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#175 | 10 Ways to Conclude a Sermon [PODCAST]
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 HBC2 RESOURCES: On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. On Worship by H.B. Charles Jr. It Happens After Prayer by H.B. Charles Jr. The Difference Jesus Makes by H.B. Charles Jr.
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#174 | Pitfalls of Sermon Preparation
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. HBC2 RESOURCES: On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. On Worship by H.B. Charles Jr. It Happens After Prayer by H.B. Charles Jr. The Difference Jesus Makes by H.B. Charles Jr.
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#173 | Collecting Tools for Biblical Preaching [PODCAST]
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. Good preaching is impossible without study, and study is impossible without good books. - John R.W. Stott HBC2 RESOURCES: On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. On Worship by H.B. Charles Jr. ...
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#172 | A Tribute to John Reed Jr. [PODCAST]
On August 26, at the age of 86, John A. Reed Jr. quietly fell asleep in Jesus’s arms. His passing didn’t register on most people’s radar. But the news of his death had wide and strong aftershocks for many in Oklahoma City and around the country who knew and loved “Pops” or “Pop Reed.” The nicknames say a lot about the man and his ministry. Those like me who knew Reed viewed him as a father figure. Lifetime Legacy Reed was born in the home of a pastor. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a graduate of Langston University, and,...
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#171 | My First Sermon. 40 Years Ago! [PODCAST]
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you 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. HBC2 RESOURCES: On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. On Worship by H.B. Charles Jr. It Happens After Prayer by H.B. Charles Jr. The Difference Jesus Makes by H.B. Charles Jr. Registration for Cutting...
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#170 | Words to Study in the Text [PODCAST]
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 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 HBC2 RESOURCES: On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. On Worship by H.B....
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#169 | Derek W.H. Thomas Interview [PODCAST]
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. Derek W.H. Thomas, a native of Wales, is the Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology and the recently retired Senior Minister at First Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Columbia, South Carolina. He previously served as the Chairman of the Theology Department at Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson), the Minister of Teaching at First Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Robert Strong Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary (Atlanta). He is also a Teaching Fellow with Ligonier Ministries and...
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#168 | A System of Sermon Preparation
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to 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. This is the primary word work you should do in sermon preparation. Ask strategic questions of the text. Then seek scriptural answers to your questions, as you carefully read the text. Consult the resources. This is the secondary...
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#167 | The Hard Work of Preaching [PODCAST]
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). I have been around enough good preaching and preachers to conclude that those who make it look easy work hard to make it look easy. What...
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#166 | Bible Reading for Sermon Preparation [PODCAST]
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, H.B. discusses how to read the Bible effectively in the sermon preparation process. Indeed, Bible reading is key to Christian life and growth, as well as sermon preparation. Reading the Bible is foundational to the hard work of crafting the message. How do you read the Bible for sermon preparation? Read the Bible casually. This is how I often began my sermon preparation early in the week. On Sunday evening and Monday afternoon, I casually read through the text several...
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#165 | The Objectives of the Sermon [PODCAST]
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? On one hand, preaching and teaching overlap. On the other hand, there is some real distinction between a lesson and a sermon. So, maybe the question is, what is a sermon? A sermon is characterized by proclamation, purpose, and persuasion. Regarding the persuasion factor, consider the objectives of the sermon. What are you trying to do to thse people? Consider three objectives as you...
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#164 | The Circles of Context [PODCAST]
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. Start with the unit of thought you have selected to study and...