Married to Crystal. Father to H.B. III, Natalie, & Hailey. Pastor of Shiloh Church. Author of It Happens After Prayer, On Preaching, On Pastoring, & On Worship
Preacher, it is okay if you are not hip, cool, or smooth. You are a herald of the gospel, not the manager of a brand. Who cares if they are not impressed with you? Your job is to point them to Jesus!
We met at Los Angeles High School in 1990. We married in 1998. Today, we have been married for twenty-four years. Time flies when you’re having fun! Blessed beyond measure to do life, family, and ministry with CC! Happy Anniversary, Sunshine! I love you!
Charles Stanley has moved upstairs from earthly labor to heavenly reward. As a young Christian, I read his books and listened to his sermons with great spiritual benefit. Thankful for his life and ministry.
I’m delighted to announce my prayerful intention to nominate
@albertmohler
as our next SBC president when we gather together in Orlando in June 2020 for our annual meeting. (1/4)
Split my pants before service. No change of clothes. No time to go home. Stapled pants. Paints held together as I preached hard. The Lord is a keeper! LOL
Met in high school. Chased her for years. Said “I Do” 25 years ago today. 3 children, 2 congregations, and a move across the country later, I still do! Thankful to have spent my life with Crystal. Count me in for whatever the days bring! I love you, Sunshine! Happy anniversary!
I don't remember 99% of the meals I've eaten, but they've kept me alive. God uses faithful, forgettable sermons to beautify his bride. - Matt Smethurst
Remember - the purpose of a Bible reading plan is not to keep you on schedule but to keep you in the Word. If you miss a meal, it’s foolish to give up eating. - Keith Plummer
What a man preaches is always more important than how he preaches. Focus on the soundness of his content so you will not be seduced by the smoothness of his style.
A biblical sermon doesn’t start with a topic, it starts with a text. And you don’t make a sermon more biblical by stacking up dozens of scripture references on top of a topic. You make it more biblical by going deeper into a single text. - Barry McCarty
It was bitter-sweet to leave Tuscaloosa without my Natalie Marie. Please pray for my daughter as she begins her first semester at the University of Alabama.
I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests his power in the Bible. Everyone is looking for power in a program, in a technique, in anything and everything except where God has placed it: His Word. - R.C. Sproul
Of all churches identified in the New Testament, not one of them is identified by numerical size. Health, faithfulness, unity, yes. Size? No. Not a single one. Focus on what is primary and trust God for size. - Mark Tolbert
Around the world, people are dying, because they believe in Jesus. In the U.S., people stop believing in Jesus, because their feelings get hurt. - Shane Pruitt
One of the best gifts a congregation can give its pastor is uninterrupted time to read, think, and pray. One of the best gifts a pastor can give his congregation is to use that given time wisely.
If Jesus came into our home tonight and said, “I am going to answer every prayer you prayed last week.” How many souls would come to know Christ because of our prayers? - David Pollack
A new Sermon Skeleton template I designed to work through the purpose and structure of my sermon. Crafting a sermon skeleton is my bridge step between doing Word work and writing the sermon manuscript.
When the church is mainly watered down to having good experiences, then we can’t be surprised when people walk away once they have a bad one. - Shane Pruitt
Preacher - tomorrow - read a text, explain what it means, and make application. Christian - tomorrow - go to a church where the preacher does that. - Todd Bryant
In 3 decades of preaching, this is unbelievably the first time I have preached the Rich Young Ruler. I have wrestled with the text for 3 weeks now - which rarely happens. Finally feeling I am getting my arms around the text. Prayers appreciated for sermon preparation this week.