Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
January 20, 2020
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Deuteronomy 4:1-9 I am so thankful that as a child and young man I was taught the importance of the Word of God. I have always had a high view of Scripture and value it as the one source of absolute truth. I was raised […]
January 20, 2020
By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Job 11:13-16; 23:8-12; John 9:1-3 Two lessons ago, we established that pain and suffering can ultimately be traced back to sin, specifically the original sin in the Garden of Eden. It is easy, then, to assume all pain and suffering comes from specific sin in […]
January 13, 2020
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Deuteronomy 5:17; 19:4-13 God is our Creator and highly values all life. Indeed, our value as human beings is evident in the Word of God. A beautiful Scripture that reminds us of the value of human life is Genesis 1:26. God’s Word says, “Let us […]
January 13, 2020
By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Isaiah 58:3-11 The life of Jesus gives the perfect example of One who was used to help others in their suffering. He is our model in all things, especially in care and concern for the hurting. In Matthew 20:28, Jesus explains that He did not […]
January 7, 2020
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Numbers 32:20-32 It’s hard to believe that we have entered 2020! A new year brings a pause as we remember the year we are leaving behind. It brings anticipation as we look forward to a new year. Twenty years ago we entered a new millennium. […]
January 7, 2020
By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Genesis 3:16-19; Romans 8:18-25 In this life, there are few things that are universally experienced by every person. Among those universal experiences are pain and suffering. Whether sickness or disease, by unintentional or purposeful actions, life is filled with pain and suffering. Jesus said in […]
December 30, 2019
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Numbers 27:12-23 God calls and commissions believers in every generation to carry the message of the gospel to the world. One of the most special days of my life occurred on Aug. 18, 1991, when I was ordained to the ministry. As I knelt before […]
December 30, 2019
By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Acts 26:2-5, 12-18, 24-26 Everyone loves a good story. There is something about a personal story that draws you into the life of another. It may be the struggle and hardship of a particular time in life. It may be the drama and change that […]
December 23, 2019
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Numbers 22:22-35 God calls individuals and uses whatever He chooses to accomplish His purposes in the world. Today’s passage is somewhat humorous in that God can even use a donkey! God used a donkey to speak in order to get the attention of Balaam, a […]
December 23, 2019
By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Isaiah 44:6-11; John 14:5-7 A common expression says, “All rivers flow into the sea.” The meaning is clear. There are many streams, but, ultimately, they all end the same place. This thinking has been applied in the world to all religions being roads to the […]
December 16, 2019
By Ashley Perham Baptist & Reflector CLIFTON — Randall Runions, NAMB chaplain at the South Central Correctional Facility in Clifton, has run a wheelchair refurbishment program at the prison since 2007. This November, his facility celebrated their 10,000th refurbished wheelchair. The wheelchairs are distributed for free through Joni and Friends, Wheels For The World to […]
December 16, 2019
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Matthew 1:18-25; Numbers 21:6-9 Christmas brings the most glorious news mankind has ever known. We have a God who loves us and pursues us. He stepped into our world in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus. Jesus was born, lived a sinless life […]