Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (10-18-2020) As we continue in our series on the Gospel of Mark, we find Jesus taking Peter, James, and John up into a high mountain and being transfigured before them. What a metaphor for our lives is this occurrence! Isn’t life a continuous stream of valleys, interspersed with the occasional mountaintop…
One of the primary arguments against the existence of God that is advanced by many atheists concerns the existence of evil in the world. The argument goes something like this: If God truly exists, and He is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-good), then why does evil also exist in the world? At the…
Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 26, 2020) Jesus began His earthly ministry preaching that the “Kingdom of God is at hand” – i.e., it is here and near to us. He was speaking of the Church, that Kingdom of Heaven that is “not of this world,” but which endures unto this very day. Now, in…
By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 13, 2020) Pastor Chris McCool finishes up his sermon on the “rules of the road” that Jesus set out while walking with His disciples from place to place. These foundational principles about what Jesus was doing, Who He was, and why it matters, would help them in their ministry…
In this second sermon on the problem posed by the existence of evil in the world, Pastor Chris McCool further elaborates on the relationship of God to evil (He opposes it!), whether God created evil or not (He didn’t!), and how we should properly view the holiness of God in light of the fallen creation….
One of the primary arguments raised by the atheist is the problem of evil in the world. The basic argument reads this way: if God is omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omni-benevolent (all-good), then why does evil exist? God must NOT exist, since evil clearly exists. While this is a philosophical argument that cannot be…
We had a wonderful weekend of worship and fellowship! It was Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church’s yearly Anniversary Meeting, and their pastor (and my brother) Elder Tim McCool had six preachers at the meeting! On Saturday, five of those preachers preached, and what an amazing day it was! It never ceases to amaze me how the…
Is the Word of God your priority? Pastor Chris McCool shares with us today why the word of God ought to be the authority in our lives, and ought to be the authority in our every-day living. Download Audio File
By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 13, 2020) While His disciples walked with Him from place to place, Jesus was constantly teaching them “rules of the road” that would help them in their ministry. In this sermon, Pastor Chris McCool begins to deal with some of the “Rules of the Road” laid out by the…
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article for this blog about the fear that the current circumstances of the world brings. We discussed the fact that we are strangers and pilgrims in this sin-cursed world. We discovered that the church – the Kingdom of God in this world – should be our refuge. Today,…
In this message, Pastor Chris McCool recaps Part Thirteen of our series, about the Syro-Phoenician woman who came to Jesus in Mark Chapter 7, and finishes up the message. Do you think you don’t stand a chance in Jesus’ sight? This woman certainly didn’t – and yet our loving, compassionate Savior blessed her faith with…
Have you ever felt like you didn’t stand a chance with Jesus? There was a faithful little outcast woman, Syro-Phoenician by birth, who came to Him one day with a desperate petition: “My daughter is possessed of a devil, Lord, and only you can help!” But she was not a Jew, and therefore from all…
