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. 

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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. 

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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. 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. 

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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 impactful sermons he has personally heard over the years. The sermons affirm the power of hearing the word of God preached. They remind us that the Holy Spirit is at work through our preaching. They also show us that the Lord uses people with different backgrounds to preach effectively. 

Sermons discussed in this episode...

1. "Will Your House Stand?" by H.B. Charles Sr.
2. "Will You Give Jesus Your Lunch? by Richard D. Sanders 
3. "What Can that Boy Tell Me?" by E.V. Hill 
4. "Reclaiming Lost Ground" by E.K. Bailey 
5. Romans 8:31-34 by John MacArthur 
6. "What Do We Preach?" By Ralph Douglas West 
7. Psalm 119 by R.A. Williams Jr. 
8. BONUS: "Don't Stoop at Standing Time" by Melvin Wade Jr. 

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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 eleven questions you should ask to properly interpret your sermon text. 

1. What is the book about?
2. What is the literary genre? 
3. What are the word meanings? 
4. What is the literal reading? 
5. What is the immediate context? 
6. What is the grammatical structure? 
7. What is the historical background? 
8. What is the primary theme? 
9. What is the authorial intent? 
10. What is the analogy of faith? 
11. What is the gospel focus? 

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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. talks about practical ways to learn to preach - or to preach better. 

How can I learn to preach better? 

1. By studying the Bible.
2. Through prayer to God. 
3. By listening to good preaching. 
4. By preaching. 
5. By studying preaching. 
6. In conversation with other preachers. 
7. Through constructive feedback. 

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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 importance of getting the vital statistics of a book of the Bible before you study individual texts in that book. 

Here's the principle: A proper introduction to the book leads to a proper interpretation of the text. 

What vital statistics should you discover? 

1. The Author
2. The Audience or Recipients 
3. Date of Writing 
4. Place of Writing 
5. Key Terms
6. Key Verses 
7. Key Persons 
8. Key Places 
9. The Occasion 
10. The Point or Purpose 
11. The Doctrinal Themes 
12. The Structure 
13. View of Christ 
14. Special Characteristics 
15. Textual Difficulties 
16. Theological Significance 

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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 elements of a sermon - a declaration of a biblical message. 

What elements should go into a sermon? 

1. Introduction
2. Proposition 
3. Transition 
4. Explanation 
5. Argumentation 
6. Application 
7. Illustration 
8. Conclusion 
9. Invitation 

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

The three basic elements of a sermon are explanation, application, and illustration. In this episode, H.B. gives 25 tips for using sermon illustrations effectively. 

1. Purposeful illustrations.
2. Strategic Illustrations. 
3. Personal illustrations. 
4. Transparent illustrations.
5. Discreet illustrations. 
6. Historical illustrations. 
7. Biblical illustrations. 
8. Contemporary illustrations. 
9. Pastoral illustrations. 
10. Relatable illustrations. 
11. Visual illustrations. 
12. Real-world illustrations. 
13. Factual illustrations. 
14. Credited illustrations. 
15. Interesting illustrations. 
16. Diverse illustrations. 
17. Detailed illustrations. 
18. Brief illustrations. 
19. Simple illustrations. 
20. Creative illustrations. 
21. Humorous illustrations. 
22. Appropriate illustrations. 
23. Practical illustrations. 
24. Authorized illustrations. 
25. Prepared illustrations. 

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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. shares several new year preaching resolutions he is making to grow in his preaching in 2024. 

1. To be more prayerful in my sermon preparation.
2. To finish my prepartion earlier in the week. 
3. To get sharper in the original languages. 
4. To be more selective in the commentaries I read. 
5. To work harder at sermon application. 
6. To spend more time in the Old Testament. 
7. To preach less than I have in the past few years. 

A Bonus: To spend time getting to know Bible software better. 

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