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The Gospel of Mark, Part Forty-Four – The Resurrection II (Mark 16)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached June 13, 2021) The Resurrection changed everything! The women who went to the tomb downcast in spirit left there amazed; the disciples who walked the Road the Emmaus with sad countenances felt their hearts burn when Jesus was with them! And it still changes everything today – we should…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Forty-Three – The Resurrection of Jesus I (Mark 16)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached June 13, 2021) When last we looked at the Gospel of Mark, we saw Jesus buried in a borrowed tomb. But that isn’t the end of the story! The rest of the story is that Jesus was only there for three days and three nights, and He arose! The…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Forty-Two – The Crucifixion of Jesus (Mark 15:22-47)

Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 30, 2021) This message was a hard message to preach. In researching the horrible details of how a crucifixion is carried out, I found my mind continuing to go to the view of Jesus on the cross. What an awful six hours of pain and suffering it must…

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A Man After God’s Own Heart, Part Seventeen: The Misery of Sin (1 Sam. 28-31)

This sermon concludes our series on the early life of David. We have seen this man grow from a young boy shepherding his father’s sheep, to a champion slaying a giant, and now to the king he was anointed to be, ascending the throne of Israel. But we have also seen Saul, a constant character…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Forty-One – Taking Jesus to Calvary II (Mark 14:41-65, 15:1-23)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/9/2021) Jesus has crossed the Kidron’s bloody stream. He has agonized in the Garden of Gethsemane. But now He stands at the foot of Calvary, gazing up Golgotha’s hill. He has been mocked, beaten, scourged, made to wear a thorny crown; but now He is about to become sin…

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A Man After God’s Own Heart, Part Sixteen: David’s Defection II (1 Sam. 27)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 11/26/2017) In this conclusion to part one regarding the defection of David to Philistia, we see that God sometimes delivers us in spite of our bad choices. He certainly did that to David! Listen as we are encouraged to remain faithful and trust God to deliver us. Download Audio…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Forty – Taking Jesus to Calvary I (Mark 14:1-65, 15:1-23)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/9/21) Now we approach the hour of Jesus’ crucifixion: from Kidron’s bloody stream to Gethsemane’s awful agony, nothing compares to what Jesus is about to experience. Come join us as we walk with Jesus to the foot of Calvary, as He is about to bear the sins of all…

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A Man After God’s Own Heart, Part Fifteen: David’s Defection I (1 Sam. 27)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 11/26/2017) When times get tough, we should stay the course, right? Surely that’s what a man after God’s own heart would do! But in 1 Sam. 27, we find that even such a man as David had lapses. As he despaired of outrunning Saul, David decided to defect from…