by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/17/21) After Eliphaz tries to get Job to see that there must be some unconfessed sin in Job’s life, otherwise God would not be afflicting him, Job responds in chapters 6 and 7. Job is at a very, very low point, and his answer reflects this anguish of…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10/17/21) In this message, we begin to look at the first of Job’s miserable comforters. Eliphaz speaks to Job primarily from his own experience, and affirms without faltering that Job MUST be a great sinner, because God only afflicts sinners! His focus on “cause and effect” was off-base for…
In this article by Elder Buddy Abernathy, he asks and answers the questions, “Are we saved by believing on Christ?” The reference here is to eternal salvation, i.e., must we believe in order to be saved eternally? Bro. Buddy shows us that even the act of believing is a work, and we are NOT saved…
by Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 10/31/2021) In this sermon, Bro. John Morgan shows us various paths from the Scripture, but ultimately points us to the God Whose path can only be walked by Him. Join us and listen to this message about the path of God. Download Audio File
by Elder Neil Honea (preached on 10/31/2021) In this message, Elder Neil Honea shows us from Scripture that man almost NEVER finishes what he starts, whereas God ALWAYS does! From His work in Creation, to His judgments on nations and men, God always finishes the job. Ultimately, He has finished the job of redemption of…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10/10/21) In this message, Pastor Chris McCool gives an overview of the messages spoken against Job by his three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. Job sums up their approach as being “miserable comforters,” friends who focused on the greatness of God, but not on the mercy and compassion of…
Does baptism save us? If so, is the salvation we find in baptism an eternal salvation, or a temporal salvation? In this article, Elder Buddy Abernathy deals with the issue of baptism and the way in which it “saves” us. I pray you are blessed today and every day! Elder Chris McCool, Pastor SAVED BY…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/26/21) Have you ever been overwhelmed by sorrow? This is the state in which we find Job in chapter three. He has lost so much, and suffered so greatly, that he finally has to let it all out in a soliloquy filled with sorrowful self pity. Join us…
The Book of Job is a masterpiece of Hebrew poetry and literature; in the canon of Scripture, it is placed as the first “poetic” book of the Bible, followed by Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, et al. Also, according to biblical history and archaeology, Job is likely the oldest book in the Bible, possibly having been written…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 9/19/21) Where does suffering come from? Does God send it, or is there some other explanation for it? What does suffering do to us or for us? Ultimately, where is God in the midst of suffering? Please join us as Pastor Chris McCool tries to give us some answers…
We are always looking for things that bring us together as children of God, but as Primitive Baptists, there are some things that separate us from other Baptists in our doctrine. In particular, when it comes to the doctrine of eternal salvation, Primitive Baptists differ from almost every other type of Baptist (there are a…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 9/5/2021) In this sermon, Pastor Chris McCool reviews the situation up to this point, and then plunges into the problems that Job is about to experience. Many people think that God was the instigator of Job’s sufferings, but here in these first two chapters we see that it is…
