On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.

Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. 

In this episode, H.B. gives a brief tribute to the late John A. Reed Jr., who recently passed away. Dr. Reed was dear friends with H.B.'s father, and a father figure to H.B. after his Dad passed away. 

For more than six decades, John Reed led the Fairview Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City. He was a district moderator, state president, and vice president of the National Baptist Convention. He was also a friend to many preachers. 

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Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to 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. 

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Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you 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? 

1. Unfamiliar Words
2. Familiar Words 
3. Technical Words 
4. Repeated Words 
5. Confusing Words 
6. Action Words 
7. Proper Names 
8. Variant Words 
9. Figurative Speech 
10. Quoted Words 

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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. interviews Derek W.H. Thomas, recently retired Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina. The author of numerous books, Thomas is a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary and a teaching fellow at Ligonier Ministries. 

Enjoy! 

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Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you 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? 

1. Study the text.
2. Consult the resources. 
3. Craft the sermon. 
4. Write the manuscript. 
5. Internalize the message. 

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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). 

What does the hard work of preaching involve? 

1. The hard work of careful reading.
2. The hard work of believing prayer. 
3. The hard work of critical thinking. 
4. The hard work of creative writing. 
5. The hard work of pastoral leadership. 

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Welcome to The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you to preach faithfully, clearly, and better. 

In this episode, H.B. talks about how to read the Bible effectively in the sermon preparation process. 

1. Read the Bible casually.
2. Read the Bible continually. 
3. Read the Bible committedly.
4. Read the Bible carefully.  
5. Read the Bible correctly.  
6. Read the Bible contextually. 
7. Read the Bible Christocentrically. 

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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? A sermon is characterized by proclamation, purpose, and persuasion. 

Regarding persuasion, you should consider three objectives as you craft your sermon... 

1. What should the hearer think? (The Message of the Text) 
2. What should the hearer feel? (The Mood of the Text) 
3. What should the hearer do? (The Mandate of the Text) 

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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...

1. The Sermon Text
2. The Literary Genre 
3. The Immediate Context
4. The Book Section 
5. The Bible Book 
6. The Testament (OT/NT) 
7. The Biblical Message 

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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? 

1. Biblical Commentaries
2. Best Commentaries 
3. Helpful Commentaries 
4. Critical Commentaries 
5. Expository Commentaries 
6. Homiletical Commentaries 
7. Old Commentaries 
8. New Commentaries 
9. Devotional Commentaries 
10. Recommended Commentaries 
11. Favorite Commentaries 
12. Limited Commentaries 

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