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. TODAY’S MANUSCRIPT IS JOHN 13:1-17! Make sure you check out the Terry K. Anderson Interview. We also posted part 2 of the Steven J. Lawson Interview audio as an episode of The On Preaching Podcast. Read the guest post by Melvin V. Wade Sr.: Maintaining Stamina During Revivals A big shout-out to Gary L. Williams and by boyhood friend, Reginald C. Payne, for closing out Word Encounter 2015 at the Shiloh Church in a big way! It has been a...

The following is a guest post by Dr. Melvin V. Wade Sr., who has served as the Senior-Pastor of the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California, for forty years. Check out the Melvin W. Wade Sr. Interview: Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3. The grace-given task of proclaiming the riches of a kingdom that is sure to come is an arduous task. No matter what one’s preaching niche or mode of presentation might be, preaching the gospel is a strenuous assignment. It is a physical, mental, and emotional drain. So how does the preacher develop and maintain the...

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. TODAY’S MANUSCRIPT IS ROMANS 12:1-2! Make sure you check out my the Steven Lawson interview Part 1 and Part 2.  We also posted part 1 on the Steven Lawson interview audio as an episode of The On Preaching Podcast.  A big shout-out to Mac Brunson and Terry Anderson for preaching the word at Word Encounter 2015 at the Shiloh Church. NOTE: Stay tuned for the Terry K. Anderson Interview this coming week. Todd Pruitt: On Praying Publicly...

Happy Valentines Day to my wife, Crystal!  "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine..."  Thanks for all the very kind birthday wishes this week. I am grateful to be 42. (104 in preacher years!!!) Don't miss the latest episode of The On Preaching Podcast: Preaching Funeral Sermons. Check out the Jeffrey A. Johnson Sr. Interview. We were blessed to have Dr. Steven J. Lawson preach the word during Word Encounter 2015 at the Shiloh Church. (Be on the look out for my 2-part interview with Steve Lawson next week). Read my article in the latest Leadership Journal: Interruption or Divine Appointment?...

After I study the text I plan to preach, I craft a sermon skeleton. A sermon skeleton is a statement of the sermon’s content, purpose, and structure. It includes the title, text, point, outline, transitional sentences, and other elements of the sermon. I used to state the sermon objectives in the skeleton, as well. I still think and pray about the objectives of the sermon, even though I don’t put them on the skeleton. But it is a good practice I commend to you as you prepare to preach (or listen to preaching). The objectives of the sermon are the...

It was a great joy and privilege to speak at the Go Conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary this week! Shout-out to Pastor Michael Clifford for leading the Men's Discipleship Fellowship this weekend in my absence. Word Encounter 2015 got off to a great start this week at the Shiloh Church. Dr. Rudolph McKissick Sr. and Pastor Jeffrey Johnson blessed us richly. Don't miss Dr. Steven J. Lawson this upcoming Tuesday and Wednesday (2/10-11). NOTE: Be on the lookout for my interview with Pastor Jeffrey Johnson this coming Monday (2/9). Peter Mead: 10 Pointers for Young Preachers Andy Flowers: 4 Ways...

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. – Psalm 119:97 Shiloh Church loves the word of God! It is the foundation of our life and faith in Christ. It is the means of our spiritual growth. It is the light and lamp for our pathway. February will mark a special time in the word we are calling Word Encounter 2015! Guests speakers from our community and from around the country will preach the word to us on Tuesdays at Shiloh Orange Park and Wednesdays at Shiloh Downtown. There will also be special musical guests each week...

Thanks for reading my blog. Enjoy these Saturday Shout-Outs!  Don't let the Super Bowl get in the way of your worship of Jesus tomorrow! 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. TODAY'S MANUSCRIPT IS FROM PSALM 23! Shout-out to Pastor Robert Jackson for the opportunity to preach the wonderful congregation of the Forestville Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina, this past Monday and Tuesday. And special thanks to Pastor Paul Fleming for all of his kindnesses. A big shout-out to the North Greenville...

The following is an exert from Rediscovering Expository Preaching by John MacArthur, Jr. Fling him into his office. Tear the “Office” sign from the door and nail on the sign, “Study.” Take him off the mailing list. Lock him up with his books and his typewriter and his Bible. Slam him down on his knees before texts and broken hearts and the flock of lives of a superficial flock and a holy God Force him to be the one man in our surfeited communities who knows about God. Throw him into the ring to box with God until he learns how...

The following is an exert from the introduction of my new book, The Difference Jesus Makes. I was in junior high school the first time a girl gave me her phone number. I did not ask for the number. As our families had dinner together that Sunday evening, it was obvious that I liked her. But I did not have the guts to ask for her number. I didn’t even know that was what you were supposed to do. But she saved the day. Before we left the restraint, the young lady told me she needed a pen. I borrowed...

Thanks for reading my blog. Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly online bulletin board. Enjoy! You can sign up for my FREE weekly sermon manuscript email list in the box in the top right of this page. Shout-out to my friend, Mac Brunson, for the opportunity to give the opening lecture at the Jacksonville Pastors' Conference hosted by the First Baptist Church. A shout out to Josh Buice for the opportunity to speak at the G3 Conference in Douglasville (near Atlanta) this week. It was way cool to meet Tim Challies and Voddie Baucham for the first time at G3. Check...

One Friday evening, he died on the cross for your sins and mine! They buried him in Joseph’s new tomb! But early Sunday morning, he rose from the dead with all power in his hands! The church tradition I grew up in expected the preacher to end the sermon by going to the cross. My father ended his sermons with a summarizing illustration of whatever text he preached. But many other preachers I heard closed their messages with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some claim if you do not go to Calvary at the end. And you...