Good day and thanks for listening to the podcast or watching the podcast.

My name is H.B. Charles Jr. This is the On Preaching Podcast.

And in this episode, I want to talk to you about a really important subject.

The podcast regularly discusses how to get to the pulpit, what you need to do to be ready to preach.

But in this episode, I want to talk to you about when not to go to the pulpit.

That is, there are times and reasons why you should not mouth the pulpit to preach.

Before we get there, let me take a moment to invite you to participate in the Institute

for Biblical Exposition. These are 13 sessions that will train you on the general basics of

expository preaching. You will readings you will have graders you will have

papers and opportunities to get feedback on your own word work and sermon

preparation in response to these 13 video sessions that I will be teaching

about the basics of Bible exposition.

You can find out more information about the Institute of Biblical Exposition at cutstraight.org.

And while you're there, sign up for the 2026 expository preaching conference.

Cunning it straight will take place again in September of

2006, God willing. We have a great lineup of speakers. We always focus on biblical preaching,

but we will be expanding our conversation this year to be discussing on preaching, on pastoring,

and on worship.

There'll be great teaching, there'll be warm fellowship with like-minded ministers, and

there'll be wonderful resources, both free and purchase material for you to use that

will equip you to cut it straight in your regular

ministry work all right moving on from those brief commercials let's get down to

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