It was a joy to speak for the Arkansas Baptist Convention Pastors' Conference this week in Hot Springs. A big shout-out to my friend, Pastor Charlie Dates, for the opportunity to speak at the Faith & Public Life series this week at the Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago. It was a great joy to celebrate kick-off my 7th pastoral anniversary at the Shiloh Church by having dinner with the elders of the church and their families. November 5 was the day I was called to pastor my first church back in 1990. I am "Thankful for 25 Years of Pastoral...

Thanks for praying for me this week, as I spoke at The Expositors Summit at the Southern Seminary. I am always grateful for the kindness of Dr. Albert Mohler and thankful for his faithful proclamation and defense of the gospel.  It was also a joy to meet and hear Dr. Derek Thomas for the first time, after reading so much of his writings over the years. Southern Seminary: Preaching demands convictional courage, speakers say at Southern Seminary's Expositors Summit  Florida Baptist Witness: Southern Seminary's Expositors Summit: Preaching demands convictional courage Reformation Day R.C. Sproul: Is the Reformation Over?  Kevin DeYoung: The...

You can sign up in the margin to the right of this page to receive a free weekly sermon manuscript and other resources.  Shout-out to the Beulah Baptist Association for the opportunity to speak during their annual session this week. It was my joy to be be interviewed for The Jude 3 Project podcast: "Apologetics in Pastoral Ministry."  Check out my article on pastoral ministry: Don't Try To Put Out Every Brush Fire!  Take a listen to the latest episode of The On Preaching Podcast: 7 Reasons Why I Write Sermon Manuscripts. I solicit your prayers for the 2015 Expositors Summit...

You can sign up for our my weekly sermon manuscript and newsletter list in the right column of this site.  It was a joy to to speak at the Pine Bluff Family Bible Conference this week. Shout-out to my friends, Pastor Derrick Easter and Pastor Terry Brown, for the gracious invitation. Shout-out to the Transforming Churches Conference for the opportunity to speak this annaul conference in Southern California Check out the articles I wrote this week: On Preaching: Preaching the TONE of the Text On Pastoral Ministry: Seeing Beyond the Rubble of Ministry Take a listen to the latest episode...

A big shout-out to my son - H.B. Charles III - who turned 16-years-old this week! Happy Birthday, Doc! I love you! It was a joy to preach for Pastor Terry Anderson at the Lilly Grove Baptist Church in Houston this week. What a church! During the Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference, we showed a video about The Preachers Who Have Influenced Me.  Check out the latest episode of The On Preaching Podcast: Preaching without Notes Click here to see my interview with Ed Stetzer on #TheExchange.  You still have time to register for the 2015 Expositors Summit on the...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST IN THE RIGHT COLUMN OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT. It was a joy to speak about exposition preaching at the REACH Conference for the Georgia Baptist Convention this week! Thanks again for your prayerful support of the 2015 Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference! The Lord's richly blessed the meeting. Session recordings will be available soon. Mark your calendar for CIS 2016 - September 20-22, 2016. I hope to see you at the 2015 Expositors Summit at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Featured Speakers: R. Albert Mohler...

Happy Labor Day! The Lord be with you today. This is a late post from this weekend. My site went down Saturday. So you get Labor Day Shout-Outs today. Enjoy! Yesterday, I continued my Ephesians series with a message entitled, "Be Imitators of God" (Ephesians 5:1-6). What does it take to be imitators of God? I. Walk in Love (5:1-2). A. Imitate the Love of God the Father (v. 1) B. Walk in the Love of God the Son (v. 2) II. Say No to Defiling Sins (5:3-4). A. Abstain from immoral behavior (v. 3) B. Abstain from filthy language (v....

This is episode #025 of The On Preaching Podcast, the podcast dedicated to helping you preach faithfully, clearly, and better. In this episode, we will talk about asking the right questions of the text. Here are give questions you should ask of the text you are studying:  OBSERVATIONS: What does the text say?  INTERPRETATIONS: What does the text mean? CORRELATION: How does the text relate? APPLICATION: How does the text apply?  REFUTATION: What does the text refute?  QUESTIONS What questions do you ask as you study the word of God?  What other questions would you recommend?  RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Basic Bible...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST IN THE RIGHT COLUMN OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT. A big shout-out to my friend, Adron Robinson, for the opportunity to preach this week at the Hillcrest Baptist Church in Chicago. The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference is less than only a few weeks away – September 22-24, 2015. This meeting is to train, promote, and model expository preaching. There will also be special tracks for Youth Ministry and Worship & Arts. It should be three enriching days of training, fellowship, and worship. I hope to...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST IN THE RIGHT COLUMN OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT.  Shout-out to Pastor Pedro S. Williams for the opportunity to preach at the Jericho Baptist Church this week in the Turks and Caicos. Today is exactly one month before the start of the Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference - September 22-24, 2015. This meeting is to train, promote, and model expository preaching. There will also be special tracks for Youth Ministry and Worship & Arts. It should be three enriching days of training, fellowship, and worship. I hope to...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST TO THE RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT.  Shout-out to Pastor Gary Jones and the Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Dothan, Alabama, for a warm night of worship and fellowship! It was a joy for the Shiloh Church to worship with Pastor Gary Williams and the First Church Hopewell this week. A big shout-out to Dr. Steve Gaines for the opportunity to preach "Awesome August" at the Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis this week. What a church! The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference is about a month...

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MY EMAIL LIST TO THE RIGHT OF THIS PAGE TO RECEIVE A FREE WEEKLY SERMON MANUSCRIPT. Unfortunately, I was not able to make it to the Send North America Conference in Nashville this week. I missed a great meeting. My friend, Carlos Kelly, is the new Pastor of the Beulahland Baptist Church in Macon, Georgia. He succeeded Dr. Maurice Watson. It was a joy to this week how the Lord continues to bless this congregation. Shout-out to the Thomas Dorsey Convention of Choirs for the opportunity to give one of the morning messages during their...