H.B. Charles Jr. talks about his sermon preparation process - how he goes from text to sermon. For more HBC2 information and resources, visit hbcharlesjr.com.
Pastor Charles preached in our recent Bible conference. He is a faithful, humble expositor of God's Word. I can attest that this process is very productive and that he was blessed by God with each aspect he prays before he preaches. It was awesome to see God use him in such a great way.
Thank you Dr Charles Jr for sharing,I am always anything at how others prepare for Preaching and getting their respected text. I will certainly be following you,I have come yo admire you as a Pastor ,Preacher and brother. May God continue to use you.
Thanks HB for sharing your sermon process and every sermon prep process is not a one size fits all thing but I confess that I like refining my own sermon process by reading good books and listening to practitioners like yourself to get good ideas for my process refinement. As always keep doing your thing and I will catch you on the next one Lord willing
Thank you very much Pastor. Much appreciated. May God bless you richly. I occasionally lead prayer meetings in our local church and your ministry and style of exposition has had a deeply positive effect on my own teaching. Thank you🙏
Awesome video. This is 4 years of seminary in 12 minutes (lol). The background file that is prepared for you seems critical to your sermon prep. What are the qualifications of the file preparer? Has to be somebody you totally trust? How does she know what to grab and what to ignore? How did you train her to only give you certain things that make the rest of the prep easy? Sorry for so many questions but your file prep is intriguing and for most of us, I bet is the missing step...
I don't have any specific advice to offer, brother. But as the Lord has called you to preach, he will give you the wisdom, strength, and help you need. Keep pressing on.
I have all the resources I will need from reference books and commentaries copied and placed into a file. As a read the material, I record what I am learning on Microsoft Word documents that I label notes, context/background, commentary, sermon ideas, sermon outlines. As I record what I need, I toss the copies. I usually include some of the copies in the file that I may want to refer to later. Thus, when I have finished studying, I have a file of study material on that text that will serve me for the rest of my ministry, God willing.
When you mention you list objectives of the sermon, are you talking about objectives in order to apply the text? Do you declare that objective, or some would call a proposition, explicitly in your sermon? Some would begin their sermon either in the introduction or after the introduction saying, "Today, God wants you to ..." Is that how you do it?
In my sermon skeleton, I craft a main idea - a short, direct, active sentence that summarizes the point of the sermon. But I also consider three objective for the message that I most often do not formally state: 1. What should the hearer think/believe as a result of this message? 2. What should the preacher feel as a result of this message? 3. What should the hearer do as a result of this message?
Currently, a sister in our church who works in our front office. I have a cart with the books for my current series. She or someone takes that cart of books and copy what I need for each sermon text.
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Thank you Pastor H.B. Charles
This was great advice!!
Pastor Charles preached in our recent Bible conference. He is a faithful, humble expositor of God's Word. I can attest that this process is very productive and that he was blessed by God with each aspect he prays before he preaches. It was awesome to see God use him in such a great way.
Thank you Bro H.B. Charles Jr. for sharing. Insightful for refining and growth and development.
Thank you very much for this video. It is very practical and encouraging. I really greatly appreciate your honesty and wisdom.
Thank you Dr Charles Jr for sharing,I am always anything at how others prepare for Preaching and getting their respected text. I will certainly be following you,I have come yo admire you as a Pastor ,Preacher and brother. May God continue to use you.
Very kind. Thanks for the encouragement. Stay the course!
Thanks HB for sharing your sermon process and every sermon prep process is not a one size fits all thing but I confess that I like refining my own sermon process by reading good books and listening to practitioners like yourself to get good ideas for my process refinement. As always keep doing your thing and I will catch you on the next one Lord willing
Thanks Bishop, this was encouraging.
Thank you very much Pastor. Much appreciated. May God bless you richly. I occasionally lead prayer meetings in our local church and your ministry and style of exposition has had a deeply positive effect on my own teaching. Thank you🙏
Glad to hear. Thanks for the kind words. All the best!
Thank you so much for sharing this!!!!
That was great. Thanks for sharing brother.
Very helpful. Thank you my brother!
Very helpful. And clear. Thank you.
Excellent overview. Thank you, Sir.
This is rich indeed!! Is there any software that you recommend for sermon structure?
Awesome video. This is 4 years of seminary in 12 minutes (lol). The background file that is prepared for you seems critical to your sermon prep. What are the qualifications of the file preparer? Has to be somebody you totally trust? How does she know what to grab and what to ignore? How did you train her to only give you certain things that make the rest of the prep easy? Sorry for so many questions but your file prep is intriguing and for most of us, I bet is the missing step...
If I didn't stutter so bad I'd be halfway ok. Do you have any tips for speech impediments?
I don't have any specific advice to offer, brother. But as the Lord has called you to preach, he will give you the wisdom, strength, and help you need. Keep pressing on.
This was very helpful Dr. Charles. Can you enlarge on what you file is?
I have all the resources I will need from reference books and commentaries copied and placed into a file. As a read the material, I record what I am learning on Microsoft Word documents that I label notes, context/background, commentary, sermon ideas, sermon outlines. As I record what I need, I toss the copies. I usually include some of the copies in the file that I may want to refer to later. Thus, when I have finished studying, I have a file of study material on that text that will serve me for the rest of my ministry, God willing.
Much appreciated Doc 🙏🏾
When you mention you list objectives of the sermon, are you talking about objectives in order to apply the text? Do you declare that objective, or some would call a proposition, explicitly in your sermon? Some would begin their sermon either in the introduction or after the introduction saying, "Today, God wants you to ..." Is that how you do it?
In my sermon skeleton, I craft a main idea - a short, direct, active sentence that summarizes the point of the sermon. But I also consider three objective for the message that I most often do not formally state: 1. What should the hearer think/believe as a result of this message? 2. What should the preacher feel as a result of this message? 3. What should the hearer do as a result of this message?
Who creates that “file” for you?
Currently, a sister in our church who works in our front office. I have a cart with the books for my current series. She or someone takes that cart of books and copy what I need for each sermon text.