by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/23/22) In this sermon, we see that there is only one way that a child of God can find any rest in this world: by believing the true gospel message! The true gospel tells us that Jesus Christ paid for our sins, and that we can rest in…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10-10-22) In the last post, we began looking at Moses and Christ, and were beginning to see how much better Christ is than Moses! Today, we continue looking at this idea of Christ as “better”, and ultimately see that because He is better, we are “His house” –…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10-10-22) One of the prevalent themes of the Book of Hebrews can be summed up in one word: “better.” Christ is better than the angels, the new covenant is better than the old, etc. In today’s message, the word “better” does not appear, but the sentiment certainly does!…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 8/7/22) Yesterday we started this message, about when Jesus Christ – Who was fully God, and completely divine! – became flesh in order to deliver His people from the eternal curse of sin. We began to see the majesty and glory of God, and how much greater He is…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 8/7/22) There is no doubt that God is greater than man, and different from us in so many essential ways! He truly is the great “Other” – He is categorically “Other” than us! But there was a time when the Great “Other” became our brother. Jesus Christ, the Second…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/22/22) In the second half of this sermon, we see that our focus must NOT be on the things of this world, but rather our focus must be on Jesus. Otherwise, as we realize that we are still facing the consequences of sin in this world, we may lose…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/22/22) In Hebrews Chapter 2, we are told that all things are in subjection under the feet of Jesus. This includes all of the consequences of sin in this world, including death. However, in Heb. 2:8, Paul (whom I believe wrote the book of Hebrews) declares, “But now we…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/3/22) In this conclusion to yesterday’s message, we learn that negligence is sometimes a greater issue than rebellion for God’s people. Certainly, when we are rebellious we can expect bad consequences; however, it is usually complacency – or negligence in our Christian walk – that afflicts us more! Join…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/3/22) As we continue our series on the Book of Hebrews, we read in the second chapter that we must be diligent in regard to the things we have heard, and not to let them “slip”. The word “slip” means “to drift away.” The idea is that negligence can…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/5/22) In the last post, we heard the first half of this sermon that deals with two statements of Scripture that appear to contradict: Heb. 1:4 and Heb. 2:7. We began seeing how much greater Jesus was than the angels, and today we finish looking at His greatness and…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/5/22) In the first two chapters of Hebrews, we find two statements that appear to contradict. In Heb. 1:4, we are told that Jesus was made “so much better than” the angels, and yet in Heb. 2:7, we are told that He was made “a little lower than” the…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/26/22) As we saw in yesterday’s post, our Savior is high and exalted. But as we continue on this thought, we see that He not only was and is the Holy One of heaven, He is also empathetic and humble in His dealings with His people. What a Savior!…