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DR. CHARLIE E. DATES
 
FOUNDER + PASTOR Emeritus

JAMES T. MEEKS

The passion for proclaiming was evident in the Reverend Dr. Charlie E. Dates at a very early age. As a young man he exercised his gifting at school, in church, and in the community gaining distinction for his capacity as an effective orator. He preached his first sermon at age 17 and hasn’t looked back. He served in campus ministry while a college student at Illinois, as an apprentice pastor under the leadership of Reverend Dr. K. Edward Copeland at New Zion Baptist Church of Rockford, Illinois, and in pastoral ministry at Salem Baptist Church of Chicago with Pastor James T.  Meeks.

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"Encourage Yourself" 1 Samuel 30:1-19 | Pastor John Jenkins | Wednesday 3-26-25
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"Encourage Yourself" 1 Samuel 30:1-19 | Pastor John Jenkins | Wednesday 3-26-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:00 - 00:01:02 – Intro Video 00:01:02 - 00:05:10 – Praise and Worship 00:07:40 – 00:08:07 – Welcome And Prayer – E. Pastor Leroy Brown 00:08:07 – 00:20:26 – Praise and Worship 00:20:26 – 00:24:39 – Shout Outs, Pulpit Announcements, Special Guest Shout Out, Shout Out To Pastor James T Meeks and First Lady Jamell Meeks – Dr Charlie Dates 00:24:39 – 00:25:37 – Shout Out To Guest Preacher, Intro To Pastor James T Meeks 00:25:37 – 00:31:06 – Introduction To Guest Preacher, Video 00:31:12 – 00:34:03 – Shout outs From Guest Preacher 00:34:03 – 00:35:01 – Prayer For The Message 00:35:01 – 00:37:15 – Message Starts 00:37:15 – 00:43:05 – This Is An Interesting Passage … David At The Age Of 17 Killed Goliath … … Saul The King Got Jealous … David Runs … Inside Of The Cave … The Men Are In Further Distress … What Do You Do When You Are In A Place … 00:43:05 – 00:44:54 – I Thought I Might Talk To You … Finding Yourself With Trouble On Every Side … I Got three Things To Tell You … David Strengthened Himself In The Lord … 00:44:54 – 00:48:03 – That Word Strengthen Is The Hebrew Word ChaZak … It Means To Encourage Yourself … The Ministry Of Just Being Present … Learn To Say The Right Thing To Yourself … 00:48:03 – 00:48:54 – What Do You Say To Yourself … Encourage Yourself … Tell Yourself That No Weapon Formed Against Me … Tell Yourself the Lord Is My Rock … The Lord Is My Light And Salvation Whom Shall I Fear … 00:48:54 – 00:50:39 – Somebody Go And Tell … Encourage Yourself … Gods Gonna make A Way … Learn To Speak The Right Things … 00:50:39 – 00:55:04 – Let Me Tel You The Second Thing … David Said Bring The Ephod … Pray For Yourself … The Ephod Represents … A Praise Garment … Give God The Praise Right Now … I'm Just Waiting Till He Works It Out … Put Your Ephod On … 00:55:04 – 00:58:06 – I Got One More Thing … David Inquired Of The Lord … Do What David Did … Pursue And God will Recover It All … David Recovered All … Tell Yourself I Shall Recover All ... 00:58:32 – 01:11:29 – Praise and Worship, Altar Call 01:11:29 – 01:14:20 – Offering, Prayer 01:14:20 – 01:16:25 – Announcements 01:16:25 - 01:18:31 – Benediction 01:18:46 – 01:22:48 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
"Let's Build This Wall!" Nehemiah 4:6 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Sunday 3-23-25
