Today was Missions Emphasis Day at Shiloh. It was a good day, which capped off a good week. Praise God for the one who was baptized today. As always, it was great to have our guests in worship with us today. I met Michael Eric Dyson today. I have read most of his books. It was cool to meet him in person. Our women’s chorus, under the leadership of M. White, did a great job today, leading us in musical praise. Dr. Hensworth W.C. Jonas was our guest speaker today. He is the leader of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission....

Thanks for read my blog. I hope you find it helpful. You can sign-up for email updates of new posts under the picture to the left. We held our Fall Church Institute at Shiloh this week. It was three good nights of Bible Study, worship, and dynamic preaching. Shelia Bailey taught our women. Lloyd Blue taught the men. And David Olford taught on Bible interpretation. Our keynote speaker, Ralph Douglas West, enriched us as he on several Gospel narratives that record powerful encounters with Christ. He called the series, "Have a Little Talk with Jesus." Shout-out to Cameron Triggs for...

We had the privilege of having Sheila Bailey to lead a session for our women during our Fall Church Institute at the Shiloh Church. Sheila Bailey is the president of Sheila B. Ministries and continues the legacy of her late husband, Dr. E.K. Bailey, the founding pastor of the Concord Church in Dallas and the E.K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference. During her time with us, I had the opportunity to interview her about her life and family, marriage to E.K. Bailey, and ongoing ministry work. Below is the complete video of the interview. I hope you find the conversation helpful...

Our Fall Church Institute begins tonight at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville (Sept. 26-28). These three nights will be a concentrated time of Bible study and proclamation. Each evening, at 6 pm, classes will be held on Christian discipleship. David Olford of the Olford Institute (Memphis) will teach on principles and methods of Bible interpretation. Shelia Bailey, President of Shelia B. Ministries (Dallas), will lead sessions for women. Lloyd Blue, who leads Lloyd C. Blue Ministries (Dallas), will teach the class for our men. Our Children’s Pastor, Lucious Johnson, and our Youth Pastor, Donald Lewis, will also lead...

It was a rare Sunday, in which I was away from my congregation. I missed being at Shiloh today. But I received good reports of a blessed day. I really missed my Bible Study Fellowship group today. West Wilson preached both morning services. Thanks for your ministry of the word to the saints today. Praise God for those who professed Christ and were added to the church today. I am in Chicago. I preached this morning for my friend, Romell Williams, who is celebrating 8 years of service to the Lilydale Progressive Baptist Church. I preached “Built to Last” (Matt. 7:24-27)...

In 2 Timothy 4:2, Paul issues a solemn charge to Timothy: “preach the word.” This is every true preacher’s divine assignment. We must preach the word. Note that Paul did not merely charge Timothy to preach. He also instructed him what to preach. Preach the word. Paul’s specific language reminds us that the importance of preaching rests in its content, not in its function. Our preaching is not the reason the word works. The word is the reason our preaching works. So Paul tells Timothy that he must preach. But he also tells Timothy what he must preach. Preach the...

Thanks again for reading my blog. And thanks for sharing my posts with others. Remember, you can subscribe to this blog under the picture to the left to receive email updates of new posts. A big shout-out to Pastor George Hurtt and the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church of Los Angles for the opportunity to minister the word during their Church Institute this week. Mt. Sinai is my home church. I cannot describe what an honor it is to be invited home to preach again. I am grateful for their ongoing prayers, kindness, encouragement, and support. Thanks to Pastor Prentiss Lewis who...

It was a beautiful day in Jacksonville. And a wonderful day of worship at Shiloh. Our new Bible Study Fellowship group semester began yesterday. It was great to see the saints gathering for classes. I am teaching a class this semester on the Epistle of 1 Timothy. I did part 1 of an introduction to the letter. Actually, the lesson is only 1 part. But I didn’t finish it. I have never taught through 1 Timothy. I look forward to studying and teaching it. Praise God for the one brother who was baptized. I resumed my study of 1 John...

This weekend, the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles celebrated 70 years of Christian witness and ministry. The Rev. J.D. Richardson organized Mt Sinai. He led the congregation for six years. The second pastor of Mt. Sinai was my father – Dr. H.B. Charles, Sr. He led the congregation for more than forty years. He was an outstanding preacher, charismatic leader, and passionate civil rights advocate. The congregation grew tremendously under my father's leadership. It also experienced various ups-and-downs. Yet the congregation remained strong through various transitions. I was introduced to the Lord Jesus Christ during my father's...

I am preaching through the Epistle of 1 John. In the footnotes of a commentary, I recently found out that Herschel Hobbs wrote a commentary on the Epistles of John. It arrived in the mail several weeks ago. As I was studying 1 John 3:4-10, I ran into an interesting paragraph. It really had nothing to do with anything. It seems that a grammatical point caused Hobbs to reminisce about his Greek professor, A.T. Robertson, author of the popular Word Pictures in the New Testament. Here's what Hobbs wrote... Despite the fact that he was one of the leading Greek...

Thanks for reading the blog this week. And thanks for your comments. You can receive email updates of new blog posts by signing-up under the picture to the left. By the way, if there is a particular subject you want to recommend for me to write on, feel free to share it with me. Happy anniversary to the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Los Angeles, which celebrates 70 years of ministry this weekend. My father served Mt. Sinai for 40 years. MSMBC was my first pastorate. I was there for almost 18 years. My friend, George Hurtt, has led...

 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. – Hebrews 10:24-25 Here are 25 reasons why you should regularly take part in the public and corporate worship assemblies of your local congregation: 1. The word of God teaches it (Heb. 10:24-25). A high and correct view of scripture demands regular church attendance. 2. Corporate worship is where the preaching and teaching of God’s word takes place (2 Tim....