word. Be ready in season and out season.  Reprove.  Rebuke.  Exhort.  Always be sober-minded.  Endure suffering.  Do the work of an evangelist.  Fulfill your ministry.  For more information or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com

#133 | Preaching Hurt

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  It has been said that you should preach to broken hearts, as there is one in every pew. But what do you do when the broken heart is in the pulpit?  There are times when the preach goes to the pulpit with great joy. He cannot wait to stand to preach. He can barely stand as he preaches. He feels he will float away as the Holy Spirit holds him up in the pulpit.  Those good ti...

#132 | My Complicated Relationship With Sermon Manuscripts

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, I want to talk to you about my complicated relationship with sermon manuscripts. At this point, I am a conflicted manuscript preacher. I write a full sermon manuscript each week. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, I have taken the manuscript to the pulpit. On one hand, I feel like preaching from a sermon manuscript is helping my preaching. At the same time, there ar...

#131 | The Ministry of Application

This is The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, H.B. talks about the ministry of application. A biblical sermon should consist of explanation, illustration, and application.  We are prone to skip over application, or do it wrong. It is critical that preachers take application seriously and work to do it effectively.  How can I practice the ministry of application effectively?  Apply the text. Pray for w...

#130 | Q&A With Roy Kirkwood Part 2

#129 | Q&A With Royland Kirkwood Part 1

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  In this episode, we are doign something a little difference.  Royland Kirkwood joins me on the podcast for hte first time. Roy is one of the elders and pastoral staff members at Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, where I serve as Pastor-Teacher. We have served together for seven years now. He is a young preacher for whom I have high regard and great expectations.  During this ...

#128 | On Pulpit Ethics

128 | On Pulpit Ethics   Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  Whatever happened to pulpit ethics?  Pulpit ethics are pulpit manners which include dos and don'ts for those who stand in corporate worship to preach God's word. Unfortunately, we no longer have pulpits. We now have stages. We no longer have ethics. We not have platforms. But pulpit ethics still matter.  What are the basics of pulpit ethics?  ...

#127 | Why Preaching Matters

127 | Why Preaching Matters In this episode, H.B. reminds preachers that the priority of preaching must not ber assumed nor neglected, as preaching is under attack. If you lose your why, you lose your way. Remember why preaching the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ matters.  Why does preaching matter?  The Bible commands preaching. Preaching honors divine authority.  God saves through preaching.  Preaching sanctifies God's people.  Preaching cultivates biblical thin...

#126 Interview Daniel Henderson

#125 10 Characteristics of Faithful Preaching - 5321 2.18 PM

Preaching is preaching. It should not need adjectives, modifiers, or descriptors. Either it is preaching or it is not. However, if there is a term that should describe preaching, it is faithful. What is faithful preaching? In this episode of the podcast, H.B. Charles Jr. will discuss ten characteristics of faithful preaching. For more information, go to hbcharlesjr.com. Or you can find H.B. on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram @hbcharlesjr.

#124 Preaching Advice For My Younger Self

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#123 Preaching For Long Haul

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#122 Things I've Learned Along The Way

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#121 Remembering Faithful Black Preachers

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#120 Why Expository Preaching

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#119 Ideas For Your 2021 Preaching Plan

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#118 Preparing To Preach

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#117 Preaching As Leadership

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#116 Driving Your Point Home

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#115 Preaching and Prayer

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

What I Use In The Pulpit

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#114 What I Use In The Pulpit

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#113 Preaching Resources On The Ten Commandments

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#112 Preaching Resources on The Psalms

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#111 Time Needed To Be An Effective Preacher

In this episode Pastor H.B. Charles shares a few tips to develop your preaching.  For more information or to follow Pastor Charles, visit his website: WWW.HBCHARLESJR.COM

#110 On Preaching With Eric Redmond

109# On Preaching With Ray Pritchard