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PASTOR
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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"Shift Your Focus" Matthew 14:22-33 | Rev. Leslie Rogers | Wednesday 2-12-25
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"Shift Your Focus" Matthew 14:22-33 | Rev. Leslie Rogers | Wednesday 2-12-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:01 - 00:01:03 – Intro Video 00:01:03 - 00:05:59 – Praise and Worship 00:05:59 – 00:09:25 – Welcome, and Prayer 00:09:25 – 00:11:38 – Find Your Fit Video, Grow U Video Announcement 00:11:38 – 00:24:51 – Praise and Worship 00:24:51 – 00:26:27 – Prayer For the Message 00:26:27 – 00:27:54 – Shout Outs 00:27:54 – 00:30:39 – Message Starts 00:30:39 – 00:34:07 – Jesus Presence, His Word and His Power … Jesus Withdraws … The Crowds Follow Him … It Is There That Jesus Proves … There Are Some Good Encounters … 00:34:07 – 00:37:35 – The Disciples Have An Encounter With A Storm … They Also Have An Encounter With Jesus … On Feb 12, 2025 … God Wants To Encounter You … How Will You React … 00:37:35 – 00:38:57 – When The Disciples Encountered Jesus Walking … They Were Terrified … Because Of The Disciples Fear … They Missed Jesus ... 00:38:57 – 00:44:15 – Did You Know That Most Of Our Fears Are Connected To Our Sight … Typical Phobias Fall Into 5 Categories … Take Courage … Our God Is The Same Yesterday, Today And … Things Change When Jesus Speaks … If We Are … We Better Get us A Word … 00:44:15 – 00:57:07 – … We Got To Get Us A Word … Shift Our Focus To Jesus … Lord If Its You … We Often Focus On Jesus … We Can Do The Impossible … We All Have faced Some Winds … Our Savior Is More Powerful Than … Shift Our Focus … Jesus Is Asking Us ... You Know In Your Own House What the Lord Has Done For You ... 00:57:07 – 00:58:50 – You Know That The Lord Has Made A Way Out Of No Way … Shift Your Focus To His Face Tonight …In The Lords Presence … We Aught To Be rejoicing Because Of The Finished Work That Jesus Has Done … 00:58:50 – 01:03:16 – Altar Call 01:03:16 – 01:04:21 – Offering 01:04:21 – 01:07:21 – Announcements 01:07:21 – 01:09:12 – Benediction, Praise and Worship Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
Lift Every Voice and Sing – Psalms 137: 1 - 5 | Dr Charlie Dates | Sunday – 02-09-25
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Lift Every Voice and Sing – Psalms 137: 1 - 5 | Dr Charlie Dates | Sunday – 02-09-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:01 - 00:01:04 – Intro Video 00:01:04 - 00:03:37 – Praise and Worship 00:03:37 – 00:08:33 – Welcome, and Prayer – Rev Richard Watson 00:08:40 – 00:14:13 – February Birthdays – Pastor Leslie Rogers 00:14:13 – 00:31:31 – Praise and Worship 00:31:31 – 00:34:32 – Great Things – Dr Charlie Dates 00:34:32 – 00:36:22 – Shout Outs 00:36:22 – 00:37:13 – Message Starts 00:37:13 – 00:37:54 – Prayer For The Message 00:37:54 – 00:49:00 – … We The Disinherited Of This Land … The Christianity Of Christ … He Wasn't The Only One … Patient And Reasonable Terms … We Will Come To The Point … Happiness Is Lost But Faith Is Restored … Keep Singing … 00:49:00 – 00:52:57 – You Can Do It … They Have been Taking These Psalms To Life … Babylon Was A Beautiful Land … At the Same Time Life Can Be Good and Bad … How Can We Sing When Life Has Stripped Us Of Our Song … 00:52:57 – 00:58:13 – This Psalm Is Broken Up Into 3 Parts … Sing For Truth … The truth Is God Is Still On That Throne … Your Joy Has Come