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"Let's Build This Wall!" Nehemiah 4:6 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Sunday 3-23-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:00 – 00:01:07 – Intro Video 00:01:07 – 00:07:40 – Praise and Worship – Chicago State Univ. Marching Band 00:07:40 – 00:12:54 – Praise and Worship – Choir 00:12:54 – 00:17:01 – Welcome and Prayer – Rev. Watson Jones 00:17:01 – 00:32:18 – Praise and Worship – Young Adult Choir 00:32:18 – 00:35:21 – Shout Outs, Updates – Dr. Charlie Dates 00:35:21 – 00:40:01 – Special Guest – CSU President 00:40:01 – 00:41:26 – Prayer For the Message 00:41:26 – 00:42:39 – Message Starts 00:42:39 – 00:46:08 – You Twenty Somethings … It Was 2007 When The I Phone … Sometimes Life Demands That You Innovate … Maybe The Name Thurgood Marshall Will … Because Sometimes Life Requires Of You Determination … 00:46:08 – 00:48:15 – Maybe You Need A Bible Name … Job … Sometimes Life And Faith Insists That … If You Were To Combine … You Would Meet Nehemiah … God Calls People And Gives Them An Assignment … 00:48:15 – 00:50:48 – I Want To Remind You That the Bible … God Still Calls Leaders … Sometimes Life Is Not About … But The Obstacles We Have To Overcome … 00:50:48 – 00:58:49 – … We Are On Perhaps … Is Where People Come To Hear from Heaven … People Who Live Without A Burden Never Build … We Meet … Who Had Emerged From … But They In Church Singing On A Sunday Morning … 00:58:49 – 01:09:24 – Because There Has To Be A Burden That Comes … If It Had Not Been For The Grace Of God … Frederick Douglas Had A Burden … God Will Use You To Change the World … I'm Talking About That Shout … We Learn This Word For Transformation … Now Is The Time … 01:09:24 – 01:20:20 – … Whats that Got to Do With Nehemiah … The King looked At Him And Said What Do Ya Need … Let The Need Drive You … The Heart Of The King Is In The Hand Of God … Thank You That You Provided For Me … But The Same God … Isn't He Able … 01:20:20 – 01:31:52 – You Better Have Trust In God … Opposition Is Opportunity … So DL Moody Is Preaching … Dogs Don't Bark At Parked Cars … God Has Never Lost A Battle To Your Enemy … One Friday Evening … To God Be The Glory 01:31:52 – 01:46:48 – Altar Call 01:46:48 – 01:55:02 – Announcements, Offering 01:55:02 – 01:57:16 – Beyond Campaign Announcement 01:57:16 – 01:58:36 – Bereavements, Benediction 01:58:36 - 02:01:25 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
"Looking Back To Go Forward" 2 Chronicles 5:1-14 | Pastor Shaun D. Marshall | Wednesday 3-19-25
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"Looking Back To Go Forward" 2 Chronicles 5:1-14 | Pastor Shaun D. Marshall | Wednesday 3-19-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:00 - 00:01:02 – Intro Video 00:01:02 - 00:06:00 – Praise and Worship 00:06:00 – 00:07:22 – Welcome and Prayer – Timothy Lee & Alesha Blake 00:07:22 – 00:15:25 – Praise and Worship 00:15:25 – 00:17:27 – Shouts Of Praise, Focus On Defining Decades 00:17:27 – 00:32:51 – Defining Decades Panel With Pastor Leslie Rogers 00:32:51 – 00:39:13 – Praise and Worship 00:39:13 – 00:40:23 – Prayer For The Message 00:40:23 – 00:42:20 – Shout Outs 00:42:20 – 00:45:51 – Message Starts 00:45:51 – 00:50:04 – … 22 Years Ago … The Covenant Was Founded In 1885 … They Called Themselves Mission Friends … Christians are Not Immune To Racialism … Started Something Called Sankofa … 00:50:04 – 00:52:55 – The Word Sankofa … It Literally Means … Apply The Principals We Learn From The Past … God Is The Same God … To Be Able To Do It Again … 00:52:55 – 00:56:29 – … An As We Continue In This Series … I Want To Invite You … Ezra Was A Priest, A Scribe, And A Reformer … Home Felt Foreign … To Come Home To God … And One Day God Said Times Up … Calling On Them … A Spiritual Restoration … 00:56:29 – 00:58:44 – If Their Nation Was Going To Be Strong Again … The Needed To Be Able To Look Back … Start By Rebuilding The Temple … The Younger People Had Hope … 00:58:44 – 01:01:00 – But The Older Israelite's … They Were Suck With Nostalgia … The Problem They Were Facing … When We look Back At What God