This is episode #011 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about the importance of preparing yourself to be a faithful preacher of the word of God. Here are five ways to prepare yourself to preach...  Practice spiritual devotions. Establish your doctrinal convictions. Maintain a pastor's heart. Develop a personal study system. Choose a sermon text. Questions So what do you think? Have you prepared yourself to preach? What do you think about the advice I have given in this podcast? What should you work...

This is episode #010 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about the things you should do after you have preached. Sermon preparation is hard work. It involves 20 hours of prayer, labor, repentance, thanksgiving, and meditation. While preparation is hard work, so is recovery. Preaching takes something out of you physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Preaching can be even more draining and discouraging when no one responds, so what do you do? Here are seven things I recommend you do after the sermon is...

This is Episode #009 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about seven books every preacher should read on preaching (Plus one). Faithful preachers are diligent readers. First and foremost, read the Bible! Read Bible study resources, Christian theology, and church history. You should also read some works from authors who do not share your worldview. But also make it a priority to read books on preaching. There are many great preaching books to read. But here are seven volumes you should start with. Biblical...

This is Episode #008 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about how to stay fresh in the pulpit, as you preach from week to week. Here are 7 ways to stay fresh in the pulpit:  Follow the Lord Jesus Christ wholeheartedly (1 Tim. 4:1; Ezra 7:10). Pray. Read widely. Practice faithful Bible exposition. Write yourself clear. Study preaching. Take breaks from preaching. Questions What do you think? What do you to to stay fresh in the pulpit? Are there recommendations you would give...

This is Episode #007 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about the benefits of using study Bibles in sermon preparation. A study is more than a Bible you study from. It is a Bible with commentary notes at the bottom of the page. Early in my study, I read through the notes in the study Bibles. And I recommend you this simple but effective practice to you in this episode. Why should I use study Bibles in sermon preparation? Study Bibles focus on the content...

This is Episode #006 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about developing Sermons Skeletons. What is a Sermon Skeleton?  A Sermon Skeleton is a written statement of your sermon's details, purpose, and structure. Why should you develop a Sermon Skeleton?   It will force you to think about what you want to say. It will bring focus to your message. It will give clarity to your message. It will provide a frame to form your message around. It will help you to memorize your message....

This is episode #005 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will discuss the crucial matter of finding and guarding sermon preparation time. The supreme work of the Christian minister is the work of preaching. This is a day in which one of our great perils is that of doing a thousand little things to the neglect of the one thing, which is preaching. - C. Campbell-Morgan Here are 7 recommendations I would give for finding time to study.  Plan ahead. Schedule your study time.  Steal time. ...

This is episode #004 of The On Preaching Conference, the podcast dedicating to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. This episode is about a practical theology for biblical preaching. To be a faithful preacher, you need to know where you stand and why. What are the elements of a practical theology for biblical preaching?  The Bible is the word of God (2 Tim. 3:16-17).   Preaching is not an option (Rom. 10:14-15; 2 Tim. 4:1-2; 1 Cor. 9:16).  People need God.  We are ministers of the new covenant (2 Cor. 3:5; 1 Cor. 1:23).  People are sinners.  Only God...

This is the third episode of The On Preaching Conference, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. This episode is about the different types of sermons. Did you know there are different types of sermons? All sermons are not equated equal. And some kinds of sermons are better than others. Understanding different sermon types is important because you need to be serious about how you handle the scriptures. You should be intentional about what your sermons is trying to accomplish. And you must be careful about what your style of preaching communicates to your people. Here are seven different...

This is the second episode of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast is dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. This episode is about pulpit plagiarism. I was moved to talk about this after reading an article entitled, Is Pulpit Plagiarism On The Rise? I am not sure if it is on the rise. But it is a real issue of contemporary preaching. On one hand, I don’t think it is as big or bad a problem as some claim. On the other hand, it is something we should take serious. Here’s the bottom line: Don’t do it!...

This is the first episode of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. My goal is that this podcast will be a living room couch where we can sit together and talk about the important, nature, and practice of faithful, Christ-centered, biblical preaching. In this inaugural episode, I attempt to answer three questions: Who is H.B. Charles Jr.? This podcast is not about me. It is about preaching. But as the host of this podcast, you should know a bit about me up front. After all, I hope we will spend a...