By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (11/1/2020) When we aren’t sure where to go, the best place to go is to Jesus. In this sermon, Pastor Chris McCool points us to Paul’s admonition to “know Him, and the power of His resurrection.” What we need most of all in this sin-cursed, tribulation-filled world is to know…
By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (November 1, 2020) In this message, Elder Chris McCool continues his exposition of Mark 9 as Jesus teaches some lessons to His disciples about the implications of His upcoming death, burial, and resurrection. While they did not fully grasp all that He was teaching them, nonetheless He showed them how…
By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor Slowly but surely, Jesus was gently leading His disciples into an understanding of the true purpose of His incarnation: the Cross of Calvary. In illuminating their minds about the Cross, He taught them many lessons about the implications of the Cross. In this message, Pastor Chris McCool explores one of…
By Bro. John Morgan Owens (October 25, 2020) Water is a theme that flows throughout the Old and New Testaments. In this sermon, Bro. John Morgan Owens takes us on a journey through the Bible on the rivers of water that are contained therein. And by the time we get to the end of this…
Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (October 25, 2020) Have you ever tried to work out your problems on your own, just to meet with failure? The disciples tried that, many times. In this case, they were unable to help a demoniac child whose father desperately sought help. But Jesus gave the father the greatest command of…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (October 4, 2020) In a world where there is so much turmoil, it is easy to lose focus and become anxious – terrified, even! What do we need to see when we are in the midst of perilous times? Isaiah was living in such a day – in fact, this…
Bro. John Morgan Owens (9/27/2020) In this message, Bro. John Morgan Owens gives us a wonderful summary of the encounter between Peter and Cornelius. Much of the religious world teaches that Peter went down to his house to “save” Cornelius; but as Primitive Baptists, we should always remember to ask the questions, “Saved from what?”…
Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (10-18-2020) As we continue in our series on the Gospel of Mark, we find Jesus taking Peter, James, and John up into a high mountain and being transfigured before them. What a metaphor for our lives is this occurrence! Isn’t life a continuous stream of valleys, interspersed with the occasional mountaintop…
Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 26, 2020) Jesus began His earthly ministry preaching that the “Kingdom of God is at hand” – i.e., it is here and near to us. He was speaking of the Church, that Kingdom of Heaven that is “not of this world,” but which endures unto this very day. Now, in…
By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 13, 2020) Pastor Chris McCool finishes up his sermon on the “rules of the road” that Jesus set out while walking with His disciples from place to place. These foundational principles about what Jesus was doing, Who He was, and why it matters, would help them in their ministry…
In this second sermon on the problem posed by the existence of evil in the world, Pastor Chris McCool further elaborates on the relationship of God to evil (He opposes it!), whether God created evil or not (He didn’t!), and how we should properly view the holiness of God in light of the fallen creation….
One of the primary arguments raised by the atheist is the problem of evil in the world. The basic argument reads this way: if God is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omni-benevolent (all-good), then why does evil exist? God must NOT exist, since evil clearly exists. While this is a philosophical argument that cannot be…
