Today’s post is a guest post by my friend and brother, Pastor Brian Carter. Brian serves as the Senior-Pastor of the Concord Church in Dallas, one of the great congregations in this country. Brian is also the host and leader of the annual E.K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference, which will meet in Dallas later this month. The late Dr. E.K. Bailey is one of my homiletical heroes. Through his example and this conference, the Lord used him to influence many African-American pastors toward expository preaching. Brian and his team are carrying on this great work and taking it to new...

Another good day of worship today at Shiloh. I finally finished my lesson today on the sovereignty of God in my Bible Study Fellowship class. I have enjoyed teaching on this great subject. I am grateful for all of our guests who joined us in worship today. Praise God for those who were baptized as followers of Christ today I sung "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior" before I preached this morning. Both services! I preached from 1 John 2:15-17 about "A Love That Hates." Sermon Point: Children of God must not and should not love the world. Sermon Outline:...

I am in Miami. I arrived yesterday to speak for Pastor Carl Johnson atthe 93rd Street Community Baptist Church. Pastor Johnson is a kind host and passionate leader. Andit was great to worship with the 93rd Street family last night. I also had the opportunity to reconnect with a PastorTyrell Brown from Virginia, who lectured before I spoke. We met almost tenyears ago, when we were much younger preachers. It is good to hear the ways theLord is blessing Pastor’s Brown’s work. I will be on my way home in a few hours. I am looking forward to our Midweek...