From … You Can Not Take My Joy And … 00:58:13 – 01:08:10 – They Sang For Confidence In God … Some Stuff That Go On Aught To Make You Cry … Memory Is Powerful Thing …Memory Is Tied To The Faithfulness Of God … My Memory Tells Me … The Problem With Babylon … This A Strange Land … 01:08:10 – 01:16:58 – … Their Resolve Was To Sing For Truth They Let God Fight Their Battle … Its Hard To Feel What Somebody Else Feels … All Is Not Well … We Believe The God Of This Bible … God Is Able To Take Wrong And Make It Right … Ride On King Jesus … 01:17:13 – 01:27:52 – Altar Call 01:27:52 – 01:32:29 – Offering, Announcements, Prayer 01:32:29 – 01:37:34 – Wrap Up, Grow U Video, Find Your Fit Video, Bereavements Video 01:37:34 – 01:39:27 – Benediction 01:39:27 – 01:44:37 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
"It Only Takes A Spark" 2 Timothy 2:1-13 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Wednesday 2-5-25
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"It Only Takes A Spark" 2 Timothy 2:1-13 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Wednesday 2-5-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:01 - 00:01:02 – Intro Video 00:01:02 - 00:07:58 – Praise and Worship 00:07:58 – 00:11:39 – Welcome, and Prayer 00:11:39 – 00:22:12 – Praise and Worship 00:22:12 – 00:25:05 – Shout Outs 00:25:05 – 00:29:12 – Message Starts 00:29:12 – 00:29:40 – Prayer For The Message 00:29:40 – 00:36:45 – Power Outages Are A … The Residents In Texas Found Themselves … On A Higher Holier Level … Be Strong … Keep Being Connected To Jesus … Receive Power … 00:36:45 – 00:40:50 – Friends You Will Never … Keep In Touch With The Power … Mr Drummond Was building His … You Can Have Power … Connected To The Power Source … 00:40:50 – 00:49:54 – I Want To Say … Grace Is Something More … Whoever You Are … Following Jesus Was Never … Every Pastor Needs A Pastor … You Need Take That And Give … 00:49:54 – 00:54:35 – A Lot Of People In … America … If God Brought Us … You Aint Got To Be Afraid Of The Bottom … He Will Come Through … Give Your Best … Make A Difference … 00:54:35 – 01:05:59 – In 1933 FDR Signed a … A Big Risk … God Is assuming An Even Bigger Risk … God Is Able … There Is A Demand … It's A Picture … You Get To Enjoy … For this Reason I Endure … We Will Reign … He Remains Faithful … If He Said It He Will Do It. 01:05:59 – 01:11:32 – Altar Call 01:11:32 – 01:13:51 – Offering 01:13:51 – 01:17:16 – Announcements 01:17:16 – 01:19:13 – Benediction 01:19:13 – 01:23:36 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
“The Choice is Yours” Joshua 24:14-15 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Sunday 2-2-25
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“The Choice is Yours” Joshua 24:14-15 | Dr. Charlie E. Dates | Sunday 2-2-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:01 - 00:01:03 – Intro Video 00:01:03 - 00:06:07 – Welcome And Payer – Rev. Gregory Terry 00:06:07 - 00:09:58 – Baptisms and Prayer (22 People) – Pastor Watson Jones 00:09:58 – 00:27:09 – Praise and Worship 00:27:09 – 00:43:41 – Black History Moment, - Praise and Worship 00:43:41 – 00:44:39 – Prayer 00:44:39 – 00:50:21 – Shout Outs, Message Starts 00:50:21 – 00:50:48 – Prayer For The Message 00:50:48 – 00:59:49 – No Human Decision Is … Because It Doesn't Matter … We All Are Vulnerable … No Decision We Make … Joshua Is A Soldier … Who Are You Going To Serve 00:59:49 – 01:13:16 – Will You Take The God Who Has Brought You … We Come Today To Make A Choice … Now