by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 12, 2024) As we saw in the last message, we are running a “race of discipleship” while here on earth. Like most runners, there are times when we get tired and feel like quitting. To whom can we look when we feel the exhaustion of the world…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, our life of discipleship is like a race. When running a race, we don’t burden ourselves down with weights; rather, we discard the weights so that we can run faster! Join us today as we continue looking at the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024) Having recently finished examining the “Hall of Faith” chapter in Hebrews 11, we come to chapter 12 and the admonition of the opening verse to “run your race with patience.” The writer compares the life of discipleship to a race, and gives some exhortations and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 2, 2023) Since today is Independence Day, we want to re-post a sermon preached last year by Elder Chris McCool about revival in America. Revisionist historians today try to tell us that America was not founded upon Christian values, and that the Founders were not devout Christians….
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on As we began to see last time, Hannah was a faithful mother in Israel who trusted God to bless her and to protect her child, Samuel. She prayed to God fervently, and trusted God implicitly. Join us today as we conclude our exposition of Hannah, a faithful mother….
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 12, 2024) Today, we take a look at an example from Scripture of a faithful mother. Hannah was barren, but she trusted God and prayed to Him for a child. When Samuel was born, she “lent him to the Lord” in faith, trusting God to take care…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 1, 2024) In Joshua, we read about a little harlot in Jericho named Rahab. When the spies came into the city, she aided them, and in return they told her to bind a scarlet line in the window of her house, so that they could save her…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024) As we saw yesterday, it is important to fight the good fight of faith. Paul writes these words to Timothy, admonishing and encouraging him to keep on keeping on in his ministry in the Kingdom of God. Join us today as we conclude this message,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024) In Paul’s final letter to the young preacher Timothy, he tells him, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” In today’s message, we look at the idea of fighting, finishing, and “faithing”. (Note: “farthing” is simply…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, Paul saw himself as a broken, undone sinner who daily struggled to do right. Paul seems to be saying that, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t quite make it to the level of godly living that he…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024) In the 7th Chapter of Romans, Paul laments the curse of sin that he sees within himself as his flesh struggles against his spirit. In verse 24, he cries out, “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024) Yesterday, we began to see that the perfect Lamb of God was numbered with the transgressors. That is, He was counted to be a transgressor of the Law, even though He NEVER transgressed the Law! We continue today seeing that His death indeed was a…
