by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/31/22) In our last podcast episode, we began looking at what the Bible teaches about WHO should be baptized. Many religious denominations teach that infants and others who cannot exercise faith in believing in Christ are proper candidates for baptism. But what does Scripture say? We believe that ONLY…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/31/22) Today we look at “believers baptism,” which has been the historic position of the Baptist church. We begin by looking at the way in which John baptized, and others in scripture, and ultimately deal with the reasons why we do NOT believe in infant baptism. In all situations,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10-11-2020) In today’s message, we conclude our exploration of the problem of evil in the world. From a biblical standpoint, we have seen that God is not the author of evil, nor does He condone it. Join us today for the conclusion of this important series about how to…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10-11-22) In today’s post, we continue our series on the atheist’s objection to the existence of God based on the presence of evil in the world. We have seen that God is not the author of evil, and we look at the types of evil that exists. And remember,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10-11-2020) Today, we continue looking at the problem of the existence of evil in the world. Remember, we are looking at this issue from a biblical perspective, NOT a philosophical perspective! In order to deal with this objection that is so often raised by the atheists, we must first…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10-11-20) One of the primary arguments made by atheists to disprove the existence of God is the problem of evil in the world. They say that, if God were truly God and truly good, then evil could not exist. But what is the biblical perspective on this topic? In…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/10/22) In the conclusion to yesterday’s message about responding to Babylonian influences around us, we learn that we should always stay faithful to our faithful God! Ultimately, we may be thrown into a fiery furnace, but in every single case, God delivers as He sees fit! Download Audio File
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/10/22) Friends, it appears that we live in a Babylonian world system. The wicked influences of our modern society are not content to leave the Christian alone, but rather seek constantly to undermine our daily walk. How should we respond to such influences? Join us today and tomorrow as…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (7/17/22) Today, we conclude the message begun yesterday about how we should view baptism. Baptism is NOT a means of eternal life, but rather a timely deliverance here and now. Join us as we learn more about the sweet ordinance that is an enactment of the gospel message. Download Audio…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/17/22) Today we turn to the proper understanding of baptism – that is, what does baptism actually do? Does it somehow save us eternally? Or is there some other salvation under consideration in these verses? Join us as we learn today and tomorrow that baptism “saves” us in a…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/10/22) Article Seven of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church deals with the two ordinances of the Lord’s church: baptism, and the Lord’s Supper (communion). Today, we look at the proper mode of baptism, which is immersion of the candidate for baptism, and not sprinkling or…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/22/22) In the second half of this sermon, we see that our focus must NOT be on the things of this world, but rather our focus must be on Jesus. Otherwise, as we realize that we are still facing the consequences of sin in this world, we may lose…
