Wednesdays in the Word continues at the Shiloh MetropolitanBaptist Church of Jacksonville tonight at 7 PM.We have been richly blessed the past two weeks by MarcusCosby of the Wheeler Avenue Church (Houston) and Kerwin Lee of Berean ChristianChurch (Lithonia, GA). Pastor Terry K. Anderson of the Lilygrove Baptist Churchin Houston was scheduled to be our guest speaker tonight. However, he will notbe able to attend. We are praying for Pastor Anderson’s full recovery. And welook forward to him ministering to us some time down the road. But there is a ram in the bush! Pastor Arthur Jackson, Senior-Pastor of the...

We will continue our Wednesdays in the Word seriestonight at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church at 7 PM. Last wee, Pastor Marcus Cosby of the Wheeler Avenue Church in Houston kicked us off in a great way.  This week, we are privileged to half Pastor Kerwin Lee ofthe Berean Christian Church in Lithonia, GA, as our special guest. A native a Los Angeles, Pastor Lee is a church planter,leadership expert, published author, and featured speaker of a nationaltelevision broadcast. Moreover, Pastor Lee is a man of God and faithfulpreacher of the word of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ....

Today begins our Wednesdays in the Word preaching series atthe Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville. Each Wednesday evening in February, during our regular MidweekWorship Service time (7 p.m. EST), we will host a series of pastors from aroundthe country to minister the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.Actually, two of our guests are from Georgia, two from Houston, and one servesright down the street from us here in Jacksonville. I pray this will be a greatly encouraging time for ourpeople. This may seem like a simple goal. but do not understate the importanceof encouragement. Many are...

This morning, we had our first Kingdom-Focused Prayer Meeting at SMBC. Each month, the Saturday before the first Sunday, we will spend an hour in prayer together as a church. Our focus will be on spiritual, kingdom, eternal matters, more than personal requests. We will beseech the Lord God that his name would be hallowed, his kingdom would come, and his will would be done on earth as in heaven. May the Lord smile on these times of corporate prayer. Here is the prayer guide from this morning's meeting: • Pray that we would receive a higher view of God...

Today was the culmination of our celebration of the 15 years the Lord has blessed me and MSMBC to be together as pastor and people. This morning, Dr. John A. Reed Jr. of the Fairview Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, delivered the message. His preached a message called "You Can't Quit" from Acts 18:5-6, 9-11. He will never know how timely his message was and how the Lord was used him to speak to specific matters I have been struggling with. I am convinced the Lord sent Pastor Reed here just for me. I know that many other people in...