Having looked at two of our spiritual enemies (the world and the flesh), today we want to begin talking about the final – and perhaps the most sinister – enemy: the devil. The very name of the devil declares him as our enemy! “Satan” is a Hebrew name that means “the adversary, or opponent.” “Devil”…

Last week, we began looking at the “trinity” of enemies that we face as children of God. We examined the first enemy – the world – and saw that its “course” is against us. Today, we turn to the second enemy: the flesh. The “flesh” in this context refers not simply to the physical body…

Over the past few weeks, I have been preaching a series on “spiritual warfare” and the “spiritual armor” that we have as children of God. I have been feeling burdened to share some of my thoughts on these two important topics here in our weekly posts, and plan to do so over the next few…

Last week I shared the first part of an article by Elder Michael Ivey regarding the encouragement we find in the true gospel of grace. Today, I am posting the remaining part of the article. The doctrines of grace should be an encouragement to us as we face the spiritual battles of daily life! May…

In today’s edition of “Monday Minutes,” I want to share the first half of another article by Elder Michael Ivey, pastor of Unity Primitive Baptist Church in Moss Point, MS. This article deals with how the truth of God’s grace is an encouragement to us in our daily spiritual warfare. I hope this message resonates…

In today’s edition of “Monday Minutes,” I want to share another article by Elder Michael Ivey, Pastor of Unity Primitive Baptist Church in Moss Point, MS. This article gives us an interesting and enlightening perspective on what the gospel really is. The word “gospel” literally means “good news.” The writer of Proverbs tells us that,…

Eph. 3:20-21: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.” On May 15, 1847 – 175 years ago – seven people came together to constitute Zion Primitive Baptist Church. This is the church I pastor, and we are blessed that we still have the original minutes…

In today’s hyper-politicized world, we are tempted to engage the enemies of God at a visceral, carnal level. When we see ungodly actions taken by our leaders, we are sometimes lured into the worldly thinking that everything in our country depends upon our ability to mobilize politically and vanquish the proponents of darkness! But is…

In today’s edition of “Monday Minutes,” I am sharing a recent article by Elder Michael Ivey on the subject of “faith.” Faith has been much on my mind lately, as I struggle through the storms of life. The more we understand about faith, the better we will be able to face the troubles of this…

In today’s edition of “Monday Minutes,” I want to share a recent article by Elder Buddy Abernathy explaining 1 Pet. 3:18-20. This passage has sometimes given people problems, but I believe Bro. Buddy has done a very good job in rightly dividing it. May the Lord bless you is my prayer! Elder Chris McCool, Pastor…

Over the past few weeks, we have been dealing with the topic of eternal security, asking the question, “Can a child of God ‘fall from grace’ in the sense of losing his eternal salvation?” We have seen, through the writings of Elder C.H. Cayce as well as our own studies, that the answer is a…

In the last two editions of “Monday Minutes,” we shared an article by Elder C.H. Cayce on the topic of “from from grace.” I cannot presume to improve upon his writings, but I feel a burden to continue looking at this topic today. For those who claim that a child of God can “fall from…