Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (10-18-2020) As we continue in our series on the Gospel of Mark, we find Jesus taking Peter, James, and John up into a high mountain and being transfigured before them. What a metaphor for our lives is this occurrence! Isn’t life a continuous stream of valleys, interspersed with the occasional mountaintop…
One of the primary arguments against the existence of God that is advanced by many atheists concerns the existence of evil in the world. The argument goes something like this: If God truly exists, and He is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-good), then why does evil also exist in the world? At the…
Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 26, 2020) Jesus began His earthly ministry preaching that the “Kingdom of God is at hand” – i.e., it is here and near to us. He was speaking of the Church, that Kingdom of Heaven that is “not of this world,” but which endures unto this very day. Now, in…
By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 13, 2020) Pastor Chris McCool finishes up his sermon on the “rules of the road” that Jesus set out while walking with His disciples from place to place. These foundational principles about what Jesus was doing, Who He was, and why it matters, would help them in their ministry…
Have you ever noticed how many times the word “save” or “saved” is used in the Bible? Have you ever noticed that not every occurrence of a version of the word “saved” is talking about eternal life? In this article, written by Elder Buddy Abernathy in 2019, he deals with one or two instances of…
In this second sermon on the problem posed by the existence of evil in the world, Pastor Chris McCool further elaborates on the relationship of God to evil (He opposes it!), whether God created evil or not (He didn’t!), and how we should properly view the holiness of God in light of the fallen creation….
One of the primary arguments raised by the atheist is the problem of evil in the world. The basic argument reads this way: if God is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omni-benevolent (all-good), then why does evil exist? God must NOT exist, since evil clearly exists. While this is a philosophical argument that cannot be…
Have you ever wondered how a person who is “dead in trespasses and in sins” (Eph. 2:1) can nonetheless be blessed to have not only a relationship but also fellowship with a thrice-holy God? In this article, Elder Buddy Abernathy deals with the biblical concept of “predestination” and tells us about how God’s love and…
Have you ever wondered what it REALLY means to be a Christian? The answer to this question could take hours upon hours to unpack, but in this sermon Elder Buddy Abernathy breaks it down into the basic component: being a “Christian” means being like and believing in Jesus. Join us and listen in as he…
The Bible warns us that false prophets will arise, teaching doctrines contrary to scripture. But how do false prophets work? Do they hit us “head on,” or are they somehow more subtle in their approach to undermining scripture? Please listen as Elder Buddy Abernathy teaches us about the way false prophets attack us in this…
We had a wonderful weekend of worship and fellowship! It was Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church’s yearly Anniversary Meeting, and their pastor (and my brother) Elder Tim McCool had six preachers at the meeting! On Saturday, five of those preachers preached, and what an amazing day it was! It never ceases to amaze me how the…
The ultimate “divine exchange” occurred when Jesus came down from Heaven to take the place of His elect people on the cross – He exchanged His righteousness for their sins, and perfectly expunged their record for eternity! And since He effected this ultimate “divine exchange,” there are many things that we ought to exchange in…
