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!…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/26/22) The gods of the pagan world were seen as highly exalted and unapproachable. The Lord Jesus Christ is also high and exalted, and yet He is eminently approachable. According to Scripture, He is “touched by the feeling of our infirmities.” Join us today as we begin a series…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/12/22) In the last post, we began looking at the context of John 3:16 in order to understand that this well-known verse is NOT a verse about eternal salvation, but about eternal security. And we have begun to see the similarities between the serpent that Moses lifted up in…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/12/22) John 3:16 is often misunderstood by the religious world, but the context shows us that this is an eternal security verse, and not an eternal salvation verse. Join us in the next two posts, as we look at the context of John 3:16 and see that, like the…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/26/22) Today’s message concludes Bro. Abernathy’s examination of “chastening” in Scripture. We certainly do not enjoy chastening while it is occurring; it can be painful and scarring! But as we see from this message, chastening is something that is necessary for our correction, and we ought to be encouraged by…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/26/22) In today’s sermon, Bro. Abernathy examines verse 19 of Revelation chapter 3, which deals with the subject of “chastening”. We learn much from the Scripture about chastening: that God is a good Father who loves us enough to correct us, and especially that when we experience chastening, we can…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/19/22) Today’s message is the conclusion of the second message preached by Bro. Abernathy on the letter to the Laodicean church. In this message, we continue exploring what it means to be “lukewarm,” and how to avoid this condition both in our personal and church lives. Download Audio File
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/19/22) In today’s sermon, Elder Buddy Abernathy continues our look at the letter to the Laodicean church that is found in Revelation 3. He gives us a further description of the problem of lukewarmness, and how to avoid this condition in our church and in our lives. Download Audio File
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/5/22) We continue today looking at “lukewarmness” in a church, and exploring ways to avoid this condition. Bro. Buddy tells us how we get there, and how to get out of that condition: by remembering our commitment to the Kingdom of God, based on what Christ has done for us!…
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 6/5/22) According to Christ, the Laodicean church was lukewarm in its zeal for the Kingdom. In this message, Elder Buddy Abernathy explores what it means to be “lukewarm,” and how we can avoid this problem in our churches today. Download Audio File
