What a joy it was to be in worship with the Shiloh Church family and to minister the word of God to them today. By the way… I had the privilege of preaching at the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education this past Tuesday in Houston. It was my first time attending the congress. I appreciate the privilege of preaching the word to this assembly.Wednesday, I preach in Dallas for Pastor Brian Carter and the Concord Church as they celebrated their 35th anniversary. I returned to Houston to hear President George Waddles’ address to the congress. I also got to...

My Father passed away Father’s Day weekend, 1989 – twenty-one years ago. I was 16-years-old. I remember that day like it was just yesterday. I was young. But I think I understood what was going on. I prayed that I would be able to at least say goodbye to my day. That did not happen. But I was not angry with God at all. I did not know what was going to happen next in my life without my father. But I was not really worried. I was numb with grief. But I was also grateful. Very grateful. I was...

I think that there are people who enjoy Bible study the same way that other people enjoy filling out crossword puzzles. Get all the parts and get the thing completed – they find satisfaction. I think there are people that study the Bible that way. They can see how it relates to its context and how its details work to get across the concept. But if it never gets into your life, if it never really touches your experience, I doubt seriously that you can call it a study of biblical truth, because I think God’s truth is always designed...

This was a great weekend in the life of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church. Saturday was our “Make a Difference Day.” The ministries, districts, and Bible Study fellowship groups blitzed our city with good works to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ. It was a wonderful day of service, fellowship, and witness. May the Lord be praised for all that was done in his name (Matt. 5:16)!Thank you to all who served during MADD10. You make it happen! As always, I am thankful for all of our guests who were in worship with us today. There were two couples in worship...

Today we celebrated 135 years of God’s faithfulness to the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church. What a church! What a history!! What a God!!! Our media team prepared a brief video highlighting the history of our church. It was a wonderful testimony to the faithfulness of God to and through this wonderful local church. Today’s worship was very encouraging to me. I believe our dreams are greater than our memories. May the Lord be pleased to use Shiloh to spread the gospel and make disciples in a even greater way until Jesus returns!I am especially grateful today for all our volunteers...

Tuesday begins a busy week of preaching in which I am scheduled to preach 11 sermons in 8 days in 3 different cities. Tuesday: I am to preach the third week of the A.W.E. (April Word Experience) hosted by Pastor Kevin L. Pullam and the Friendship Baptist Church of Corpus Christi, Texas. Wednesday: I will come home to preach our Midweek Service at Shiloh. I plan to continue our study of the Sermon on the Mount with a message on Matthew 5:38-42 entitled, “Radical Retaliation.” Thursday: Our congregation will worship with Pastor Leophric Thomas and the Open Arms Christian Fellowship...

We have a good day of worship at Shiloh today. For the record, each Sunday we are privileged to gather together for worship is a great blessing. I went into our main building much earlier than usual this morning to get my Bible. But our Greeters were already gathered, preparing to greet the worshipers as they came into the doors. Thank you sisters for your service. I enjoy my time with our new members this morning. I did not finish my lesson, however. I don’t know where the time went. We sung “How Great Thou Art” as a congregation this...

We had a good day of worship yesterday at Shiloh.I was really glad to be home after preaching in Chicago last week.I enjoyed teaching my new member!s class yesterday. I started off with an illustration yesterday that really did not work. But I think I was able to recover. So much for trying to be clever!As always, I am glad and grateful for all the guests who were in the worship yesterday. Where were the rest off the saints yesterday? Our children's choir led us in musical praise during out 10 AM service. I was so excited to hear the...

I preached my final sermon this morning at the Biblical Exposition Conference of Chicago this morning. This has been a great week of worship, study, and fellowship. And it has been a joy to minister to the word of God to this eager minds and hearts this week. I really do believe that pastors, Sunday school teachers, and counselors are on the front line of Christian ministry. They are the unsung heroes of the church. I praise God for the opportunity to minister to them this week. The meeting ends this evening with a closing service. Pray God's blessings for...

I am in Chicago. I preached the opening message of the Biblical Expositional Conference. Dr. George Waddles, Pastor of the Zion Hill Baptist Church, is the host.I preached from 2 Timothy 4:1-5.The rest of the conference will consist of classes that Bible study techniques like observation, context, culture, and grammar.I am to preach at 8 AM each morning to begin the dat of classes. Outside of my own pulpit, it is my greatest joy to have the opportunity to minister to pastors, teachers, and Christian educators.Please pray God's blessings on this conference this week.