by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/22/22) In Hebrews Chapter 2, we are told that all things are in subjection under the feet of Jesus. This includes all of the consequences of sin in this world, including death. However, in Heb. 2:8, Paul (whom I believe wrote the book of Hebrews) declares, “But now we…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/3/22) In this conclusion to yesterday’s message, we learn that negligence is sometimes a greater issue than rebellion for God’s people. Certainly, when we are rebellious we can expect bad consequences; however, it is usually complacency – or negligence in our Christian walk – that afflicts us more! Join…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/3/22) As we continue our series on the Book of Hebrews, we read in the second chapter that we must be diligent in regard to the things we have heard, and not to let them “slip”. The word “slip” means “to drift away.” The idea is that negligence can…
Today we conclude our study of the new birth, as affirmed by Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church. As we saw in the first half of this sermon, posted yesterday, the new birth brings a radical change tot he life of a child of God. What causes that change?…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/3/22) In today’s message, we continue looking at the new birth as set forth in Scripture, and affirmed through Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church. In this sermon, the first half of which we share today, we see that the new birth does…
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 Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 6/19/22) Today we continue our examination of Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Church. This article deals with our belief that all of God’s elect children will be born again at some point between conception and death. Join us as we continue exploring this “new birth,”…
