by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2-20-22) In the past two messages, we learned that God inspired the writers to pen the words of Scripture. Today, we turn to the issue of whether that inspired Scripture has been divinely preserved for us today. Two questions are relevant: (1) Can we rely on what we have…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/13/22) In this message, we continue our thoughts about the inspiration of Holy Scripture. Last time we saw that the Bible clearly teaches that its words are inspired. We looked at several verses that reinforce this concept, and then we began to see that context is so important! Today,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/13/22) Article Two of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church reads as follows: WE BELIEVE THAT THE SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT ARE THE WORD OF GOD AND ONLY RULE OF FAITH AND PRACTICE. The charter members of our church, founded in 1847, believed…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/6/22) In this message, we finish looking at the Trinity, a theological truth that permeates the word of God. Pastor McCool shows us the Biblical foundation of the truth that God is a Triune God, and explains why that truth matters to us today. Download Audio File
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/6/22) We believe that there is one true and living God, but that He manifests in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The concept of the Trinity is found throughout the word of God, and is essential to our understanding of God….
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/6/22) In today’s message, we conclude our look at God as the “Living God.” Last time, we saw that the OT and NT writers, along with Jesus Himself, declared that God is the Living God. Today, we see why this fact is so important to us as individuals, and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 2/6/22) In today’s message, we look at another aspect of Article One of the Zion Primitive Baptist Church Articles of Faith: the Living God. We saw in the last two messages that He is the True God, and now we learn that this True God is also the Living…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 1/23/22) We began yesterday looking at what the Church of God ought to believe. We began looking at the Articles of Faith of Zion Church from a biblical standpoint. We looked at the fact that God is the “One True God.” Today we conclude the message by seeing that…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 1/23/22) We begin today to look at what the Church of God ought to believe. We start by taking the Articles of Faith of Zion Church, and looking at them in a Scriptural light. Today’s focus is upon Article One, “We believe in one true and living God, and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 1/9/22) In the second half of this sermon, we learn that not only is the church a spiritual kingdom, but that Jesus Christ is it’s Head and Founder! As such, He has the right to dictate the terms of the church. That is, Jesus gets to say what His…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 1/9/22) In Matthew, both John the Baptist and Jesus preached that the “Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” To what were they referring? In this first sermon in a series, Elder McCool teaches us about the Kingdom of God in its visible aspect, i.e., the church of the Living…
