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....

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)...

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...

What a day! What a church! What a Savior! Thank God for the guests who joined us in worship. Praise God for the 9 persons who were baptized. Our Genesis Choir (children) sang for the first time since their summer break. Hailey, my 4-year-old, participated for the first time. Well, "Participated" is a strong word. She stood there and watched herself in the TV monitors, for the most part. I prayed for our Bible Study Fellowship (Sunday School) teachers and workers. Our new semester of classes begins next week. Grateful for a strong group of volunteers. You make it happen! Our 10:15...

It’s September already. Wow. We have a blessed day of corporate worship at Shiloh today. Thanks to all our Bible Study Fellowship (Sunday School) workers for making yourself available to serve the congregation today. You make it happen! I am grateful for all the guests who were in worship with us today. Even though my voice is gone, I enjoyed leading the congregation in corporate singing today. The choir sang one of my favorite Richard Smallwood numbers, “I Will Sing Praises.” I continued my study of 1 John with a message entitled, “What it Means to be a Child of...

It has been a long day. It has been a long weekend. It has been a long weekend. I spent Saturday morning with our church deacons, during their annual retreat. I taught on "The Ministry of Deacons." It was a great time of study and fellowship. I look forward to our next time together. I am in Lexington, Kentucky. I was invited by a seminary classmate, Victor Sholar, to preach the 150th anniversary celebration at the Main Street Baptist Church. Pastor Sholar has served the Main Street Church for about a year, having relocated from Los Angeles. He is a...

I love my congregation. What a church! Thanks for praying for the Shiloh Church family this weekend. Yesterday was a difficult day for our congregation, as we mourned the death of one of our faithful and beloved pastors, Mike Rodgers. Yet there was joy in the midst of sorrow. Please continue to pray for the Rodgers family and the Shiloh Church. God is so faithful The day of worship started with a spirit of heaviness. But over the course of the day, you could sense the Lord lifting our spirits as we worshiped him. Great is the Lord! Likewise, remember...

It was another great day at the Shiloh Church. God be praised! Quick testimony: I love my church! We baptized seven people today. Praise God! During our 8 AM service, the choir did, "He's Worthy," recorded by Jonathan Greer in the 80s. Great song! Glad and grateful for all of our guests today. J. Moss was our guest soloist at 10:15. He did "Praise on the Inside" and "Good and Bad," from his new CD. What a blessing! I made the big mistake of trying to sing after J. Moss. What was I thinking? I continued in my study of...

It rained pretty hard this weekend. It scared many of the saints away from church today. But we still had a great day of worship at Shiloh. In spite of the rain, we had many guests today. A family reunion. And the football team from Edward Waters College. We observed the Lord's Supper in both worship services. What a blessing! Praise God for the new members who received the right-hand-of-fellowship today! I was politely warned today that I need to get back to teaching Sunday school soon. Warning heeded. I finally made it back to 1 John. Long story. Really...

Thanks, again, to all who served in our Vacation Bible School last week. You made it happen! 5th Sundays are Missions Emphasis Day at Shiloh. Today we highlighted the work of our own Outreach Center, under the leadership of Pastor Reginald Bryant. As always, grateful for our guests in worship today. I did not preach 8 AM. Was not physically up to it today. Pastor Al filled-in for me. At the last-minute, no less. I am glad to have ready and available help. I pressed my way to preach and lead worship at 10:15. It felt like I stood there...

The Lord blessed the worship services at Shiloh today. We had quite of few guests in worship today. Way cool. Our chorale, Forgiven, prepared to sing "Reach Out And Touch Him," a song from the new Marvin Winans CD, led by Bishop Paul Morton. I was to sing the lead. But I chickened out during the middle of the 8 AM service. Fail. I couldn't wait to get to the pulpit to preach to my congregation today. My people acted like this missed me back! Way cool. I preached from "Living with Heavenly Priorities" from Colossians 3:1-4. I argued that...

Praise the Lord for the way he worked today at Shiloh! Thank God for the one who was baptized today. Thanks to all of the volunteers who serve at the Shiloh Church. You make it happen! Our worship leader was on his post today, R. Scott, even though his sister passed away this weekend. Very encouraging. I preached Psalm 1. I called it, “Which Way Are You Going?” I stated the point of the sermon in three words: Choose God’s way. Sermon Outline: I.     Choose the way that is blessed (1:1-2) II.     Choose the way that bears fruit (1:3-4) III.    ...