In the very first verse of his Gospel, Mark writes, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. . . .” This may seem like an innocuous statement, perhaps a “given” to many Christians, but in reality it is the heart of the whole matter! You see, if Jesus Christ is…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 3/14/2021) As the disciples were awed by the beauty and majesty of the Temple, they pointed it out to Jesus. His response was to tell them that this earthly Temple would be cast down stone by stone! When they privately asked Him when this would happen, and when the…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 2/21/2021) In this first part of a new series, Elder Buddy Abernathy begins to share the duties of church members to their church. These messages are preached with an especial emphasis on how we should train our children up in the House of God. As Bro. Buddy tells us in…
I want to invite everyone to our 2021 Annual Meeting at Zion Primitive Baptist Church, located at 9487 County Road 49, Gordo, Alabama 35466. Our meeting will be held on Saturday March 20, 2021, beginning at 10 a.m., followed by lunch and an afternoon service. Elder David Crawford, pastor of MacClenny Primitive Baptist Church in…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 8/27/2017) In this second part of his sermon about David’s failing faith, Pastor McCool explains the root causes of faithlessness and some of the consequences. Download Audio File
Today, I want to begin a study on the Gospel of Mark.  This Gospel is the shortest of the four, and is a sweet introduction to the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ. Just because it is interesting to me, I want to first look at the writer of this book, Mark. Any exploration…
Elder Chris McCool (preached 3/7/2021) In the last few verses of Mark 12, we read of a very insignificant widow woman performing a very insignificant act, at least in the eyes of the world: she threw 2 mites into the treasury, even as the rich folks of the day were casting in large sums of…
Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 2/7/2021) In this final sermon in his series on “Acceptable Words,” Elder Buddy Abernathy teaches us biblical principles about how our words can affect other people. How important it is for us to watch what we say! Join us in learning these important scriptural truths. Download Audio File
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (7/23/2017) Although God had sustained David his whole life, even through the mismatched battle with Goliath, when Saul began to seek to kill him David’s faith failed. Rather than trusting God to protect him, he began to engineer his own escape through deceit and subterfuge. Isn’t that often our problem?…
In John 4:24, Jesus declares that God must be worshipped “in spirit.” But He didn’t stop there: He added the phrase, “and in TRUTH.” This tells me that truth is important to God! In this article, Elder Buddy Abernathy discusses the fact that, while someone may sincerely believe that something is true, they may yet…
Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 2/28/2021) When we are in the deep valleys of life, it is sometimes hard to remember the feelings of encouragement that we had on the mountaintops. But as Bro. John Morgan Owens tells us in this sermon, God is no less God in the valleys than He was on the…
Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/14/2021) Throughout Scripture, we read of the omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence of God. In this message, Pastor Chris McCool explores the second of these traits, the omniscience of God. What an amazing God we have, Who knows all things from all time everywhere! Download Audio File
