By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Deuteronomy 6:1-13  Loving and worshiping God is the greatest enjoyment in all of life. I believe that. I love what the Westminster Shorter Catechism states when it says, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” Those words were written in 1647. That thought is the heart of our passage this week. Written about 1407 B.C., the

By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour 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 in the Lutheran tradition and later joined a great Southern Baptist church when I was

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 make man in our image … .” Could there be a more beautiful statement regarding

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. Now, here we are 20 years later. It’s true what they say, “Time stands still

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 the members of First Calvary Baptist Church in Leesville, S.C., the ordained men of the

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 well-known Mesopotamian diviner. If God will speak to and use a man like Balaam, God

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 and took on our sin as He was lifted up on Calvary’s cross. The eternal

By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Numbers 20:1-13 Being a Christian leader is humbling, rewarding and challenging! Leaders should remember that we serve the Lord first and foremost. What a humbling and rewarding calling! Being a Christian leader is also challenging. It comes with a lot of responsibility and it is not an easy road. As we serve God’s people, we must carefully obey the Lord

By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Numbers 14: 5-19  The idea of God judging our sin, our disobedience and lack of faith is not one of our favorite subjects. The truth is that God is love, but He is also a God that will punish our sin and disobedience. When we come to Numbers 14:5-19, we see the heartbreaking story of the consequences of disobeying God.

By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Seymour Focal Passage: Numbers 9:15-23 One of my favorite memories I have of my dad took place when I was around 4 years old. It was a Saturday morning, and it had snowed overnight in the midlands of South Carolina where we lived. That was the first time I remember seeing snow and I was mesmerized! We lived in the country, and directly