by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/24/2020) In this fourth message in our sermon series on the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Chris McCool expounds upon the parable of the Sower, which Jesus says is the key to understanding ALL parables that He is about to give them. What is the true purpose of the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/10/2020) Have you put God into a box of your own making? Have your preconceived notions of Who He is and what He can do caused you to see Him as limited in His power and hindered in His purposes? The Pharisees and other religious leaders of Jesus’…
In this wonderful message about the divine call to preach, Elder Buddy Abernathy reminds us that the church cannot make a preacher, only God can do that! Bro. Dillon Holley introduces this message and prays the opening prayer, reminding us that we ought to fear God enough to obey Him. May we never forget these…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/3/2020) In the second chapter of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus broke it down for all those to whom He preached! The Pharisees and other religious authorities had been interpreting the Law to their advantage, but Jesus brought the divinely correct interpretation to them, which seemed revolutionary at…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 4/19/2020) According to most Christian historians, the Gospel of Mark was penned by John Mark, who had been a companion to Paul and Barnabas and the other disciples, and who in later years was a friend to the Apostle Peter. It was written first among the four gospels,…
The third Sunday in May of each year is Homecoming/Decoration Day at Zion Primitive Baptist Church. This year (2020) it was also the day we were able to regather once again in the church building for in-person fellowship, after a long two months of “captivity” due to the COVID-19 pandemic! What a wonderful day of…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 2/9/2020) In this final sermon of the series, How Big Is Your God?, Pastor Chris McCool reminds us that God is big enough to trust with our future. Just like Joseph, we face uncertainty and hardship. Yet the same God Who guided and protected Joseph will guide and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 2/2/2020) In this next to last sermon in our series on the life of Joseph, Pastor Chris McCool reminds us how Joseph got here: from the sheepfold in Canaan to the pit near Dothan, from the prison to the palace in Egypt, to a place of forgiveness and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/19/2020) Sometimes the truth is hard to take – especially the truth about ourselves! In this seventh sermon in our series on the life of Joseph, Pastor Chris McCool asks the probing question, Can you handle the truth? We see from this message that the brothers of Joseph…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/12/2020) In this sixth sermon in our series, “How Big Is Your God?”, Pastor Chris McCool shows us how we sometimes have to ask the question, “How big am I?” Joseph could have taken revenge on his brothers, but he knew he had to be a bigger person…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 12/29/2019) Pastor Chris McCool continues our series dealing with the question, “How Big Is Your God?” by examining the 41st chapter of Genesis, and Joseph’s elevation from the prison to the palace. We see in this account that God is able to be trusted in ALL circumstances of…
