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.

Because of Good Friday you can look back and not be afraid. Because of Easter you can look ahead and not be afraid. Because of Ascension Day you can look up and not be afraid. Because of Pentecost you can look inward and not be afraid.

The choir did a song from Walter Hawkins' "Love Alive IV" called. This one of my favorite Gospel albums. But I have never heard this song performed in a worship service before. The ensemble really did set the stage for preaching with their selection.I preached on "Seeing and Believing" from John 20:24-29.Praise God for all who were saved and added to the church in our worship services today. To God be the glory!Thank you to all of our volunteers. You make it happen at Shiloh? And I am glad to have you on our team.An open appeal to Roy Jones,...

I am speaking tonight for Pastor Ernie Murray at the St. Thomas Baptist Church tonight. This will be my second year participating in their Holy Week Revival. We had a great time of worship last year. And I am looking forward to tonight's service. The service starts at 7 PM at 5863 Moncrief Road. Our mass choir will lead the musical praise. And I am to bring the message. Please pray God's blessings in this service tonight. And remember Shiloh's Good Friday Service is scheduled for tomorrow at 12 PM. Join us or watch online at www.smbcjax.com.

Midweek Worship Service will not be held tonight at the Shiloh Church in observance of Holy Week. We will meet instead for a special Good Friday Service at 12 Noon. If you are available (and your local church does not have something scheduled), join us as we worship our all-sufficient Prophet, Priest, and King - the Lord Jesus Christ. Or you can catch us online at www.smbcjax.com.On Thursday evening we will worship with Pastor Ernie Murray and the St. Thomas Baptist Church here in Jacksonville for their annual Holy Week Revival. Our mass choir will lead the musical praise and...

I am in Greensboro, North Carolina, preaching for my friend Keelan Atkinson. I started Sunday night. I will conclude the meeting tonight. I have know Keelan for some years now. This may be the fourth time I have come to Greensboro to preach for him. Keelan's young church - only several years old - has been very kind and encouraging to me over the years. And I am glad to be here to minister the word of God to them. Pastor Atkinson is the one who recommended me to the leadership of Shiloh during their pastoral search. I still blame...

Yesterday was another wonderful day of worship and fellowship at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville. I was not feeling well physically. But the Lord gave me strength to get through the day and blessed our worship services in a rich and powerful way. We celebrated the Lord’s Table in both of our worship services yesterday. I believe it is one of the highest times of worship when the saints commune together to deliberately remember the Person and Work of Christ in the manner he prescribed. I taught my New Members Class yesterday for the first time in about...

Today was Ministry Emphasis Day 2010 at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church. Our worship services today were meant to challenge the church to get plugged into a place of Christian service. There was also a ministry fair to give our members an opportunity to learn more about our ministries and to get involved. Our theme for today was “Get Plugged In.” I planned to say this to members I greeted today. However, many of the members I chatted with today were people I recognized to be already serving in some area of ministry. Praise God! And may their tribe increase! Thanks...