by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/3/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the new birth as set forth in Scripture, and affirmed through Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church. In this sermon, the first half of which we share today, we see that the new birth does…
In Daniel 3:1, we read that “Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold. . . .” You may recall that Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon, which had taken the nation of Judah captive pursuant to God’s chastening hand. What a terrible place for three young Jewish boys to find themselves! Uprooted from home…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/5/22) In the last post, we heard the first half of this sermon that deals with two statements of Scripture that appear to contradict: Heb. 1:4 and Heb. 2:7. We began seeing how much greater Jesus was than the angels, and today we finish looking at His greatness and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/5/22) In the first two chapters of Hebrews, we find two statements that appear to contradict. In Heb. 1:4, we are told that Jesus was made “so much better than” the angels, and yet in Heb. 2:7, we are told that He was made “a little lower than” the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/26/22) As we saw in yesterday’s post, our Savior is high and exalted. But as we continue on this thought, we see that He not only was and is the Holy One of heaven, He is also empathetic and humble in His dealings with His people. What a Savior!…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/26/22) The gods of the pagan world were seen as highly exalted and unapproachable. The Lord Jesus Christ is also high and exalted, and yet He is eminently approachable. According to Scripture, He is “touched by the feeling of our infirmities.” Join us today as we begin a series…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/12/22) In the last post, we began looking at the context of John 3:16 in order to understand that this well-known verse is NOT a verse about eternal salvation, but about eternal security. And we have begun to see the similarities between the serpent that Moses lifted up in…
Today is Independence Day, a day to be celebrated annually because of the fact that we live in a nation founded on liberty. I am so thankful that the Lord blessed me to be born in this great country, where I am free to live and move as I please. The freedom of speech, freedom…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/12/22) John 3:16 is often misunderstood by the religious world, but the context shows us that this is an eternal security verse, and not an eternal salvation verse. Join us in the next two posts, as we look at the context of John 3:16 and see that, like the…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/26/22) Today’s message concludes Bro. Abernathy’s examination of “chastening” in Scripture. We certainly do not enjoy chastening while it is occurring; it can be painful and scarring! But as we see from this message, chastening is something that is necessary for our correction, and we ought to be encouraged by…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/26/22) In today’s sermon, Bro. Abernathy examines verse 19 of Revelation chapter 3, which deals with the subject of “chastening”. We learn much from the Scripture about chastening: that God is a good Father who loves us enough to correct us, and especially that when we experience chastening, we can…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/19/22) Today’s message is the conclusion of the second message preached by Bro. Abernathy on the letter to the Laodicean church. In this message, we continue exploring what it means to be “lukewarm,” and how to avoid this condition both in our personal and church lives. Download Audio File