Has Done … 01:01:00 – 01:07:19 – … Solomon Rebuilt The Temple … Here's What We Need To Understand … Then King David Rose To His Feet … God Made David A Promise … Hes The Same God …Gods Promise Has A Process … 01:07:19 – 01:11:36 – You Can't Do … So What Is The Process … 01. Remember To Participate … They Gave Sacrificially … They Overwhelmed The Offering … The Right Place will Assign You The Right Value … 01:11:36 – 01:16:40 – … And When People See … How Many Of You All Value Jesus … You Understand The Value … They Were Returning To God That … God Is Our Source … You Have Time, You Have … God Can Multiply The Stuff I Got … 01:16:40 – 01:21:41 – … 02. You Got To Remember To Consecrate … Holiness Was One Of The … Holiness Is … Who Remembers Sesame Street … I'm Only Gonna Do What … That's What It Means To Be Holy … 01:21:41 – 01:31:20 – … 03. You Got To Celebrate … They Worshiped … Live Holy Church … Greater than Solomon's Temple … Early Sunday Morning That Temple Got Up … Were Building For Jesus … The Glory Of The Everlasting Temple … 01:31:20 - 01:36:21 – Altar Call 01:36:21 – 01:40:23 – Shout Out, Offering, Announcements, Prayer 01:40:23 – 01:42:58 – Wrap Up, Benediction 01:42:58 – 01:46:17 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
"Can You Count?" Luke 14:27-33 | Pastor James T. Meeks | Sunday 3-16-25
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"Can You Count?" Luke 14:27-33 | Pastor James T. Meeks | Sunday 3-16-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:00 - 00:01:02 – Intro Video 00:01:02 - 00:04:44 – Praise and Worship 00:04:44 – 00:08:44 – Welcome and Prayer – Minister Walter Owens 00:08:44 – 00:10:54 – Capital Stewardship Video, Bereavement Video 00:10:54 – 00:32:08 – Praise and Worship 00:32:08 – 00:35:10 – Lead Me, Guide Me – Pastor James T Meeks 00:35:10 – 00:36:38 – Prayer For The Message 00:36:38 – 00:37:53 – Shout Outs 00:37:53 – 00:43:01 – What Hes Done For Me 00:43:01 – 00:48:30 – Shouts Of Praise, Pastor Addresses Salem and Progressive 00:48:30 – 00:51:14 – Message Starts 00:51:14 – 00:55:03 – I Came By Today … The Bible says Some Interesting Things About Building … A Wise Man Builds His House … The Word Is A Lamp … Learn The Bible … 00:55:03 – 01:01:05 – … Whats The Difference … Some People Seem … Like They Have The Midas Touch … Those Who Are on Top Know How To Count … I'm Next … 01:01:05 – 01:06:31 – … If We Don't Prepare Ourselves … Don't Forget Church … Preparation And Success Are Cousins … What Is Counting … What Am I Willing to Do … Am I Going To Get A Job … 01:06:31 – 01:14:36 – … These Are Tough Times … What Am I Willing To Do … Am I Willing To Count The Cost … A Gucci Book Bag … You Don't Know What You Don't Know … 01:14:36 – 01:25:24 – … Alright Let Me Give You Another One … I Want To lose Weight … I Want To Be Holy … The Bible Says … Discipleship Costs … Jesus Arms Are Wide Open … When You Come to Jesus There Is Growth … 01:25:24 – 01:36:13 – The Second Illustration … In Order To Build … Count Up The Cost … Children Actually Bring Their Parents To Church … Time To Do The Pre Work … What Did Nehemiah Build … The Holy Spirit … To Go Beyond … Count Up the Cost … 01:36:13 – 01:43:14 – … You Don't Have To … Its Our Nature To Be Selfish … Jesus Says My Sheep Hears My Voice … I Will Not Offer The Lord That Which Cost Me Nothing … We As A Church Have Been Here Before … 01:43:14 – 01:47:13 – … I'm Getting Ready To take you Back … Video … If You Did It Before You Can Do It Again … Lets Get Behind Our Pastor And Do It Again … 01:47:25 – 02:03:45 – Altar Call … 02:03:45 - 02:10:44 – Offering 02:10:44 – 02:13:04 – Special Presentation 02:13:04 – 02:17:00 – Closing Announcements 02:17:00 – 02:24:08 – Essay Competition, Wrap Up 02:24:08 - 02:26:50 – Benediction 02:26:50 – 02:30:47 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
