On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.

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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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.

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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. gives seven reasons why preachers shoudl give thanks to God. 

1. Redeeming Love
2. Ministerial Call 
3. Public Ministry 
4. Spiritual Growth 
5. Gospel Progress 
6. Ministerial Challenges 
7. Sustaining Grace 

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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. 

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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. gives seven questions to ask before you preach: 

1. Why have I chosen this text to preach?
2. Do I properly understand this text? 
3. What is the main idea of this sermon? 
4. How does the meaning of the text apply? 
5. Is this sermon organized clearly? 
6. Where will this message present the gospel? 
7. Have I prayed for divine help? 

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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. 

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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. 

1. Pray.
2. Mark special days. 
3. Plan not to preach. 
4. Review past sermons. 
5. Charge new terrorities. 
6. Plan sermon series. 
7. Consult godly counselors. 

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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 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? 

1. Read scripture accurately.
2. Read scripture regularly. 
3. Read scripture conscutively. 
4. Read scriptural pastorally. 
5. Read scripture clearly. 
6. Read scripture reverently. 
7. Read scripture confidently. 

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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. gives free advice to young ministers who aspire to pastoral ministry. 

1. Go to school.
2. Make sure your wife is on board. 
3. Respect your pastor. 
4. Preach as oftne as possible. 
5. Be willing to serve anywhere. 
6. Prioritize personal devotions. 
7. Nurture ministerial friendships. 
8. Read. 
9. Live the life. 

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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? 

1. Bible Exposition
2. A Single Text 
3. Proper Interpretation 
4. A Clear Structure 
5. A Bid Idea 
6. A Gospel Focus 
7. The Target Audience 
8. Plain Language 
9. Conversational Style 
10. Believing Prayer 
11. Godly Humility 

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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. Charles Jr. discusses a ten-step process for text-driven preaching - a practical way of going from text to sermon in preparation and preaching. 

1. Choose the text strategically.
2. Study the text diligently. 
3. Approach the text prayerfully. 
4. Read the text devotionally. 
5. Interpret the text accurately. 
6. Apply the text pastorally. 
7. Craft the text homiletically. 
8. Present the text clearly. 
9. Declare the text passionately. 
10. Preach the text faithfully. 

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