Shout-out to the members of the Shiloh Church for your participation in our 2014 Prayer Emphasis Week. It happens after prayer! January 19 is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. I hope to see this coming week at the Jacksonville Pastors' Conference at the First Baptist Church, led by Dr. Mac Brunson. Ray Pritchard: 20 Sermons for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday Tony Merida: 9 Benefits of Expository Preaching Jared C. Wilson: In Praise of Fat Pastors Thom Rainer: 11 Things I Learned from Pastors' Wives Ed Stetzer: 5 Ways to Teach Your Children to Hate the Ministry John: Money: An...

January 12-19 is Prayer Emphasis Week at the Shiloh Church. Please join us as we begin the new year by giving ourselves and our needs to the Lord in believing prayer. A big shout-out to the brothers at the Reformed African American Network for the opportunity to do their Pass the Mic Interview Podcast. Check out the guest post written by Cameron Triggs, the Pastor of Students at the Shiloh Church: 5 Ways Christian Hip Hop Can Help Serve the Church The Jacksonville Pastors' Conference is just a couple of weeks away. You don't want to miss it! I will...

The first Sunday of 2014 was a blessed day of worship at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church! We started new worship times – 7:45 and 10:30 AM. The congregation handled it well the first week. I trust the schedule change will give our Bible Study Fellowship leaders the time they need and give me time to preach the 1st service without rushing. It was good to have our guests in worship with us. Always encouraging. Our new Pastor of Worship – Joe Pace – led worship for the first time. It was great! I am looking forward to ministering with...

Happy New Year! Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of things worth noting and reading. Thanks for reading. Check out the new blog by the Pastor of Youth & Young Adults at the Shiloh Church: Cameron Triggs. Daily Record: Bishop Rudolph McKissick retiring after 47 years at Bethel Baptist  Hope to see you at the Jacksonville Pastors' Conference. NYTimes.com: Evangelicals Find Themselves in the Midst of a Calvinist Revival  Justin Taylor: How to Read the Whole Bible in 2014 R. Albert Mohler: Some Thoughts on the Reading of Books Phillip Jensen: Don't Teach the Bible Jared C. Wilson: Milestones...

Merry Christmas! A big shout-out to my wife, Crystal, who celebrated her birthday this week. Happy Birthday, Sunshine! A big shout-out to the Music & Arts Department of at the Shiloh Church for a wonderful Christmas Concert this week! You make it happen! Thanks to Kathy Taylor for leading us in musical praise during the our Christmas Concert! Please join us for the Jacksonville Pastor's Conference 2014. Ray Pritchard: 48 Messages Celebrating our Savior's Birth  Colin Hansen: My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2013 Darryl Dash: 7 Reasons to Preach God-Centered Sermons Justin Lathrop: How To Become An Indispensable Staff...

Thanks for reading my weekly bulletin board, Saturday Shout-Outs. You can sign up for email updates of future posts under the picture to the left. Thanks for the kind and warm congratulations as Crystal and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary this past Thursday. Check my interview with Dr. R.A. Williams Jr. Hope to see you at the Jacksonville Pastor's Conference 2014! R. Albert Mohler: Nelson Mandela and the Ironies of History Tim Cantrell: How One South African Pastor Prayed Yesterday Ryan Huguley: 5 Ways to Love Your Pastor's Kids Thom Rainer: When a Pastor Receives an Anonymous Letter Mike...

Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of news, articles, and events. Thanks for reading. You can sign up for email updates of future posts under the picture to the left. Congratulations to my friend Romell Williams and his wife, LaTashia, on their birth of their new son this week! Praise the Lord! Thanks to Pastor W.T. Edmondson for the opportunity to minister the word during the church conference at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in West Point/La Grange, GA. A big shout out to ChurchLeaders.com for posting "What Should You Expect From Your Preacher? by Pastor Charlie Dates. You can...

Happy Thanksgiving! I am planning to finish my series on the Lord's Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation 2-3. Thanks for your prayers. I plan to wait for 2014 to start my next series. It will be an exposition of the Epistle of Ephesians. Should be fun! Preorder "On Preaching" by H.B. Charles Jr. (May, 2014) Save the Date: Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville (September 24-26, 2014) Practical Shepherding: What is an important reason a pastor should commit and stay in one church? Anthony Carter: Sunday Best  Erik Raymond: Delayed...

Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of things I have found interesting and worth sharing. Enjoy! A big shout-out to Pastor Charlie Dates for the opportunity to speak this week at the Church Institute at the Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago. I have high expectations for Charlie Dates. And the Lord is doing great things at the Progressive Church. Remember them in your prayers. This week was my last revival of the year. Praise the Lord! Thanks to all the pastors who graciously allowed me to preach the word to your congregations this year. I have blogged since 2005....

A big shout out to the pastors of the Pennsylvania Eastern Keystone Baptist Association for the opportunity to preach their annual session this past Thursday and Friday in Philadelphia. SAVE THE DATE: The Cutting It Straight Exposition Preaching Conference will meet at the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, September 24-26, 2014.  Preaching Today: "A Psalm for Giving Thanks" (Psalm 100) by H.B. Charles Jr. Men of Integrity: Prayer: Don't Give Up! from It Happens After Prayer by H.B. Charles Jr. Check out the Karen Waddles Interview. Thabiti Anyabwile: What I Love About the People in Prosperity Gospel Churches Scott Slayton: If I...

SAVE THE DATE: The Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference will take place in Jacksonville - September 24-26, 2014. Thanks for the warm regards this week as we celebrate 5 years of ministry at the Shiloh Church. A big shout-out to our family and friends who have joined us to celebrate this weekend. I am excited to speak at the 2014 JAX Pastors' Conference. Hope to see you there. Don Carson: 6 Reasons Not to Abandon Expository Preaching Aaron Menikoff: Evangelism without an Altar Call ProPreacher: 4 Benefits of Eye Contact in Preaching  Eric Mckiddie: 3 Big Opportunities that Busy...

Praise God for the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary! It was a joy and privilege to participate in The Expositors Summit this week with Dr. R. Albert Mohler and Dr. Alistair Begg. Thanks to Dan, Jeff, and the entire Southern Seminary team for the invitation, great kindness, and wonderful experience. It was a blessing to spend time with Brian Croft of Practical Shepherding. A special thanks to Pastor C.J. Mahaney and the Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville for the opportunity to minister the word last Lord's Day! Thanks to Dr. Dennis Hollinger, President of the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for ministering the...