with Pastor Chris McCool (10/2/2023) Last week, we began sharing an article by Elder Buddy Abernathy regarding the three types of justification taught in the Bible. We dealt with “justification by grace,” and saw that this justification is accomplished by Christ alone. Today, we turn to “justification by faith.” Bro. Buddy examines this type of…
with Pastor Chris McCool (9/25/2023) In today’s post, I want to begin sharing an article by Elder Buddy Abernathy regarding the three types of “justification” taught in Scripture. These three are justification by grace, justification by faith, and justification by works. Each type of justification has its place and fills an important role in our…
On September 11, 2001, Brian Sweeney, a 38-year-old aeronautics consultant and former Navy pilot from Massachusetts, left these words in a voicemail to his wife: “Jules, this is Brian. Listen, I’m on an airplane that’s been hijacked. If things don’t go well, and it’s not looking good, I just want you to know that I…
with Pastor Chris McCool (September 11, 2023) How could the thief on the cross know that Jesus was his only hope of help? How could he go from cursing and mocking Him one minute, to crying out to Him the next? In this article, Elder Michael Ivey answers this question in the way the Bible…
In today’s edition of “Monday Minutes,” I want to share an article by Elder Michael Ivey about the the way in which God’s people should live. I pray we will take heed and try to order our steps according to God’s will for our lives! May the Lord bless you is my prayer. Elder Chris…
We are finishing up with our series on “discerning the will of God.” We have seen that, in order to figure out God’s will for our lives, we must study God’s word, pray for God’s wisdom, and listen to godly counsellors. Today, we take a look at one final admonition: to know God’s will, we…
We have been examining the issue of discerning the will of God in our lives. We have seen that, in order to know God’s will, we must study His word and we must pray to Him for guidance. Today, we want to look at the importance of godly counselors in our lives. In two places…
In the last “Monday Minutes” post, we began looking at the problem of discerning the will of God. We saw that, in Acts 9:6, during his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus, Saul (soon to be the Apostle Paul) asked, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” We saw that, while this…
In Acts 9:6, during his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus, Saul (soon to be the Apostle Paul) exclaimed, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” This is an easy question to ask, but it’s not always so easy to answer! And yet the answer is extremely important for our daily walk….
Five years ago today was one of the most bittersweet days of my life. Many of you know that I have spent most of my secular career in jobs that require me to run for office in the political realm, and on July 17, 2028, after nearly two years of a hard-fought campaign against honorable…
As you may have noticed, “Monday Minutes” has been AWOL for a few weeks. I apologize for the absence, but I’ve been traveling a lot, and unable to keep up with the weekly devotion. However, we are back as of today! And hopefully, we won’t be absent again anytime soon. I want to reflect for…
In the modern-day church, there is perhaps no more serious problem than a lack of unity among the members. Here at Zion Primitive Baptist Church, we have been blessed with a unique sense of love and unity that has persisted since the church began reviving a little over ten years ago. However, unity is not…
