YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST TO THE RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT. Last Sunday, I had the wonderful privilege of preaching for Dr. Johnny Hunt at the First Baptist Church of Woodstock. What a church! Shout-out to Pastor Lebron Crisp for the opportunity to preach Super Mondays at the Living Water Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was a joy to speak at the BGCT African-American Fellowship Conference in Houston. The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference is September 22-24, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida.This conference is to teach, model,...

I have always wanted to preach a sermon or teach a lesson entitled, “Give Mark a Minute!” Do you know who John Mark is? John Mark assisted Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey (Acts 12:25; 13:5). At some point, however, John Mark left the team and returned to Jerusalem (13:13-14). The gospel work continued without him. As Paul and Barnabas prepared for their second missionary journey, Barnabas proposed they bring John Mark. Paul flatly refused. John Mark had gone AWOL the last time. Paul saw no benefit in bringing this ministerial deserter with them again. Disagreement over John...

Do you know about my sermon email list? In the right column of this page, you can sign up for the HBC2 email list. By subscribing to the list, you will get blog articles, ministry updates, and special discounts. You will also be the first to know about free resources. Each week, those on the email list receive a complete sermon manuscript from a sermon I preached. You can read the manuscripts devotionally. Or you can use them to spark ideas for your own sermon preparation. At this point, we have published more than a year’s worth of sermon manuscripts. Our...

Last Friday (6/27/15), the Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark 5-4 decision, making same-sex marriage the law in all fifty states. Pastors across the country prepared to respond to the verdict in the Sunday worship services. We had a guest speaker scheduled at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, where I serve as pastor. Our guest speaker challenged and encouraged us with Romans 8:31: “What then shall we say to these thing?” If God is for us, who can be against us?” God willing, I will be in the pulpit this coming Sunday. I plan on using that...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST TO THE RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT.  A big birthday shout-out my big brother, Kevin B. Willis Sr.! I love you! And I am proud of all God is doing in your life! Shout-out to Donald Whitney for leading the In-Training: Spiritual Disciplines Conference at the Shiloh Church. My devotional life will never be the same! We continue to pray for the victims of the Charleston shooting. May the funeral for Rev. Clemente Pinckney be one of many healing moments in our nation. R. Albert Mohler: The...

The following statement is found at the Southern Baptist Conventions' Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission website, where you can find other Christian resources in response to the SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage. I fully affirm and joyfully signed this statement. Please consider the following my personal and official response to the SCOTUS ruling.  As evangelical Christians, we dissent from the court’s ruling that redefines marriage. The state did not create the family, and should not try to recreate the family in its own image. We will not capitulate on marriage because biblical authority requires that we cannot. The outcome of...

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 The Bible is God’s self-revelation to us. To misrepresent scripture is to misrepresent God. The nature of scripture as God-breathed truth demands we study it carefully, present it faithfully, and obey it wholeheartedly. [Tweet "To misinterpret scripture is to misrepresent God."] The word of God is necessary, powerful, and sufficient for spiritual development and Christian service. It teaches, rebukes, corrects, and trains in...

It is time to study the word of God. You pray for illumination (Psalm 119:18). You select a passage of scripture to study. You then… This is where many people get stumped. Every time. They come to the text with good intentions. But they do not have a clear process for properly understanding the text. To get the right answers in your study of scripture, you must ask the right questions. This is called inductive Bible study. Here are five fundamental questions to ask as you study a passage of scripture. OBSERVATION: What does the text say? Just because you...

Happy Father's Day! Remembering my father - H.B. Charles Sr. - who transitioned to glory 26 years ago this weekend. My daddy was the man! A big birthday shout-out to my baby sister, Donetta! Happy Birthday Luv! We are praying for the families of the victims, the Emmanuel A.M.E Church, and the city of Charleston. We are also praying the gospel will bring healing to the continued racial divide in our nation! John MacArthur: Reflections on the Tragedy in Charleston. Russell Moore: It's Time to take down the Confederate flag Jerry Young: National Baptist Convention Response to Emanuel A.M.E. Church Shooting...

I periodically have the opportunity to interview friends and colleagues. These conversations about faith, preaching, and ministry have become one of the features of this website.   I was fortunate to have some great conversations during the first half of 2015. Catch up on the interviews I have done so far this year, just in case you missed any. Jeffrey A. Johnson Sr. Interview   Steven J. Lawson Interview (Part 1)   Steven J. Lawson Interview (Part 2)   Terry K. Anderson Interview    Reginald C. Payne Interview   Stephen Nelson Rummage Interview   Jarvis L. Collier Interview Did you find these interviews...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST IN THE BOX AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT.TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT. Congratulations to Pastor Richard Gaines for nineteen years of service to the Consolidated Baptist Church in Lexington. It was a joy to preach the celebration this week.  Pray for me and all the men who will be speaking at the SBC Pastors' Conference. Please pray for the Southern Baptist Convention in Columbus, Ohio. The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference is designed to train, model, and promote faithful Bible...

Have you seen The Preacher’s Wife? It is a 1996 movie starring Denzel Washington and the late Whitney Houston. I went to see this movie when it came out in theaters. But I checked out during an early scene. The pastor was preaching his sermon. It was not going well. The preacher’s wife – Whitney Houston – who was also the music director, decide to save the day. The preacher made another point. His wife then led the choir in a musical response. It happened several times, until he gave her the look. I felt that way recently, preaching away...