by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/20/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the evidence for the KJV as God’s preserved word in English. We are looking at the manuscripts that the KJV is based upon versus the manuscripts that all other modern translations use. We have already seen, and will continue to see,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/20/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the fact that God divinely preserved His inspired word. In the last couple of messages, we dealt with the question of divine preservation in general terms, but today we turn to the more specific question of which English translation is the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/20/22) This sermon is the second half of the first message preached about the divine preservation of the word of God. Last time, we saw that the Bible itself affirms the fact that God would preserve the very words of Scripture. When we left off, we were just beginning…
Do you ever find yourself struggling to keep a focus upon Jesus? Have you ever left church on Sunday, and not long afterward felt your focus on the Kingdom of God start diminishing? I confess to you – this is too often my experience! And I believe if we are honest, we will ALL admit…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2-20-22) In the past two messages, we learned that God inspired the writers to pen the words of Scripture. Today, we turn to the issue of whether that inspired Scripture has been divinely preserved for us today. Two questions are relevant: (1) Can we rely on what we have…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 5/16/21) One of the most difficult things to do in life is to wait. Most people want what they want, and they want it now! But God is clear in His word: we must WAIT upon Him! Join us as Elder Buddy Abernathy shares a very important message about waiting…
by Elder Tim McCool (preached 2/13/22) In the conclusion to this sermon, Bro. Tim drives home the beautiful symbolism of the Candlestick and the Shewbread that sat in the Temple, facing the Holy of Holies. Even the very arrangement of items in the Temple reminds us that the individual believer and the church both should…
by Elder Tim McCool (preached 2-13-22) Join us today as Elder Tim McCool takes us into the Jewish Temple, and gives us a view of the Candlestick and the Shewbread. Nothing was placed in that Temple by accident – God had a very specific reason for everything He commanded the Jews to put there. Bro….
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/13/22) In this message, we continue our thoughts about the inspiration of Holy Scripture. Last time we saw that the Bible clearly teaches that its words are inspired. We looked at several verses that reinforce this concept, and then we began to see that context is so important! Today,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/13/22) Article Two of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church reads as follows: WE BELIEVE THAT THE SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT ARE THE WORD OF GOD AND ONLY RULE OF FAITH AND PRACTICE. The charter members of our church, founded in 1847, believed…
We conclude our series from Elder Mike Ivey’s article on the Sermon on the Mount today. It has truly been enlightening and convicting to me; I am thankful for this dear brother’s efforts in examining Jesus’ sayings and applying them to our times. I pray you have been blessed by this article, and further pray…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 1/16/22) In the first half of this message, we saw the need to focus on basic principles of God’s word and not get caught up in unbiblical theories about the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Today, we turn our focus to the little parenthetical, “but ye are rich”,…