"A Change Gone Come" II Chronicles 3:1 | Pastor Jamal Johnson | Wednesday 3-12-25
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"A Change Gone Come" II Chronicles 3:1 | Pastor Jamal Johnson | Wednesday 3-12-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:00 - 00:01:02 – Intro Video 00:01:02 - 00:07:26 – Praise and Worship 00:07:26 – 00:11:16 – Welcome and Prayer – E. Pastor Leroy Brown 00:11:16 – 00:25:07 – Praise and Worship 00:25:29 – 00:30:45 – Shout Outs, Pulpit Announcements 00:30:45 – 00:31:34 – Introduction To Guest Preacher 00:31:34 – 00:32:59 – Shout Outs From Pastor Johnson 00:32:59 – 00:34:30 – Message Starts 00:34:30 – 00:35:38 – Prayer For The Message 00:35:38 – 00:38:58 – … The Songwriter Says it … At A Society That Is Ripe With … The Generational Stagnation of The Church … We Serve A God With All Power In His Hands … God Can Do More With Our Little … Than We Can Do … We Aught To … Praising his Name ... 00:38:58 – 00:44:17 – Last Week We Heard … It Was Clear That Solomon … The Anointing of God … Just As The Anointing of … Don't You Let No Devil … What They Meant For … God's Gonna Turn It Around … 00:44:17 – 00:49:37 – Our Text … Opens … The Temple That Solomon … Because The Walls Are Broken … But As Far As Us … Because God Had Been Too Good … You Been Too Faithful To Us God … 00:49:37 – 00:53:22 – The Bible Goes On To Say … Mount Moriah Is The Place … But When We Get Into That Surplus The Conversation … Storms Cause The Tree To Grow … God Is Trying To Grow Deeper Roots Of Faith … 00:53:22 – 00:53:22 – II Samuel Tells Us … When You Think About Your Life … If It Had Not Been … But God Is So Good That He Broke the Chains … I Will Not Offer To The Lord My God That Which Cost Me Nothing … 00:53:22 – 00:57:39 – II Samuel Tells Us … When You Think About Your Life … If It Had Not Been … But God Is So Good That He Broke the Chains … I Will Not Offer To The Lord My God That Which Cost Me Nothing … 00:57:39 – 01:03:08 – Though The Salvation Of God Is Free … So When The Civil Rights … Far Far Away Stood An Old Rugged Cross … Because Jesus Got All Power … Because A Change Gonna Come … This Is Our Story … Praise His Holy Name … 01:03:22 – 01:08:49 – Altar Call 01:08:56 – 01:12:29 – Offering, Announcement 01:12:29 – 01:17:57 – Closing Announcements 01:17:57 – 01:20:35 – Benediction 01:20:35 – 01:25:15 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
"I'm Crying Now, I'm Gonna Be Shouting Later" Psalms 126:1-6 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Sunday 3-09-25
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"I'm Crying Now, I'm Gonna Be Shouting Later" Psalms 126:1-6 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Sunday 3-09-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:00 - 00:00:45 – Intro Video 00:00:45 - 00:03:25 – Welcome And Prayer Rev Watson Jones 00:03:25 – 00:21:58 – Praise and Worship 00:21:58 – 00:25:18 – Church News (Announcements) 00:25:18 – 00:37:12 – Praise and Worship 00:37:12 – 00:41:05 – Great Things – Dr Charlie Dates 00:41:05 – 00:45:55 – Shouts Of Praise and Worship 00:45:55 – 00:51:16 – Pulpit Announcements, (Egg Outreach) and More 00:51:16 – 00:55:47 – Chicago State University Announcement 00:55:47 – 00:56:54 – Shout Outs 00:56:54 – 01:00:24 – Message Starts 01:00:24 – 01:01:21 – Prayer For The Message 01:01:21 – 01:04:53 – … A Friend Of Our Family … Notre Dame Was On Fire There Was One Peace That Did Not Burn … A Golden Cross … A Church Restored … God Is Into Restoring His People … 01:04:53 – 01:13:16 – … God Is Not Into Soft Restorations … God Is Into Total Overhauls … God Is Into Doing Great