In this episode of The On Preaching Podcast, HBC2 talks about sermon preparation and pulpit ministry with Bryan Samms, Pastor of the River City Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Samms is also a preaching professor, conference speaker, and podcast host. Enjoy! 

#101 On Preaching with Bryan Samms

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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 Literary Genre  The Immediate Context The Book Section  The Bible Book  The Testament (OT/NT)  The Biblical Message   For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. 

#164 | The Circles of Context

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.   

#163 | What Commentaries Should I Use?

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 word work are a Bible, something to take on, and the illumination of the Holy Spirit.  What should you look for in observations?   Key words. Key places.  Key people.  Vital statistics.  Figurative language.  Literary genre.  Diagnostic questions.  Circles of context.  Cross-references.  Passage structure.  Rhetorical functions.  What's not stated.  Dominating theme.  Authorial intent.  Gospel focus.  Practical implications.  Sanctified brainstorming.   For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. You can also sign up for the Cutting It Straight weekly newsletter at hbcharlesjr.com.   

#162 | What to Look for in Observations

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 for expository preaching?   Biblical Theology Historical Theology  Systematic Theology  Practical Theology  For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.     

#161 | Theological Disciplines for Expository Preaching

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. 

#101 On Preaching with Bryan Samms

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