by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2023) Husbands are instructed to love their wives as Christ loved the church. The kind of love we are supposed to have for our wives is a Christ-like love, which is an active love. Love is a verb, not a noun; whether the feelings are there are not,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2023) As we continue looking at “family matters,” we now come to the role of the husbands in the marriage. The husband is to be the loving leader of the family. His primary command is to love her, not lead her – the idea is that he must…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/17/2023) As we continue looking at the “virtuous woman” of Proverbs 31, we see that she is the epitome of the godly wife. Often in today’s world, we hear the feminists’ and the chauvinists’ view of womanhood, and it is completely contrary to the teachings of Scripture! Join…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/17/2023) As we continue our study of the family, we are currently looking at the role of wives in the marriage relationship. Today, we review briefly what Paul tells the Colossians about wives, and then we turn to Proverbs 31 to look at the virtuous woman. It is…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/10/2023) Today we continue looking at the wife’s role in the marriage relationship. We have begun to see what godly submission is NOT, and today we conclude by examining what godly submission truly IS. We should never be afraid to dig into God’s word to find the pattern…
by Elder Chris McCool (preached on 9/10/2023) As we continue looking at the biblical pattern for the family, we come today to the role of wives in the marriage relationship. What does God say about the wife’s role? When He mentions “submission,” what does that mean from a biblical perspective? How are we to model…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/20/23) God’s pattern for marriage involves one man and one woman, for life! And the primary relationship within the family is NOT parent-child, but husband-wife. We must seek to follow this pattern if we have successful homes, and honor God in the process! Download Audio File
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/20/2023) As we continue our study on the family, we look today to the biblical pattern for marriage. God established the marriage relationship in the Garden of Eden, and His pattern for the family still works! We should seek out the pattern for marriage in the word of…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/6/2023) As we continue in our introduction to this new series, we will see that there are many attacks upon the biblical family today. But God has established a pattern for marriage and the home, and if we follow it we will be much better off! Download Audio…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/6/2023) We are beginning a new series today, entitled “Family Matters.” We are examining this topic because, well, family MATTERS! It matters today more than ever! Today, we begin by looking at an overview of the family. What is a family? What is its place in our modern…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/30/2023) Today, we conclude our series on “mortifying your members.” Paul has told us the things we need to put to death in our lives, and the things we need to “put off;” he has also told us the things we need to “put on,” or clothe ourselves…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/30/2023 As we come to the conclusion of our series on “Mortifying Your Members,” we are now encouraged by Paul to “let” some things into our lives! If we will heed his warnings, we will be in a place to serve God prosperously in the Kingdom of God….
