On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.

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 four sentences that will improve your preaching. That may seem to be a big promise. But carefully crafting these sentences will truly help you to get the text right and get the truth across. 

What are the four sentences that will improve your preaching? 

  1. The Text Summary
  2. The Main Idea 
  3. The Probing Question 
  4. The Transitional Sentence 

For contact, information, and/or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. 

Direct download: 160__4_Sentences_That_WIll_Improve_Your_Preaching_-_42924_11.26AM.mp3
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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 how to overcome sermon writer's block. Writer's block typically refers to authors, composers, or artists. But it can also happen to preachers, with the accompanying spiritual implications.  

You can struggle to understand the text, craft the message, or prepare yourself to preach. How do you overcome sermon writer's block? 

  1. Guard your heart.
  2. Plan your preaching. 
  3. Take a break. 
  4. Fight the resistance. 
  5. Practice purposeful distraction. 
  6. Keep on working. 
  7. Remember your why. 

For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. 

Direct download: 159__Overcoming_Sermon_Writers_Block_-_42324_4.41PM.mp3
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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. interviews a new friend, Grant R. Castleberry, Pastor of the Capital Community Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Grant is also the President and featured speaker/writer at Unashamed Truth. 

For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. 

 

Direct download: Interview_Grant_Castleberry.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:18am EDT

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

In this episode, H.B. gives several tips for stating the points, headings, or movements of the main body of your sermon. Effective sermons have clear structure. The structure of the sermon does not have to be explicit. But a good sermon outline benefits both the preacher and the hearer. 

How should you state your sermon outline? 

  1. Use simple statements.
  2. Use clear statements. 
  3. Use biblical statements. 
  4. Use provable statements. 
  5. Use complete statements. 
  6. Use distinct statements. 
  7. Use parallel statements. 
  8. Use present-tense statements. 
  9. Use action statements. 
  10. Use memorable statements. 

For contact, information, or resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com. 

 

Direct download: 157__How_to_State_Your_Outline_-_4124_1.09PM.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:11pm EDT

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