The Shiloh Church hosted the Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference last week. As it came to an end, I was repeatedly asked if it met my expectations. My answer is that it wildly surpassed my greatest expectations! I am thankful to the Shiloh pastors and staff for leading the charge and making sure we were ready. It is a joy to be yoked in Christian service with you! And a special thanks to all of our Shiloh volunteers for your labor of love. We were blessed to have great speakers serve us in this conference... Albert Mohler charged us...

The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference is still underway on the campus of the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, FL. Yesterday Pastor Ralph West opened up with “Biblical Preaching & Pastoral Ministry” and we enjoyed wonderful breakout sessions throughout the day. Last night Pastor Mac Brunson gave a powerful word on Thanksgiving and I charged the attendees to remember bottom line of Christian ministry. It has been a joy to be with you this week. I pray that you have been richly blessed and that you leave encouraged and inspired to "Cut It Straight". We are excited about what God...

The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference is underway on the campus of the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, FL. Yesterday I opened up the conference with an overview of expository preaching, Dr. R. Albert Mohler demonstrated why expository preaching matters and Pastor Ralph West encouraged our hearts.  It has been an honor and privilege to meet all the pastors and teachers from all over the United States that are in attendance. We are excited about what God has in store for us for the rest of this week. Shuttle service from the Omni Hotel to the church campus will be provided throughout...

The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference joyfully remembers Dr. A. Louis Patterson, Jr. - The "Godfather" of African American Expository Preaching.  

The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference begins today on the campus of the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, FL. We are grateful to have a line-up of great speakers and teachers who will teach, model, and promote expository preaching and teaching. Likewise, the staff and volunteers of Shiloh are ready and excited to serve the guests on our campus this week. Much prayer and planning has gone into this event to make it a special time for all who attend. The only thing missing is you! Safe travels to all who are making your way to Jacksonville. Registration begins today at...

This is episode #010 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about the things you should do after you have preached. Sermon preparation is hard work. It involves 20 hours of prayer, labor, repentance, thanksgiving, and meditation. While preparation is hard work, so is recovery. Preaching takes something out of you physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Preaching can be even more draining and discouraging when no one responds, so what do you do? Here are seven things I recommend you do after the sermon is...

The Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles celebrates 72 years of Christian witness today. And I celebrate with Mt. Sinai today, even though I am on the other side of the country. My personal, spiritual, and ministerial roots are deep in the soil of Mt. Sinai. My father - H.B. Charles, Sr. – was the second pastor of Mt. Sinai. He led the church for more than 40 years. It was the only thing I ever saw my father do. My mother was both the church secretary and minister of music at Mt. Sinai. I still have family...

Thanks for reading my blog. Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of things I find helpful. Enjoy! Thanks to Pastor Rodney Lake and the Pembroke Baptist Church of the opportunity to preach the word for your Fall Revival Services. Happy 72nd anniversary to my home church - the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles!!! Welcome to Shiloh! Please pray for Pastor Ronald Saunders as he beings his new work as our Pastor of Children & Families. Congratulations to Ralph Douglas West and the Church Without Walls as they enter their new worship facilities in Houston! My new...

Only God Saves (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Thanks for reading my blog! I hope you find something helpful in this weekly bulletin board that I call, Saturday Shout-Outs. You can sign up for my free weekly sermon manuscript list in the column to the right.   Congratulations to the newly elected president of the National Baptist Convention USA: Dr. Jerry Young, Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi. My new book, The Difference Jesus Makes. came put this week. It is simply about trusting Jesus in every situation. In six readable, biblical, and practical chapters about who Jesus is and what Jesus can do, you...

Easter Sunday 2014, before I gave the benediction at the end of the worship service at the Shiloh Church, I took a few minutes to point out that I was preaching for a new pulpit desk. Many in the congregation did not notice anything different. But to say I was excited  is an understatement. More than that, I was moved by the gravity of the implications. Simply trying to make note of the new desk before we dismissed, I started rambling on about the ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the Prince of Preachers. Our Media Team captured the moment and thought...

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book, The Difference Jesus Makes: Trusting Him in Every Situation (Moody Publishers). I am excited about this book for several reasons. First of all, this book simply retells and explains Bible stories. I believe we need more good books on Christian doctrine. But the Bible most often teaches truth through stories, not systems. Our generation suffers from biblical illiteracy. And I believe a reintroduction to the stories of the Bible is a big step toward revival. Furthermore, the stories in The Difference Jesus Makes are about the Lord Jesus Christ....