On Preaching With H.b. Charles Jr.

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.org Get a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative.Co/HB Connect with H.B. and access more resources at https://HBCharlesJr.com The On Preaching Podcast is dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. Hosted by H.B. Charles, Jr., Pastor-Teacher of Shiloh.Church in Jacksonville, Florida Produced by Luke Clayton and the team at IncreaseCreative.Co

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.org Get a new website, unlimited custom graphics, & full-service podcast production services at https://IncreaseCreative.Co  Connect with H.B. and access more resources at https://HBCharlesJr.com Sermon Preparation Hacks: Print Sermon Text: Use a Word document for active engagement. Slow Down: Prioritize deep and clear thinking. Read Study Bibles Early: Gain initial insights and consider lay perspectives. Read Different Levels of Commentary: For varied insights (exegesis, homiletics, application). Listen to Sermons on the Text: Immerse in the passage through others' preaching. Memorize Cross-References: Enhance preaching with integrated Scripture. Look for Quotes as Illustrations: Use impactful, concise quotes. Don't Fully Write Out Application: Allow for

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 evangelistic preaching is the Bible.  The focus of evangelistic preaching is Jesus Christ.  The message of evangelistic preaching is the gospel.  The Spirit of evangelistic preaching is love.  The power of evangelistic preaching is the Holy Spirit.  The fuel of evangelistic preaching is prayer.  The burden of evangelistic preaching is eternity.  The purpose of evangelistic preaching is the glory of God.  For contact, information, and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com

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.  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. 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 prepare to preach.  Pray for power as you preach the message.  Pray for fruit after the sermon is preached.  For contact, information, and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. 

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 Johnathan Pennington  Lectures To My Students by Charles Haddon Spurgeon  Learning From A Legend by Jared E. Alcantara  Expository Preaching by David Helm  The Supremacy of God In Preaching by John Piper  Christ-Centered Preaching by Bryan Chapell  Biblical Preaching by Haddon Robison  Why Johnny Can't Preach by T. David Gordon  Power in the Pulpit by Jerry Vines & Jim Shaddix  Preaching by John F. MacArthur & The Master's Seminary Faculty  Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith Jr.  Preaching With Passion by Alex Montoya  Between Two Worlds by John R.W. Stott  Preaching by Timothy Keller  Saving Eutychus by

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 about how.  Here are four targets you should factor into your sermon applications.  The Unsaved The Unchurched  The Unsure The Uncommitted  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. 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 and fruitfully?  Scripture is necessary. Scripture is divine.  Scripture is true. Scripture is authoritative.  Scripture is inerrant.  Scripture is clear.  Scripture is sufficient.  For contact, information, and 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. 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  Celebration  Invitation  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 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.  Failing to strive for clarity.  Sloppy sermon structure.  Prayerlessness.  For contact, resources, or information, 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. 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 between physical and electronic.  Cover the bases.  for contact, resources, and information, 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. 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 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City. He was a district moderator, state president, and vice president of the National Baptist Convention. He was also a friend to many preachers.  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. 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, information, and resources, visit hbcharles.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 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 Familiar Words  Technical Words  Repeated Words  Confusing Words  Action Words  Proper Names  Variant Words  Figurative Speech  Quoted Words  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. 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.  Enjoy!  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 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. Consult the resources.  Craft the sermon.  Write the manuscript.  Internalize the message.  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 the hard work of preaching. Effective preaching is text-driven, has a clear message, and involves hard work.  Many congregations feel their pastors only work on Sunday, if then. That should not be the case. We should strive to give God our best in sermon preparation and delivery (2 Timothy 2:15).  What does the hard work of preaching involve?  The hard work of careful reading. The hard work of believing prayer.  The hard work of critical thinking.  The hard work of creative writing.  The hard work of pastoral leadership.  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. talks about how to read the Bible effectively in the sermon preparation process.  Read the Bible casually. Read the Bible continually.  Read the Bible committedly. Read the Bible carefully.   Read the Bible correctly.   Read the Bible contextually.  Read the Bible Christocentrically.  For information, contact, 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. discusses the objectives of the sermon.  What is the difference between teaching and preaching? A sermon is characterized by proclamation, purpose, and persuasion.  Regarding persuasion, you should consider three objectives as you craft your sermon...  What should the hearer think? (The Message of the Text)  What should the hearer feel? (The Mood of the Text)  What should the hearer do? (The Mandate of the Text)  For information, contact, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.