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Family Matters, Part 3: God’s Pattern for Marriage I (Col. 3)

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…

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Family Matters, Part 2: An Introduction to Marriage and Family II (Col. 3)

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…

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Family Matters, Part 1: An Introduction to Marriage and Family I (Col. 3)

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…

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 16: “Letting In” Some Good Things II (Col. 3)

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…

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 15: “Letting In” Some Good Things I (Col. 3)

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….

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 14: Putting On Some Good Things II (Col. 3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/16/2023) We continue today looking at some things that we need to “put on” in our lives. Paul adjures the Colossians to act in such a way that they would be seen as “Christians,”, or “Christ-like.” These things will promote harmony in the Kingdom and will avoid strife!…

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 13: Putting On Some Good Things I (Col. 3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/16/2023) Having discussed the things we need to “mortify” or “put off,” we now turn to the things that we need to “put on.” There are several things that Paul tells them they should put on, but the basis of all of them is charity, or love. Join…

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 12: Putting Off Some Bad Things IV (Col. 3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/9/2023) The sins we are considering are sins that divide us, and they include blasphemy, filthy communications, and lying. We must “put off” these sins as part of our effort to “mortify” our members! Join us as we continue looking at how to put off these sins. Download…

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 11: Putting Off Some Bad Things III (Col. 3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/9/2023) As we continue looking at “putting off” sins, we come to sins of division – i.e., sins that divide us. The previous sins of anger, wrath, and malice, originate in the heart, and are sins of desire. The sins under consideration today – blasphemy, filthy communications, and…

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 10: Putting Off Some Bad Things II (Anger) (Col. 3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/2/2023) We continue today looking at anger, wrath, and malice. Paul tells the Colossians that they need to “put off” anger! This is a sin that afflicts many of us, and we all need to deal with it in our lives by “putting it off.” Download Audio File

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 9: Putting Off Some Bad Things I (Anger) (Col. 3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/2/2023) Having looked at the things we must mortify, or “murder”, in our hearts, we begin today looking at things we must “put off.” The sins we’ve been dealing with have been primarily sins of the heart; today, we begin looking at sins of the hands – i.e.,…

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Mortifying Your Members, Part 8: Sins of Desire (Col. 3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 6/18/2023) Today, we conclude a sermon begun yesterday regarding the rest of the “members” we need to “mortify,” or “murder.” These sins of the heart lead to sins of the hands, or actions that are iniquitous. Join us as we learn more about the things we need to…