Welcome to episode #048 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. Most episodes of the podcasts are solo discussions I lead about some aspect of sermon preparation or deliverer. It had been my desire to do interview episodes about preaching and preachers. With this episode, you will find conversations with pastors, preachers, and professors sprinkled with solo episode. In this episode, I interview a new friend, Daven Watkins, who is the Pastor of First Baptist Church in Pelham, Alabama, where he has served since March 2015. During his years of formal training for ministry, Watkins...

Welcome to episode #47 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. I believe effective preaching involves faithfulness to the text, clarity of the message, and passion in the delivery. In this episode of the podcast, we’ll talk about protecting your voice for preaching. Main Content Here are 8 tips for protecting your voice for preaching:  Get Some Rest. Drink Plenty Of Water. Avoid Exotic Vocal Cures. Get Good Monitors. Pace Your Presentation. Guard Your Instrument. Do Your Homework. Don't Worry About it. Recommend Resources Power In The Pulpit by Jerry Vines  Moment of...

Welcome to episode #46 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. I believe effective preaching involves faithfulness to the text, clarity of the message, and passion in the delivery. In this episode of the podcast, we’ll talk about advice for using quotations in your sermons. Main Content Here are 5 pieces of practical advice about using quotations in your sermons:  Decide if you want to use a quotation. Be careful about who you quote. Make sure the quotation makes the point. Use short quotations. Do not use too many quotations. Question:  Do...

Welcome to episode #45 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. I believe effective preaching involves faithfulness to the text, clarity of the message, and passion in the delivery. In this episode of the podcast, we’ll talk about tips for clear communication as you preach the word of God.  Here are five practical tips for clear communication in biblical preaching: Read Write Listen Preach Review Question: What is the one practical thing you have done over the course of your ministry to help you communicate more clearly in the pulpit? Recommend Resources Pastoral Preaching...

Welcome to episode #43 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we'll talk about 10 basic tips for effective sermon delivery. Here are ten practical tips for effective sermon delivery… Guard your integrity. Respect the dignity of the pulpit. Master your content. Make eye contact. Speak conversationally. Be passionate about your message. Pace yourself. Use words carefully. Be yourself. Be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Question: What is the best piece of advice you have ever received about sermon deliverer.   “We are commissioned to...

Welcome to episode #42 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we'll talk about tips for preaching developing your preaching in the new year. Here are seven ways to grow in your preaching in the new year… Practice the spiritual disciplines. Plan your preaching, Begin your sermon preparation early. Write yourself clear. Get feedback on your preaching. Read a book on preaching regularly. Take advantage of ongoing training opportunities. Question: What step will you take in 2017 to grow as a preacher and teacher of the word of...

Welcome to episode #41 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, you will hear a interview I had with Pastor Terry K. Anderson. Pastor Anderson is the Senior Pastor of the Lilly Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, where he has served for the past twenty-four years. I recently had the opportunity to interview Pastor Anderson about his life and ministry. I trust you will find it encouraging. In our conversation, Anderson shares his testimony of a life-threatening sickness and God’s healing grace. Question Did you enjoy the interview?  Recommended Resources On...

Welcome to episode #40 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, I want to talk to you about choosing your sermon titles. Here are seven practical tips to help you when choosing your sermon titles… Stimulate interests. Emphasize scripture. Be user-friendly. Don't overpromise. Practice brevity. Avoid sensationalism. Use variety. Question What is your process when choosing a sermon title?  Recommended Resources On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. Preaching that Changes Lives by Mike Fabarez Announcements Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference | September 20-22, 2016 |...

  Welcome to episode #39 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, I want to talk to you about selecting a text to preach. Here are five practical tips to help you when selecting a text to preach… Pray. Proclaim Christ. Choose clear texts. Practice variety. Know your limits. Question What are some things you do when selecting a text to preach?  Recommended Resources On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. Preaching that Changes Lives by Mike Fabarez Announcements Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference | September 20-22,...

Welcome to episode #38 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, I want to talk to you about basic keys to effective sermon outlines. Here are ten practical tips to help you be more effective in developing sermon outlines... Let the text shape the outline. Preach the text, not the outline. Support the main idea of the sermon. Practice unity in your outline. Keep it moving. The simpler the better. Maintain balance. Use sub-points carefully. Don't overdue alliteration. Put application in the outline. Question What do you...

Welcome to episode #37 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, I want to talk to you about the advice you would give a guest preacher…  Be clear about the pastor's expectations. Respect the occasion. Observe time limits. Avoid controversial subjects. Say, thank you. Ask permission. Be conservative. Participate in the worship service. Be on assignment. Questions What do you think? What do you think makes an effective sermon conclusion? What are the keys to concluding a sermon properly?  Recommended Resources On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B....

Welcome to episode #36 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, I want to talk to you about seven (7) steps to concluding your sermon…  Give a true conclusion. Only conclude once. Know your destination. Review the message. Issue a call to action. Run to the cross. Leave a good impression. Questions What do you think? What do you think makes an effective sermon conclusion? What are the keys to concluding a sermon properly?  Recommended Resources On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. Announcements The...