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. 

1. What is the book about?
2. What is the literary genre? 
3. What are the word meanings? 
4. What is the literal reading? 
5. What is the immediate context? 
6. What is the grammatical structure? 
7. What is the historical background? 
8. What is the primary theme? 
9. What is the authorial intent? 
10. What is the analogy of faith? 
11. What is the gospel focus? 

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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? 

1. By studying the Bible.
2. Through prayer to God. 
3. By listening to good preaching. 
4. By preaching. 
5. By studying preaching. 
6. In conversation with other preachers. 
7. Through constructive feedback. 

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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? 

1. The Author
2. The Audience or Recipients 
3. Date of Writing 
4. Place of Writing 
5. Key Terms
6. Key Verses 
7. Key Persons 
8. Key Places 
9. The Occasion 
10. The Point or Purpose 
11. The Doctrinal Themes 
12. The Structure 
13. View of Christ 
14. Special Characteristics 
15. Textual Difficulties 
16. Theological Significance 

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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? 

1. Introduction
2. Proposition 
3. Transition 
4. Explanation 
5. Argumentation 
6. Application 
7. Illustration 
8. Conclusion 
9. Invitation 

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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. 

1. Purposeful illustrations.
2. Strategic Illustrations. 
3. Personal illustrations. 
4. Transparent illustrations.
5. Discreet illustrations. 
6. Historical illustrations. 
7. Biblical illustrations. 
8. Contemporary illustrations. 
9. Pastoral illustrations. 
10. Relatable illustrations. 
11. Visual illustrations. 
12. Real-world illustrations. 
13. Factual illustrations. 
14. Credited illustrations. 
15. Interesting illustrations. 
16. Diverse illustrations. 
17. Detailed illustrations. 
18. Brief illustrations. 
19. Simple illustrations. 
20. Creative illustrations. 
21. Humorous illustrations. 
22. Appropriate illustrations. 
23. Practical illustrations. 
24. Authorized illustrations. 
25. Prepared illustrations. 

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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. 

1. To be more prayerful in my sermon preparation.
2. To finish my prepartion earlier in the week. 
3. To get sharper in the original languages. 
4. To be more selective in the commentaries I read. 
5. To work harder at sermon application. 
6. To spend more time in the Old Testament. 
7. To preach less than I have in the past few years. 

A Bonus: To spend time getting to know Bible software better. 

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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. 

1. Preach divine truth.
2. Preach biblical truth. 
3. Preach gospel truth. 
4. Preach objective truth.
5. Preach eternal truth.  
6. Preach spiritual truth. 
7. Preach lived truth. 

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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? 

1. Book Introduction
2. Observational Reading
3. Word Studies 
4. English Translation 
5. Literary Context
6. Structural Argument 
7. Historical Background
8. Cross References
9. Bible Commentary 
10. Systematic Theology 
11. Practical Application 

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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. 

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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: 

1. Read.
2. Pray. 
3. Think. 
4. Write. 
5. Love. 
6. Rest. 
7. Live. 

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