Notes from Sunday 2013

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Notes from Sunday – 11/11/13

November 11, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Happy Veterans Days! Thanks to all the veterans who have served our country to protect our freedom. This Sunday was my 5th pastoral anniversary at the Shiloh Church!  May the Lord grant that we will have many more years of fruitful Christian service together as pastor and people. These past five years have definitely not been easy. No pastorate is. But I do not have the words to describe the sense of joy and privilege it has been to serve Shiloh these years. I am a blessed man to serve such a great church! Thanks to the Shiloh pastors, staff,...
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Notes from Sunday – 11/03/13

November 4, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
It was good to be in worship with the wonderful congregation of the Shiloh Church today! I led the congregation in corporate singing, which is always a joy. Glad to have all of our guests in worship today. We celebrated the Lord’s Table in both of our worship services. Our team prepared a video of the to mark the 5th anniversary of my call to Shiloh. Very moving. I continued my series on Revelation 2-3. I preached from Revelation 2:18-29 – “Be Careful What You Tolerate.” This text is the longest of the letters to the seven churches. But it...
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Notes from Sunday – 10/20/13

October 21, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
We had a good day of worship at the Shiloh Church today. It feels odd not to teach my Bible Study Fellowship group this semester. But I am so glad not to have to prepare another lesson each week. Need the rest. As always, it was good to have all of our guests in worship today, including an old friend from Los Angeles. Praise God for the four persons who were baptized today! I continued my brief series on Revelations 2-3, "Let the Church Be the Church." The burden of this series is simply that the world at its worst needs...
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Notes from Sunday – 09/29/13

September 30, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
This past week, we hosted our Fall Church Institute at the Shiloh Church. And the sense of spiritual refreshment seemed to carry over into Sunday morning. Saturday was the third week of our men and women’s discipleship fellowships. We are to a great start. Looking forward to the weeks ahead. Saturday evening, I had the opportunity to preach chapel for the Jacksonville Jaguars. I am always amazed by how seriously the players get when the word is taught. 5th Sundays are like a box of chocolates. You never go what you are going to get. I was away preaching for...
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Notes from Sunday – 09/15/13

September 16, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
This weekend, we began our Men's Discipleship Fellowship with 33 The Series: Authentic Manhood (Part 3). My wife, Crystal, began a Women's Discipleship Fellowship on "The Life-Ready Women." We got off to a good start. Between our two services, I had a session with a Bible Study Fellowship teachers in preparation for the upcoming semester. I pray much fruit will come from our studying through The Master's Plan of the Church by John MacArthur Thankful for our guests in worship. And I was glad to have the opportunity to pray for our Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Nicholai Vitti. I finished...
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Notes from Sunday – 08/11/13

August 12, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
I had a more than 10-hour flight from Rome to Atlanta Saturday. Then another hour home. Wiped out! I should not preached. I was really tired. But I pressed on. I was so glad to be home with my family and to worship with the Shiloh Church family. I was also glad to have our guests, including the family reunion that joined us for worship. Praise God for the four persons who were baptized today! Shout-out to our Pastor of Outreach, Reginald Bryant, for teaching my Bible Study Fellowship for me over the past several weeks. I preached from Colossians...
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Notes from Sunday – 08/04/13

August 4, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
I am on my way to Rome, Italy, for a weeklong preaching conference. A small, intensive study group will study texts all week and visit related sites. Please pray for safe arrival and fruitful study. We had a great day at Shiloh today! It is a joy to pastor such wonderful people. I missed teaching my Bible Study Fellowship group today. It was my privilege to lead the congregation in the Lord's Table today. We also extended the right-hand-of-fellowship to our new members. In place of our normal scripture reading, we read the Apostle's Creed together. Very moving to hear...
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Notes from Sunday – 07/14/13

July 14, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
I love the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church! I came home from a long week physically tired but spiritual refreshed. I was really excited about being in my pulpit this morning. As Saturday passed, I had a nagging suspicion that the George Zimmerman verdict would be announced before the day was over. I was right. So I changed my preaching plan for the day. I think it was for the best. Our youth made it home safely from youth camp Saturday evening. May the week they spent in the word and in service to others bear much fruit to the glory...
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Notes from Sunday – 06/23/13

June 24, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
I praise the Lord for the opportunity to worship corporately and publicly with the saints of the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church today. In my Bible Study Fellowship, I taught on 1 Timothy 6:1-2: "The Ethic of Christian Servanthood." In verse 1, Paul gives instructions for serving unbelieving masters. In verse 2, Paul gives instructions for serving believing masters. (I plan to teach verses 3-10 next Sunday). As always, it was good to have our guests in worship today. I preached from Daniel 9: "Prayer that Makes a Difference"  Daniel 9 records one of the greatest yet neglected prayers of the Bible....
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Notes from Father’s Day 2013

June 17, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
I hope you had a great Father's Day weekend! I thank God for my father: H.B. Charles Sr. My father died on Father's Day weekend. And I used to find Father's Day very painful. But I was filled with grateful memories this weekend. I only hope that I may become half the man and preacher my father was. I am indescribably thankful for my three children - H.B. III, Natalie Marie, and Hailey Breanne - also known as, "The Terrorists." We had a fathers-sons breakfast Saturday morning at the Shiloh Church. It was a good time of fellowship among Christians...
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Notes from Sunday – 06/02/13

June 3, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
It was a really long weekend. Saturday, I led our Kingdom Man Bible class, led our prayer meeting, and then taught our New Members Class. Still recovering. We extended the right-hand-of-fellowship to our new members Sunday morning. We celebrated the Lord’s Table in both worship services. It was nice to meet several of our guests in worship today. I am glad to have friends who recommend our church to their members who are visiting Jacksonville. Our Bible Study Fellowship groups began their summer semester. I resumed my class a lesson on the importance of studying the word with other believers....
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Notes from Sunday – 05/26/13

May 27, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Happy Memorial Day! May the Lord grant you a blessed and safe holiday. Let's remember today those who have sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we enjoy. Memorial Day weekend is an anniversary, of sorts, for me. I preached at the Shiloh Church for the first time Memorial Day weekend five years ago (2008). I was only invited to preach. Before my trip, however, I was asked to do several meetings. Worst interviews ever! I preached two sermons and flew home Sunday afternoon. I thought the services were warm and the people were kind. And the message was received well. But...