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Saturday Shout-Outs: 15 Years, R.A. Williams, & Ministry Links

December 14, 2013 in Saturday Shout-Outs with 1 Comment

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!

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Anthony Carter: Keeping Black Christians at Arm’s Length

R.C. Sproul: What Does the X in Xmas Mean? 

A man does not preach heartily to his people, if he does not pray earnestly for them. – Richard Baxter

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R.A. Williams Jr. Interview

December 13, 2013 in Interviews with 3 Comments

n1440714769_30435593_735851-200x300Dr. R.A. Williams, Jr. is the Pastor of the McCoy Memorial Baptist Church in Los Angeles, where he has served for more than 30 years. Pastor Williams is also the President of WHW Ministries, which hosts an annual conference of preaching in Los Angeles.

I was a teenager when I first heard Dr. Williams preach. It was a powerful exposition of John 3:16. I followed his ministry afterwards, looking to him as a model of exposition preaching in the African-American church. Without knowing him very well, Dr. Williams mentored me from afar. And he was very kind to me over the years that I served in Los Angeles.

 

Following is an interview with R.A. Williams about his life and ministry. Enjoy!

Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation in the comments section. 

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Thankful for 15 Years of Sunshine!

December 12, 2013 in Crystal, Special days with 10 Comments

IMG_1506Today is a blessed day in my life. It is the fifteenth anniversary of my marriage to my Crystal.

Crystal and I met at Los Angeles High School. She was in the tenth grade. I was a senior… and a senior-pastor (but that’s another story). We met in Coach Williams’ World History Class. It was the easiest class in the school (Do the math: the football coach was the World History teacher!).

Our first (romantic) words to one another were…

Crystal: “Did you do the homework?”

Me: “Nope. You?”

Crystal:  “Me neither.”

After that class, we did not see one another for several years. But I would often ask my sister – who was in the same grade – about Crystal.

By time we made a personal connection, Crystal was out of school. And I was knee-deep in pastoral ministry. We bumped into one another at my mother’s house. And we have been in another’s life sense.

Our relationship developed slowly. But that was a good thing. We became friends. And there was no pressure for the relationship to go any further than that. In fact, we both had no expectation that it would. By the time I knew what was happening, I was in love with Crystal and could not live without her. Fifteen years later, those realities have only intensified for me.

I am a nerd who married the prettiest girl in school!

Pastor & Crystal C#27CC822When Crystal and I were dating, we had one major issue. My life had already been mapped out. I did not have a choice. My life would be given to pastoral ministry. I felt that Crystal had a choice. And I didn’t want her to waste it. So, in a real sense, I courted her and pushed her away at the same time.

I cannot tell you how glad I am that Crystal chose to spend her life with me. It has not been an easy for her. But she has been my partner in the ministry for fifteen years. And I would not be who or what I am without her love and support.

Fifteen years. Three terrorists… I mean, children. Two churches. From one side of the country to the other. Yet there have been two constants in my life through it all: the Lord Jesus Christ, who deserves the highest praise for his unwavering faithfulness, and Crystal.

Happy Anniversary, Sunshine! I love you! Always! 

Saturday Shout-Outs: On Preaching, West Point, & Ministry Links

December 7, 2013 in Saturday Shout-Outs with 0 Comments

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 now pre-order my new book “On Preaching.” It will be released May 2014.

Get your copy of It Happens After Prayer today. Or buy it as a gift for a friend.

SAVE THE DATE: Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference at the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville – September 24-26, 2014.

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Trillia Newbell: Can Any Good Come From Controversy? 

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Andrew David Naselli: 12 Reasons Why You Should Pray Scripture

Mark Driscoll: 6 Simple Ways to Write Better Blog Posts

Ron Edmondson: 7 Suggestions NOT to Do When the Church is in Decline

Tim Challies: Stopping An Affair Before It Begins  

The Christian Pundit: Adultery Prevention

Jonathan Holmes: Why Does He Look at Pornography? 

David W. Jones: Errors of the Prosperity Gospel 

R.C. Sproul: Escaping the “Stage Cage” 

We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died. – John MacArthur

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Saturday Shout-Outs: Thanksgiving, 7 Churches, & Ministry Links

November 30, 2013 in Saturday Shout-Outs with 0 Comments

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 Adolescence in the Church

Thom Rainer: Thoughts on the Court Ruling on the Ministers’ Housing Allowance

Julian Freeman: Four Little Words

Stephen Altrogge: Why Is It So Critical That We Sing Together? 

Justin Taylor: 20 Ways to Pray for the Seminaries

Joe Carter: Know Your Christianese: Prayer Edition

Derek Rishmawy: 12 Tips for Keeping It Clean In Your Dating Relationship 

Lina Abujamra: Ten Times It’s Wise to Hold Your Tongue 

Mike Cosper: Creation, Culture, Redemption, and Hip Hop

Every saved person this side of heaven owes the gospel to every lost person this side of hell. – David Platt

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Saturday Shout-Outs: Chicago, Armor Bearers, & Ministry Links

November 23, 2013 in Saturday Shout-Outs with 1 Comment

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. But nothing I have written has kicked up as much dust as my recent post on armor bearers. I meant it for it be something shocking, controversial even. But I would have never thought that it would have stirred up as much fuss as it has, which may be the point I was trying to make. Why are so many pastors and churches so committed to establishing and protecting the role of armor bearers, and not, say, the New Testament offices of elders and deacons?