Therefore … And Were Still Fighting … If It Had Not Been … Don't You Get The Liberty … It Was The Lord That Brought Us Through … We Ain't Got To Be Scared … 01:13:16 – 01:29:07 – … Because We Come From … If God Brought Them … This Is The God … Because Hes My God … This Is Reverential Fear … When He Been That Kind Of Good … When You Don't Fear God … It Doesn't Make Sense … Generational Rebellion … 01:29:07 – 01:42:02 – Let Me Ask It A Different Way … You Know What An Idol Is … What Has God Done For You … Who Are You Gonna Serve … If It Had Not Been … How Can I Say Thanks … A That's Him Kinda Praise … Thank You Lord … 01:42:02 – 01:57:07 – Altar Call 01:57:07 – 02:02:54 – Praise And Worship, Offering, Announcements 02:02:54 – 02:03:59 – Bereavements 02:03:59 – 02:09:58 – Communion, Benediction 02:09:58 – 02:11:33 – Black History Salem Video 02:11:33 – 02:17:26 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch
“A Hungry and Naked God” Matthew 25:31-46 | Pastor Watson Jones III | Wednesday 01-29-25
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“A Hungry and Naked God” Matthew 25:31-46 | Pastor Watson Jones III | Wednesday 01-29-25

Salem Baptist Church of Chicago Pastor: Dr. Charlie E. Dates Order of Service 00:00:01 - 00:01:03 – Intro Video 00:01:03 - 00:06:06 – Praise and Worship 00:06:06 - 00:09:46 – Welcome And Prayer 00:09:46 – 00:11:50 – Find Your Fit Video 00:11:50 - 00:27:11 – Praise and Worship 00:27:11 – 00:30:19 – Reflections and Shout Outs, Announcement 00:30:19 – 00:36:03 – Message Starts 00:36:03 – 00:37:54 – Prayer For The Message 00:37:54 – 00:41:34 – It Was A Day That People Will Never Forget … The Great Depression … People Can Not Live On Bread Alone … Jesus Gave As Much Time … Because He Heard The Word Of God … 00:41:34 – 00:43:13 – … Seems Like An Odd Thing To Hear … He Is Coming Back As The King … God Expects The Redeemed Of The Lord … To Show It … That People See It … 00:43:13 – 00:46:21 – Yet We In This Country Are Seeing Something Evil … In Support Of A Vile Man … They Are Standing Idly By … There Is A Difference Between Creeds And Deeds … But Jesus Has … When You Minister To People … Is A Ministry To God Himself … 00:46:21 – 00:51:16 – Jesus Is Portraying His Coming Back … All The Nations Will Be Gathered Before Me … God Is Greater … He Separates Them On His Left And Right … We Serve A God Who Knows … God Pays Attention To What We Do … 00:51:16 – 00:58:06 – It Is Not Our Job To Separate … Blessing Those That Can Not Bless You Back … Cause When I Was Hungry … I Am Struggling Deeply In My Soul … You Have Been Etched Into A Kingdom … You Love People Even When They Can Not Love You Back … 00:58:06 – 01:05:44 – Differentiate Yourself With Care … Jesus Came And Jesus Gave … The Bible Said … One Day Every Knee Will Bow … You Are Actually Demonstrating Love Not For God But Directly To God … He Is A God Who Has Power … Jesus Is Here … 01:05:44 – 01:12:55 – … Lord I Love You … The Word Became Flesh … God Is With Us … Our Hungry Naked God … Jesus Died … Early On Sunday Morning … Jesus Reigns … Be Cause He Reigns … Don't Be Afraid To speak Truth … Live And Love Radically … 01:12:55 – 01:20:20 – Altar Call 01:20:20 – 01:24:49 – Shout Out To Pastor Watson Jones, Offering, Prayer 01:24:49 – 01:30:52 – Praise and Worship, Announcements, Benediction 01:30:52 – 01:33:56 – Afterset Worship Services: Sundays - 11:00am CST Wednesdays 7pm CST #ChurchService #SalemBaptistChurch

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