By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 6:27-38  This Scripture is too hard to live out so come back next week for a new set of Scriptures to talk about. Are you still here? Okay, let’s talk about it then. Today’s Scriptures are so challenging and to make matters worse, Jesus is the one who spoke them. They are “red letter” Scriptures. When I

By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 3:7-18  Occasionally I’ll try to build or repair something around the house. Inevitably, it will always be harder and take longer than I imagined. Why? Because I am not skilled in this area so I am not as prepared as I should be. I believe this is often true spiritually. We rush into God’s presence to “ask

By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 2:41-52  On Passover, the Jewish people would recite Psalm 113-118. In one of those we read “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” Jesus, Joseph and Mary would have recited this during the Passover time in today’s reading. Jesus knew He would be rejected by the very men that were teaching Him and yet He

By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 2:25-38  In 2020 there have been some things that we thought were necessities and we thought were so important but then we realized that they were just things we wanted or enjoyed or looked forward to. Maybe for you it was March Madness. Every year you get excited, fill out your brackets and compete with your friends

By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 2:4-19  Today’s title is “PROCLAIMED” and the first thing I thought about when I saw that word was the old Fanny Crosby hymn, “Redeemed how I love to PROCLAIM it, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; redeemed through His infinite mercy-His child, and forever, I am.” We think of Luke 2 as “The Christmas Story” as

By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 1:26-38  A synonym for conceive is imagine or visualize. When I was a small child, I had a pretty good imagination and could envision myself playing professional baseball or driving a race car but not in my wildest dreams would I imagine doing the things God has called me to do. It definitely was not any type

By Russ Wilkins Dir. of Missions, Shiloh Baptist Assoc., Adamsville Focal Passage: Luke 1:13-25  In the Old Testament God often spoke through prophets to share His plan with the Israelites and ultimately the world. Throughout Scriptures we see that there are no accidents but rather, God has a plan. Isaiah 14:27 tells us, “For the Lord of armies has planned, and who can frustrate it? And as for His stretched-out

By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Isaiah 65:17-25 Every day we awaken, we are met with the love of God, the grace of God, the faithfulness of God, the promises of God and hope for tomorrow. That truth has sustained me many a day where the rug seemed to be pulled from underneath me. Can you relate? Perhaps 2020 has been a year like that for

By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Isaiah 58:1-12 One truth is clear as we dive into this week’s Scripture and lesson. When my heart has been transformed by the gospel of Christ it should reflect not only in how I worship, but also in how I see people and respond to them. Our lesson relates this message, “The one true God is just; He expects His

By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Isaiah 53:1-12  The richness of knowing Christ in a personal relationship is discovering the depth of His love and what He has done for our salvation.  I am 56 years old and I am still overwhelmed when I think of what my Savior has done for me.   I hope I will always be overwhelmed at His love for me