Bottom-line: After all the discussion and debate, I stand by my premise armor bearers are more about celebrity Christianity than Christian discipleship!

SAVE THE DATE: Cutting it Straight Expository Preaching Conference, September 24-26, 2014

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Brandon Hilgemann: 10 Guest Preaching Tips So They Want to Invite You Back

The ERLC: Bait with an Unshakeable Hook: A Biblical Response to Predatory Lending Practices

Mike Niebaer: Is it Actually Hard to Be a Pastor?

Tom Ascol: 35 Lessons from 35 Years as a Pastor

Thabiti Anyabwile: 5 Things to Do Before Leaving Your Church

Kevin Halloran: A Prayer for Those Battling Sin

Nathan Busenitz: Did Jesus Become a Sinner on the Cross?

Lisa Spence: Being in the Word Every Day 

Michael Hyatt: To Do or Not to Do, That is the Question 

Kate Tracy: The Top Five Reasons You Church Could Land in Court

If your favorite Christian blogger/writer/speaker never talks about the cursed Christ on a bloody cross, find a new favorite. – Kevin DeYoung

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Saturday Shout-Outs: Karen Waddles, Philadelphia, & Ministry Links

November 16, 2013 in Saturday Shout-Outs with 0 Comments

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.

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Scott Slayton: If I Were to Preach at a Pastors’ Conference

Thom Rainer: Thank You Pastor’s Wife 

Christopher Hemmerich: The Punches I Never Saw Coming

Sam Crabtree: 20 Verses for God-Centered Administrators

Brian Howard: How to be a Man at Home 

Trevin Wax: Churches, Conferences, and charges of Sexism

Colin Smith: 3 Ways Christ Can Be Outside Your Church

Jon Bloom: We Are Far Too Easily Displeased 

Carey Neiuwhof: 9 Great Ways for Leaders to use Social Media (+ 3 Mistakes) 

 Greatness is never the product of giftedness. Greatness is always the product of faithfulness. – Crawford Loritts

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Karen Waddles Interview

November 14, 2013 in Interviews with 3 Comments

Mrs. Karen Waddles is the wife of Dr. George Waddles, Pastor of the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. Karen is also the assistant to the publisher at Moody Publishers, a conference speaker, and contributing author of Our Voices: Issues Facing Black Women in America and the Women of Color in the Bible. She and her husband are the parents of four adult children and nine grandchildren. Her greatest joy is seeing women experience the fruit of God’s blessings when they apply the biblical principles of womanhood to their lives.

Enjoy the following interview with this wise and gracious Christian sister.

Did you find this interview helpful? Join the conversation in the comments section. 

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Notes from Sunday – 11/11/13

November 11, 2013 in Notes from Sunday 2013 with 3 Comments

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 pastora1456724_10202322431242517_1275438509_nte 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, leaders, and members for your prayers, generosity, and encouragement this week.

A big shout-out to the Pastors’ Wives and Women’s Ministry for the beautiful luncheon you hosted for Crystal Saturday.

As always, it was good to have our guests in worship. It was additionally special to have family and friends who came from Los Angeles and Seattle to be with us for the weekend.

Our children’s choir sang and did a wonderful job, as always.

Praise God for the two who were baptized!

George Hurtt, who is the Pastor of the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, brought the message today. Pastor Hurtt was a great blessing to us, preaching from Job 1 in both services.

Praise God for those who were added to the church in both services!

I cannot tell you how refreshing it was to sit with the congregation under the ministry of the word on the Sunday morning. It’s a rare treat for me. And I savored every moment of it.

Next week’s sermons: “A Warning against Nominal Christianity” (Revelation 3:1-6).

The New Orleans Saints defeated my Dallas Cowboys, 49-17. In the process, the Saints set a new record, making 40 first downs.

The Jacksonville Jaguars got their first win by defeating the Tennessee Titans. Who’s next? Go Jags!

I know you did not notice. But my USC Trojans demolished the Cal Bears this weekend, 62-28.

Do not pay attention to the early season Miami Heat losses. All is well. Three-peat coming!

I am also glad that NCAA basketball season is starting up. For the record, I am a Duke Blue Devils fan!

Speaking of Miami… I don’t know what to make of the shenanigans going on with the Miami Dolphins. Do you?

How was your Sunday? How did you teams do this weekend? Join the conversation in the comments section.

Saturday Shout-Outs: 5 Years, Preaching Conference, & Ministry Links

November 9, 2013 in Saturday Shout-Outs with 0 Comments

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.

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Eric Mckiddie: 3 Big Opportunities that Busy Pastors Miss

Chuck Lawless: Twelve Ways to Be a Godly Leader 

Bill Mounce: Am I “Lord” of my Wife? (1 Peter 3:6) 

Tim Challies: 18 Things I Will Not Regret Doing With My Husband

Candice Waters: How to Pray for a Future Husband

David Murray: 10 Love Challenges 

Kyle Worley: What That Empty Seat Says 

Jeff Goins: You Don’t Need to Become a Better Writer 

The New Testament without the miracles would be far easier to believe. But the trouble is, would it be worth believing? – J. Gresham Machen

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