Preaching

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#099: Documents in My Study Files [PODCASTS]

December 2, 2019
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better When you study a text to preach or teach for the first time, you should do a good job and take good notes. You should read widely, record diligently, and reflect prayerfully on every text you study to preach. I personally make a study file for each sermon text I study. In my study files, I keep the following documents... Scripture Document Observations Notes Context & Background Commentary Sermon Ideas Sermon Outlines Sermon Skeleton Application Grid Photocopies What study notes do you keep...
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#096: Evaluating Your Sermons [PODCAST]

October 28, 2019
By H.B. Charles Jr.
  Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.  So, how did it go this Sunday?  This is the instinctive question preachers ask one another on the other side of Sunday. Answers may address church attendance, the offering, and service elements. But it eventually gets down to the sermon. How did the sermon go? We are prone to get this self-evaluation of our sermons wrong. We think it went better than it actually did. Or we think it went worse than it actually did. Here are five objective but spiritual principles for evaluating your...
Interviews

Jerry Black Interview

July 10, 2018
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Jerry Black is the Pastor of the historic Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia, where he has served since 1991.     I had the opportunity to interview Jerry Black about his life and ministry. Enjoy! [embed]https://vimeo.com/279145176[/embed] Did you find this interview helpful?  Join the conversation in the comments section. Related Resources Steve Gaines Interview Donald Parson Interview The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference will take place September 18-20, 2018, at the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, Florida.  This conference is designed to train, model, and promote biblical teaching and preaching. Register TODAY!!!!  
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Steve Gaines Interview

July 5, 2018
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Steve Gaines is the Pastor of the historic Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, where he has served since 2005. He has led several congregations over more than thirty years of pastoral ministry. Gaines is also the immediate past President of the Southern Baptist Convention (2016-2018). Steve Gaines is soul-winning pastor, faithful preacher, and prayer-driven leader, whose leadership, counsel, and preaching a sought-after by many. He is also the author of numerous books, including... Pray Like It Matters by Steve Gaines  Share Jesus Like It Matters by Steve Gaines Pray Like This edited by Steve Gaines When God Comes to Church by...
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What Expository Preaching Is Not

December 7, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
What is expository preaching? Expository preaching explains what the text means by what it says, seeking to exhort the hearers to trust and obey the God-intended message of the text. It is preaching in which the point of the message is rooted in, aligns with, and flows from the primary meaning of the sermon text. I believe expository preaching is the most faithful way to preach the word of God. Understanding and practicing expository preaching helps the preacher rightly handle the word of truth. But it is also important to understand what expository preaching is not, as well as what...
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Donald L. Parson Interview

November 16, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Someone wrote a perfect description of Donald L. Parson on social media... “Donald Parson is your favorite preacher’s favorite preacher.” Indeed, Donald Parson is one of the great preaching voices of this generation. Many young preachers – myself included – have been mentored from afar by the preaching of Donald Parson. However, no one can imitate him. If you catch someone trying, it is immediately obvious. His clarity, vocabulary, imagination, voice, and delivery are uniquely him. However, unlike some over the years, Parsons has not changed his message! I remember buying my first tapes of Donald Parson at the National Baptist...
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2017 Cutting It Straight Day 2 Recap

September 21, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference is still underway on the campus of the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, FL. Yesterday Bryan Loritts, Derrick Thomas. David Helm and Maurice Waston preached the word of God and we enjoyed wonderful breakout sessions throughout the day. I pray that you have been richly blessed and that you leave encouraged and inspired to “Cut It Straight”. We are excited about what God has in store for us for today. Shuttle service from the Omni Hotel and Hyatt Hotel to the church campus will be provided throughout the day. Lunch will be provided today after the first Breakout...
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Paul Felix Interview

August 4, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
I have known Paul Felix for some years now. We were both born and raised in Los Angeles. We are both the sons of pastors. In fact, our fathers knew one another, as they served in the same city. Years later, in God's providence, our paths would cross, and I am grateful for the Paul's Felix's consistent example and great encouragement. For the past two years, Paul Felix has served as the pastor of Fairview Heights Baptist Church in Inglewood California. His congregation meets not far from where my family lived before we moved to Jacksonville. Paul Felix currently serves...
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Cutting It Straight 2017 | Student Track

August 2, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
A Guest Post By Joshua Eggerson. I believe that the state of our youth ministries to a great degree shows a picture of the future of our churches. Additionally, statistics are increasingly showing that Millennials, those born between 1980-2005, are the most “unchurched” generation in American History and with that the most biblically illiterate. It is the task of youth pastors to present the Gospel to a generation of sceptics and relativists who see Jesus as one of many spiritual options. To combat this, the church doesn’t need “cooler youth ministry” but rather we need capable, competent and qualified men...
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#054: On Being An Effective Guest Preacher

July 28, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Welcome to episode #54 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 being an effective guest preacher.     Question What do you think are the keys to being an effective guest preacher?  Recommended Resources On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr.   The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference will take place September 19-21, 2017, at the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, Florida. This conference is designed to train, model, and promote biblical teaching and preaching. There are also tracks for student ministry, women’s ministry, Christian...
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#053: On Preaching with Herb Reavis [PODCAST]

July 5, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
[et_pb_section admin_label="section"] [et_pb_row admin_label="row"] [et_pb_column type="4_4"] [et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Welcome to THE ON PREACHING PODCAST, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, I talk to Pastor Herb Reavis Jr. about preaching and preachers. For the past twenty-six years, Herb Reavis has served as Pastor of the North Jacksonville Baptist Church, in the same city where I live and minister. Reavis was born and raised in the panhandle of Texas. He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute, Milligan College, and the Southern Baptist School for Biblical Studies. He and his wife Lisa have...
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#052 On Preaching With Arturo Azurdia [PODCAST]

June 29, 2017
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Welcome to THE ON PREACHING PODCAST, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, I had the privilege to interview Arturo G. Azurdia III who is the senior pastor at Trinity Church in Portland, Oregon - a church planted in 2010. Azurdia  is also Associate Professor of Pastoral & Church Ministry and Program Director for Doctor of Ministry Program at Western Seminary and Founder and Director of The Spurgeon Fellowship. Arturo Azurdia is the author of the book Spirit Empowered Preaching: Involving the Holy Spirit in Your Ministry. Spirit Empowered Preaching is a compelling and...