This is the third installment of Elder Buddy Abernathy’s series on “Everyone in the World”. I hope you enjoy! Bro. Chris EVERYONE IN THE WORLD – PART 3 In Part 1 of this series, we considered the word “world” in John 3:16 and, in light of how it is used elsewhere in John’s writings (John 17:9, 15:18-19, 1…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (1/3/2021) When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt, He wasn’t just using the most convenient manner of transportation! He was fulfilling prophecy in a very real and specific way. He was also preaching a gospel message in a symbolic way! Join us as we learn of the Scripture and…
This is the second in a series of writings by Elder Buddy Abernathy about the use of the word “world” in Scripture. In this segment, Bro. Buddy answers the question he left hangin last time by referring to Scripture and giving biblical answers. He also uses the Bible to illustrate to us that God is…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 1/03/2021) In this series, Elder Buddy Abernathy has explored the biblical concepts regarding our speech. We have seen that God is concerned with what we say, how we say it, and when we say it. Today, Bro. Buddy preaches to us about the bad consequences of wrongful speech, especially tale-bearing….
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 12/27/2020) Have you ever wondered why some prayers seem to get answered and others don’t? Why some people who are sick recover, and others die? Sometimes we forget that God is so much greater than we are, and that His understanding of all things is that much greater as…
I want to share a series of posts over the next three weeks from Elder Buddy Abernathy. These posts are about the use of the word “world” in Scripture. This first one ends with an intriguing question; I encourage you to meditate upon it, and stay tuned for the rest of the writings on this…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 12/20/2020) We have looked at WHAT we should say and HOW we should say it, and now in this fourth sermon on “Acceptable Words,” Bro. Buddy teaches us that it is also important to know WHEN we should speak. Scripture is clear that there is a time to speak, and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (12/20/2020) While Christmas as a celebrated season is not found in the Bible, nonetheless in our society it has become customary at this time of year to take some time off from work and reflect upon the birth of Christ, and enjoy family time and good fellowship. In truth, we…
by Elder Chris McCool (preached 12/22/2019) Sometimes we get lost in the humdrum of life. For several characters in the beginning of the New Testament, their day was just another ordinary day. But on these ordinary days, God showed up with a message of the greatest joy – the Messiah has come! Join us as…
Last week, we began a discussion about the visible Kingdom of God, i.e., the Church. We saw from Matthew 13 that it is a “treasure” hidden in a field, which literally means “a storehouse or treasury”. We found that the Kingdom of God is the depository of the truth – as Paul tells Timothy, it…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor In this passage of Mark’s gospel, we read about Blind Bartimaeus, who called out to Jesus as He passed by on the road. And then we read an amazing statement: “And Jesus stood still.” Remember, this was the very Christ Whose face was set like a flint toward Calvary! How…
The “Kingdom of God,” sometimes called the “Kingdom of Heaven,” is a very broad subject. There is one application of the Kingdom of which each and every one of the elect family of God are members (Mat. 13:38). There is another application of the Kingdom which deals with the fact that the children of God who have…
