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Sunday Schools and Youth Groups, Part 1: An Introduction (Mat. 19:14)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 7, 2024) In most modern churches, the members are segregated out at some point during the worship services in Sunday School classes and youth groups. But when you come to a Primitive Baptist Church, you find families worshiping together under the sound of the gospel being preached…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 6: What the New Testament Says II (John 4:21-24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) As we come to the conclusion of our short series on musical instruments in the pubic worship of the church, we continue to examine what the New Testament says about their use. The inescapable conclusion of our examination of Scripture is that NOWHERE does the…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 5: What the New Testament Says I (John 4:21-24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) Having now looked at the history of musical instruments in the church, as well as what the Old Testament says about them, we now turn to the most important place of authority for our public worship today: the New Testament. What does the New Testament…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 4: What the Old Testament Says II (Heb. 8:5)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) As we continue looking at God’s commands regarding musical instruments in the public worship, we find that He was specific in the Old Testament as to the details of the use musical instruments. Furthermore, as we see the continual cycle of apostasy and reform throughout…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 3: What the Old Testament Says I (Heb. 8:5)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) In the last message, we looked at the history of musical instruments in the public worship of the church, and learned that Primitive Baptists are NOT some strange, outlier group, but that a Capella singing was the primary mode of worship throughout the vast majority…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 2: The Historical Record (From the Post-Apostolic Day to Modern Day) (John 4:24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preacher on February 18, 2024) In the first half of this sermon, we began establishing the biblical fact that God cares how we conduct our public worship services. Today, we wrap up this discussion, and move into the history of musical instruments in the public worship of the church. We…

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Musical Instruments in the Church, Part 1: Does God Care How We Worship? (John 4:24)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 18, 2024) One of the first things visitors to a Primitive Baptist Church notice is that we do not employ musical instruments in our public worship services. Rather, we sing a Capella congregational hymns, using only our voices lifted up in song. Why do we worship in…

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Baptism, Part 6: Infant Baptism II (1 Pet. 3:21)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/21/2024) As we continue in our series on Baptism, we have begun to learn that infant baptism is not proper baptism. Pastor Chris McCool has already gone through the historical evidence regarding infant baptism, and continues today in looking at the Scripture itself for proof that infant baptism…

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Baptism, Part 5: Infant Baptism I (1 Pet. 3:21)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/21/2024) Throughout the centuries, Baptists have generally refused to accept infant baptism as valid baptism. We as Primitive Baptists certainly hold to this position! But why is it that we do not practice infant baptism? Join us today as Pastor Chris McCool delves into this issue, and we…

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Baptism, Part 4: How We Baptize, Whom Do We Baptize II (1 Pet. 3:18-22)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/7/2024) In today’s sermon, we are posting the conclusion of a message preached recently on the proper mode of baptism, and the proper candidates for baptism. We have begun to see that the word “baptism” itself means “to immerse,” and that further Scriptural evidence points to immersion as…

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Baptism, Part 3: How We Baptize, Whom We Baptize I (1 Pet. 3:18-22)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/7/2024) In today’s message, Elder Chris McCool continues looking at the topic of baptism as taught in Scripture. We have already seen that there is a “salvation” in baptism, albeit not eternal; today we look at the method by which we are to baptize. We as Old Baptists…

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Baptism, Part 2: How Baptism “Doth Now Save Us” II (1 Pet. 3:21)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 12/31/2023) In the second half of this sermon, Elder Chris McCool continues to teach us from Scripture that there is indeed a salvation in baptism. However, this salvation is NOT eternal salvation! Join us as we continue looking at the ways in which baptism saves us in this…