Things … Songs Of Ascent … We Serve A God Who Is Able To Get You Out Of What You Got Yourself Into … 01:13:16 – 01:15:20 – That's The Gospel … God Has Brought You Out Of Some Bondage … How God's People Are To Respond … Prayer and Praise … A Transcending Going Up Experience 01:15:20 – 01:19:57 – When You Come To Worship … You Get A Word From The Lord … Great Are Your Mercies … You Gained That Hallelujah … The Lord Brought Us Back 01:19:57 – 01:25:29 – … This Word Restored … Means To Repent … We Desperately Need Restoration … Society Wont Do It For Us … We Need Restoration … 01:25:29 – 01:29:34 – God Will Whoop Your Tail Sometimes … When You Decide To Rebel … Those Whom Lord Loves … They Came Out With A Praise … How Righteous God Is 01:29:34 – 01:44:59 – … Salem What If … People Who Have seen Great Things Have To Believe … God Is Not Stagnant … An Incomplete Restoration … A Burden That Makes You Weep … Those Who Sow In Tears Shall Reap With Joyful Shouting … God Is Able … Make Your Grief Work For You … 01:44:59 – 01:48:55 – … I Have Been Thru Too Much … To Walk Away Empty Handed … He Who Knew No Sin … Now Is Not The time To Give Up … There's A Blessing On the Other Side … Joy Is Coming In The Morning … Keep On Sowing … Wont He Do It 01:48:55 - 01:52:52 – Shouts Of Praise 01:52:52 – 02:08:04 – Altar Call 02:08:04 – 02:23:34 – Pulpit Announcements, Special Announcement, Offering, Prayer 02:23:34 – 02:25:41 – Closing Announcements 02:25:41 – 02:29:27 – Bereavements Video, Benediction 02:29:27 – 02:33:51 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
"Great Work for a Great God" 2 Chronicles 2:1-12 | Pastor Watson Jones III | Wednesday 3-05-25
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"Great Work for a Great God" 2 Chronicles 2:1-12 | Pastor Watson Jones III | Wednesday 3-05-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:00 - 00:00:59 – Intro Video 00:00:59 - 00:06:20 – Praise and Worship 00:06:20 – 00:09:03 – Welcome And Prayer Pastor - Leslie Rogers 00:09:03 – 00:20:04 – Praise and Worship 00:20:04 – 00:28:03 – Praise To God, - Shout Outs, Greetings, Announcements - Dr Charlie Dates 00:28:03 – 00:29:08 – Introduction To Preaching - Dr Charlie Dates 00:29:08 – 00:32:34 – Message Starts 00:32:34 – 00:33:47 – Prayer For The Message 00:33:47 – 00:37:05 – No One Could Have Imagined … God Tends To Call People … The Place Where God … God Would Be Using A Temple … God Will Hold … Because You Have Not … 00:37:05 – 00:46:00 – That's Why You … God Will Call You To Do It … As We Embark … God Had Demonstrated His Goodness … I'm Gonna Build A … Work That We Do To Him … 00:46:00 – 00:48:14 – It Is When We Say God I Am Offering … James Took His Job Seriously … When God Gives You … It Is Service And Worship … Because It's Worship To You … 00:48:14 – 00:53:08 – Dedicated Worship Aught To Lead You … You And I Do not Have The Ability … God Can Still Not Be Contained … God Is A God Who Chooses To Use Insignificant People To Demonstrate His Greatness … 00:53:08 – 00:59:22 – … And There Are People … Send Me A Skilled Man … Give The Best Of What You Got … God Chooses To Use All Of Us … 00:59:22 – 01:13:16 – God Is saying … There Is Something I Want To Do In Chicago … We Serve A Great God … I'm Gonna Come Down From Heaven … God Is Calling You And He's Enlisting You To Complete The Great Work … And Our Hearts Will Say Yes Cause He Said Yes To Us. 01:02:59 – 01:10:36 – Altar Call 01:10:36 – 01:11:30 – Shout Out To Rev Watson 01:11:30 – 01:14:05 – Offering, Announcements, Prayer 01:14:05 – 01:17:41 – Praise And Worship, Closing Announcements, Benediction 01:17:41 – 01:19:55 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch

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