I believe expository preaching is the most faithful way to preach and teach the word of God. Expository preaching is that preaching that explains what the text of scripture means by what it says. It makes the God-intended meaning of the text the primary message of the sermon or lesson. Bible exposition lets the word of God speak for itself. On September 24-26, 2014, the Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference will meet to teach, model, and promote expository preaching and teaching. This conference is for pastors, associate ministers, and Sunday School teachers, whether you are a season preacher or new...

Good day! And thanks for reading my blog. Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of things I find helpful to share. The 2014 E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference was fantastic! The theme was Preaching 360: Old Testament Edition, which focused on helping preachers properly deal with the different genres of the Old Testament. It was a joy to hear great preaching and teaching from Bryan Carter, Steven J. Lawson, William Curtis, Kevin Smith, Chuck Fuller, L.A. Kessee, and many others. This year, the conference honored my pastor, Melvin V. Wade Sr., as a living legend. And it was honor to...

Happy Independence Day! I hope you are having a blessed and safe holiday weekend.  We are praying for Pastor Breonus M. Mitchell, his family and congregation, and he celebrates the homegoing of his beloved wife today. Also praying for my brother, Kevin Willis, as he preaches the message in the funeral. The 2014 E.K. Bailey Preach Conference is next week (July 7-10, 2014), hosted by my friend, Pastor Bryan Carter. Hope to see you there. Thank God for Dr. E.K. Bailey!  I am honored and excited to participate in the 2014 SBTS Expositors Summit (October 28-30, 2014). Make sure you check...

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. – 2 Timothy 2:15 This is one of my life verses. The goal of my life is to please God. And the goal of my ministry is to do my work well and to rightly handle the word of truth. But I know I am not by myself in these goals. There is a growing tribe of preachers – young and old – who have a fresh determination and unwavering commitment to cut it...

The On Preaching Podcast made it to the New & Noteworthy page on iTunes. Thanks for listening, subscribing, and reviewing the podcast! Tell a friend. Episode #004: A Theology of Preaching. Shout-out to Pastor Dwight McKissic and the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, for three great nights of worship and study of God's word on the subject of prayer! Thanks to my friend, Pastor Carlos Kelly, for being our special guest at our Midyear Tune-Up at the Shiloh Church. Congratulations to Anthony Harris and Donna Lindo whose wedding ceremony I had the privilege of officiating today! The E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference...

Good day. And thanks for reading my blog. You can subscribe in the box to the right for my weekly newsletter, which includes a full sermon manuscript. A big shout-out to my wife, Crystal, and the leaders and volunteers of the Women of Shiloh's Heartfelt Conference this weekend. Job well done! And thanks for letting me "crash the party" to preach the opening session. Happy Birthday to my baby sister, Donetta, who has recently relocated to Jacksonville! You still have time to register for the 2014 E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference in Dallas - July 7-10, 2014. Hope to see you...

Here are ten preachers who have influenced me. 1. H.B. Charles Sr. My father was the first and _____ influence on me. 2. Melvin V. Wade Sr. 3. John F. MacArthur Jr. 4. E.K. Bailey 5. Ralph Douglas West 6. John Piper 7. Jasper Williams Jr. 8. Steven J. Lawson 9.Warren W. Wiersbe 10. John A. Reed Jr.

I detest church hopping. Yet I accept the fact that there are times when Christians transfer church membership. But there is a proper time and way to leave a church. What are the legitimate reasons for leaving a church? When is the right time to leave a church? How should one leave a church to join another? Red Lights: Wrong Reasons for Leaving a Church Here are seven wrongs reasons for leaving a church.  Sin. Someone has sinned. Maybe it was a leader. Is this a good reason to leave? No. It is not promote holiness to leave because of...

Happy Father's Day! I thank God for my late father - my hero! - Dr. H.B. Charles Sr.  Happy Father's Day to my Dad, Melvin Von Wade Sr., and my Pops, John A. Reed Jr.  Please subscribe to the new On Preaching Podcast with H.B. Charles Jr. via iTunes.  Thanks for those who have signed up for our new email subscription list at the top right of this page. (This list is NOT the same as the blog subscription list.) We sent out our first sermon manuscript this week. Be on the look out for a new sermon next weekend....

There are several Bible verses that drive my commitment to faithful preaching. They are 1 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, and 2 Timothy 4:2. I regularly share these verses with young preachers, when I am asked for a passage of scripture to encourage them in the work. But there is another passage that reminds me of my charge to preach the word. I rarely share this verse. It is not from the Pastorals. For that matter, it is not from the New Testament. It is 2 Samuel 24:24. But the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will buy it...

The phone rang in my hotel room. It could only mean one thing. My ride was in the lobby. It was time to go preach. I grabbed my Bible, iPad, and ball cap, and headed out the door. I knew I needed to take another look at my manuscript on the way to church. So I searched for it in my iPad, as I walked to the elevator. Found it. As I glanced over my sermon, I struggled to remember the message. So I braced myself to have to preach from the manuscript. Most of the time I preach only from...