It was a good day of worship at the Shiloh Church. I thank God for all members who pressed their way to worship today in spite of the rain. I did not teach my Bible Study Fellowship Class today. BCP taught and called an “audible.” LOL As always, I am grateful for the guests who joined us in worship. It was a great joy to minister the word to my congregation today. I ditched my study of 1 John this morning. I preached a sermon from Matthew 7:24-27 that I entitled “Built to Last.” The Parable of the Two Builders...

Another good day of worship today at Shiloh. I finally finished my lesson today on the sovereignty of God in my Bible Study Fellowship class. I have enjoyed teaching on this great subject. I am grateful for all of our guests who joined us in worship today. Praise God for those who were baptized as followers of Christ today I sung "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior" before I preached this morning. Both services! I preached from 1 John 2:15-17 about "A Love That Hates." Sermon Point: Children of God must not and should not love the world. Sermon Outline:...

We had a great day yesterday at the Shiloh Church. I love Easter Sunday morning! One of my favorte Easter quotes is from John Irving: “Anyone can be sentimental about the Nativity; any fool can feel like a Christian at Christmas. But Easter is the main event; if you don’t believe in the resurrection, you’re not a believer.” A very special thanks to all of our staff and volunteers for your diligent service. You made our guest feel welcome. You ministered with excellence. You sacrificed your comfort for others. You brought glory to God. You made it happen. Thanks again....

Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. I am very excited! Saturday was our Make a Difference Day. Our members participated in various service projects to show the love of Christ to our community and city. It was a great day of service. Thanks to all of our volunteers. You make it happen! In my Sunday school class, I continued my lesson on the sovereignty of God. I still did not finish the lesson. And I haven’t even got the best part yet! It was great to have all of our guests in worship yesterday. The Appalachian State...

We had a good day of worship and fellowship at Shiloh today. Yesterday was Hailey’s birthday. She turned four-years-old. You would think she turned twenty-five. In my Bible Study Fellowship class, I continued my study of the attributes of God with a lesson “The Sovereignty of God.” The lesson argues the truth and scope of divine sovereignty. I was not able to finish the lesson today. But I really had a great time study this important subject with my “class.” I am grateful for all the guests who were in worship with us today. Praise God for those who were...

Long weekend. Really long weekend. But I am grateful for God’s strengthening grace. Weekends like this past one make me respect my father all the more. My dad was the best. I count it a privilege to serve the Shiloh Church. The maturity of this congregation has been most evident of the past weeks. God is faithful. And the best is yet to come! I had a great time teaching my Sunday school class. We are studying the attributes of God. I taught on the holiness of God. I only made it halfway through the lesson. I am eager to...

Yesterday was my daughter’s – Natalie Marie Charles – tenth birthday. I thank God for my little princess. Last year, I had the privilege of baptizing my daughter as a follower of Jesus Christ. This was a step of faith that has been on Natalie's heart for some time. I intentionally made her wait. But I am glad to see evidence of the Lord's work in her heart. Natalie is multi-talented. She is a bookworm, like her dad. And, by the mercy of God, she got her looks from her mother, Crystal. She is growing up into a beautiful young...

Oh, well. All good things must come to an end at some point. Tonight will conclude our Wednesdays in the Word 2012 series of services. W But I trust we will end with a bang tonight. Mr. Preacher, Dr. Maurice Watson – Senior-Pastor of the Beulahland Bible Church of Macon/Warner Robbins (GA) – is our guest speaker tonight. Maurice Watson has preached at Shiloh several times over the past threes. We were challenged and encouraged by his past visits. I expect that tonight will be no different. Pastor Watson is one of my favorite preachers. His life and ministry have...

Happy President’s Day! Great day of worship yesterday at the Shiloh Church! I really enjoyed teaching my Sunday school class. We arestudying the attributes of God. Yesterday’s lesson was on the glory of God. As always, I was encouraged by the presence of those whowere guests in worship with us yesterday. During the 8 AM service, the song of preparation was “Beamsof Heaven.” I love that song. My mom used to sing it a lot when I was a boy. I havenot heard it in a long time. Praise God for those who were baptized yesterday! I continued my study...

We have a great day of worship this past Lord’s Day atthe Shiloh Church. I love my congregation! It is encouraging that our members were blessed by ourWednesdays in the Word kick-off this past week. Saturday morning, I taught our New Members Class. It wasthe first time being on Saturday. I think the first time around went prettywell. I am enjoying teaching my new Sunday school class. Ifinished my lesson this morning on the nature of God that I called, “Who isGod?” As always, I am grateful for all of the guests who werein worship with us. Our Fighter Verse(s)...

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Yesterday ended our 2012 Prayer Emphasis Week. It hasbeen a powerful week of prayer. The week climaxed with our first All-Night PrayerMeeting. It started Friday night at 10 PM and went through Saturday morning at6 AM. What a time! Thanks to all of our staff and volunteers. It was a longweek. But you made it happen! Saturday afternoon, I spoke at the Christian EducationsConference for the Progressive National Baptist Convention. I spoke on thePersonal Develop of the Christian Educator. Thanks to Pastor Streeter for theinvitation and opportunity. We held a rally during out Bible...

Yesterday began Prayer Emphasis Week 2012 at the ShilohMetropolitan Baptist Church. What better way is there to start a new year than in prayer?This week we give ourselves to pray as a church family,seeking God’s face, submitting ourselves to God, and petitions God’s blessingson our disciple-making efforts. Our congregation will pray through prayer guides this weekthat will enable us to be praying about the same things throughout this week. There will be prayer meetings each day this week at thechurch from 12-1 PM. Pastor Carison Adams of the St. Paul Baptist Church inMarion, Indiana, will be our guest speaker Wednesday....