By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: II Corinthians 1:3-11 After a major medical crisis in my life, I received the following advice. Don’t waste your suffering. The person giving these words was not being insensitive, nor was he telling me to just get over my suffering and quit whining. No, he was sharing with me an important biblical principle of suffering — use the comfort you
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Deuteronomy 18:15-22 The Word of God is critically important for each generation. Our lesson this week, based on Deuteronomy 18:15-22, shows us that God provides messengers to represent Him in the world. In the Old Testament, God raised up Moses to deliver His Word to the people. He also raised up great prophets such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Hosea, Jonah and
By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Isaiah 53:2-12 I recently received a text from a mother whose daughter is facing open heart surgery. A friend, whose own child had been operated on by the same surgeon just two weeks prior, had contacted her. The friend said of the surgeon, “He did our son’s surgery. He is the best of the best. Please tell him we are
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 Tim Frank First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Job 40:1-8; 42:1-6 Last week we met a righteous man named Job. God allowed Job to be tested by allowing his 10 children to be killed, all his possessions destroyed or stolen, and his health devastated with painful sores. In the midst of his suffering, Job sought God for answers to his suffering. God’s answer to suffering is His patience
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 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 a person’s life. This is the driving force behind the questions, “Why am I suffering?
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 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 come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom
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 Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: II Corinthians 1:3-11 After a major medical crisis in my life, I received the following
By Glenn Metts Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Deuteronomy 18:15-22 The Word of God is critically important for each generation. Our lesson this week,
By Tim Frank Pastor, First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Isaiah 53:2-12 I recently received a text from a mother whose daughter is facing open
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
By Tim Frank First Baptist Church, Carthage Focal Passage: Job 40:1-8; 42:1-6 Last week we met a righteous man named Job. God allowed Job to
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
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
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
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
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
