#161 | 4 Persons to Use in Your Illustrations
On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.
Release Date: 05/06/2024
#164 | The Circles of Context
On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. The three laws of real estate are location, location, location. Similarly, the three laws of proper Bible interpretation are context, context, context. A text without a context is a pretext. Context in biblical interpretation falls into two categories: historical context and literary context. In this episode, H.B. discusses how to read with an eye toward the literary context. Here are the seven circles of context you should consider... The Sermon Text The...
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#163 | What Commentaries Should I Use?
On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. answers the question, What commentaries should I use? Biblical Commentaries Best Commentaries Helpful Commentaries Critical Commentaries Expository Commentaries Homiletical Commentaries Old Commentaries New Commentaries Devotional Commentaries Recommended Commentaries Favorite Commentaries Limited Commentaries For contact, information, and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. ...
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#162 | What to Look for in Observations
On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. The sermon preparation is a twofold process of getting the text right and getting the truth across. In terms of biblical exegesis (getting the text across), I commend to you the inductive Bible study process: Observation: What does the text say? Interpretation: What does the text mean? Application: How does the text apply? Correlation: How does the text relate? In this episode, H.B. focuses on doing observations. The tools you need for this part of your...
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#161 | Theological Disciplines for Expository Preaching
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 theological disciplines for expository preaching. As a student and advocate of expository preaching, I believe that it is the most faithful way to handle God's word. The bottom line of this episode is that faithful exposition is theologically informed. It should be doctrinal, not merely devotional. Beyond the exegetical text work, theological reflection should shape your sermon preparation. What are the theological disciplines...
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#161 | 4 Persons to Use in Your Illustrations
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. talks about how to find sermon illustrations. We preachers often look for illustrative material by subject (prayer, love, forgiveness, etc). But there is another way. You can also look for illustrations by focusing on four persons or groups. You. Somebody. Nobody. Everybody. For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.
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#160 | 4 Sentences That Will Improve Your Preaching
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 of the podcast, H.B. discusses four sentences that will improve your preaching. That may seem to be a big promise. But carefully crafting these sentences will truly help you to get the text right and get the truth across. What are the four sentences that will improve your preaching? The Text Summary The Main Idea The Probing Question The Transitional Sentence For contact, information, and/or resources, visit...
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#159 | Overcoming Sermon Writer's Block
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 how to overcome sermon writer's block. Writer's block typically refers to authors, composers, or artists. But it can also happen to preachers, with the accompanying spiritual implications. You can struggle to understand the text, craft the message, or prepare yourself to preach. How do you overcome sermon writer's block? Guard your heart. Plan your preaching. Take a break. Fight the resistance. Practice purposeful...
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#158 | Grant R. Castleberry Interview
On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. interviews a new friend, Grant R. Castleberry, Pastor of the Capital Community Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Grant is also the President and featured speaker/writer at Unashamed Truth. For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.
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#157 | How to State Your Sermon Online
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. 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 statements. Use biblical statements. Use provable statements. Use complete...
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#156 | Impactful Sermons I've Heard
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 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 Stand?" by H.B. Charles Sr. "Will You Give Jesus Your Lunch? by Richard D. Sanders "What Can...
info_outlineWelcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.
In this episode, H.B. talks about how to find sermon illustrations.
We preachers often look for illustrative material by subject (prayer, love, forgiveness, etc). But there is another way. You can also look for illustrations by focusing on four persons or groups.
- You.
- Somebody.
- Nobody.
- Everybody.
For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.