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**On Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.**

The On Preaching Podcast is dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better.

This is a place where we can sit together and talk about the important, nature, and practice of faithful, Christ-centered, biblical preaching.

Latest Episodes:

#181 | Studying To Preach Apr 28, 2025

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

Why should you prioritize your study time in sermon preparation?

Study is a practical necessity.
Study is a sacred duty.
Study is a wonderful privilege.
Study is a strategic opportunity.
Study is a faithful stewardship.
Study is a spiritual therapy.
Study is an ongoing process.

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

#180 | The Prayer-Saturated Sermon Apr 24, 2025

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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 seven marks of a prayer-saturated sermon.

Pray for wisdom as you plan the sermon.
Pray for illumination as you study the text.
Pray for obedience as you learn the truth.
Pray for clarity as you craft the sermon.
Pray for consecration as you prepare to preach.
Pray for power as you preach the message.
Pray for fruit after the sermon is preached.

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

#179 | Preaching Easter Apr 14, 2025

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

How should you approach preaching Easter?

Preach a sermon.
Preach a well-prepared sermon.
Preach Jesus.
Preach the old, old story.
Preach the gospel.
Preach for a verdict.
Preach as a witness.

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

#178 | 25 Books on Preaching You Should Read Apr 08, 2025

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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 25 books on preaching you should read.

Preaching by Michael Reeves
12 Essentials for Great Preaching by Wayne McDill
Preaching & Preachers by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Anointed Expository Preaching by Steven Olford & David Olford
Small Preaching by Johnathan Pennington
Lectures To My Students by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Learning From A Legend by Jared E. Alcantara
Expository Preaching by David Helm
The Supremacy of God In Preaching by John Piper
Christ-Centered Preaching by Bryan Chapell
Biblical Preaching by Haddon Robison
Why Johnny Can't Preach by T. David Gordon
Power in the Pulpit by Jerry Vines & Jim Shaddix
Preaching by John F. MacArthur & The Master's Seminary Faculty
Doctrine That Dances by Robert Smith Jr.
Preaching With Passion by Alex Montoya
Between Two Worlds by John R.W. Stott
Preaching by Timothy Keller
Saving Eutychus by Gary Millar & Phil Campbell
Simplicity in Preaching by J.C. Ryle
A Manual for Preaching by Abraham Kuruvilla
Your Old Testament Sermons Need to Get Saved by David M. King
Planning Your Preaching by Stephen Rummage
Preaching That Changes Lives by Michael Fabarez
The Pastor's Public Ministry by Terry L. Johnson

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

#177 | 4 Targets of Gospel Application Feb 18, 2025

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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 four targets of gospel application in your preaching. A sermon should include explanation, application, and illustration.

For many, effective application is difficult to develop. But this principle might be helpful: Think about the who before you think about how.

Here are four targets you should factor into your sermon applications.

The Unsaved
The Unchurched
The Unsure
The Uncommitted

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

#176 | Biblical Convictions for Expository Preaching Nov 14, 2024

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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 biblical convictions for expository preaching.

If you do not believe the Bible, you should not be in the pulpit! If you are to be a faithful preacher, you must know where you stand and why. What must you believe about scripture to preach faithfully and fruitfully?

Scripture is necessary.
Scripture is divine.
Scripture is true.
Scripture is authoritative.
Scripture is inerrant.
Scripture is clear.
Scripture is sufficient.

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

#175 | 10 Ways to Conclude a Sermon Nov 08, 2024

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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 ten ways to conclude a sermon. An effective sermon conclusion is brief, singular, and persuasive.

What are the ten ways to conclude a sermon effectively?

Summary
Climax
Application
Challenge
Solution
Vision-Casting
Testimony
Illustration
Celebration
Invitation

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

#174 | Pitfalls of Sermon Preparation Oct 31, 2024

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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 pitfalls of sermon preparation.

Having no sermon plan.
Busyness.
Ministerial sloth.
Not eliminating distractions.
Starting too late.
Neglecting the biblical text.
Not allowing the text to speak to you personally.
Consulting too many resources.
Failing to strive for clarity.
Sloppy sermon structure.
Prayerlessness.

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

#173 | Collecting Tools for Biblical Preaching Oct 08, 2024

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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 collecting study tools for biblical preaching.

Build your library strategically.
Start with the basics.
Ask the help.
Get the best works.
Make friends with authors.
Date before you marry.
Buy individual commentaries.
Find used copies.
Decide between physical and electronic.
Cover the bases.

for contact, resources, and information, visit hbcharlesjr.com

#172 | A Tribute to John A. Reed Jr. Sep 03, 2024

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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. 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.

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

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