Do you ever feel like you just don’t fit in? Have you ever wondered why you don’t identify with the multitudes who seem to be right at home with all the goings-on in this world? The reason for this is simple, Child of God: you are NOT at home! As Abraham and the patriarchs, we…
Have you ever wondered if the Bible has anything to say about dating and relationships? In this message, Pastor Chris McCool teaches us from God’s word about how to engage in godly dating. We hope you enjoy this timely message that is so needed in our present day! https://zionpbc.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-07-12-Godly-Dating-and-Relationships.mp3
I don’t know about you, but I often struggle with keeping prompt in my appointments. I have very good intentions: I never INTEND to be late, but often circumstances beyond my control seem to conspire to prevent me from being on time! My oldest son’s wedding was this past weekend, and it was out of…
Do you have a “Pig Story?” We all have incidents in our lives where God delivered us in ways we NEVER expected! Meet such a man in this sermon: a wild Gadarene mad-man whose life seemed hopeless until he met the Son of Man. Jesus freed him from the demons who possessed his very life,…
When the storms of life hit your little boat, there are two ways to handle it: you can try to take over yourself and ride out the storm, or you can turn it over to the One Who has power over the storm! In this account, Jesus was just a sleeping concept on the disciples’…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/24/2020) In this fourth message in our sermon series on the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Chris McCool expounds upon the parable of the Sower, which Jesus says is the key to understanding ALL parables that He is about to give them. What is the true purpose of the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/10/2020) Have you put God into a box of your own making? Have your preconceived notions of Who He is and what He can do caused you to see Him as limited in His power and hindered in His purposes? The Pharisees and other religious leaders of Jesus’…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/3/2020) In the second chapter of the Gospel of Mark, Jesus broke it down for all those to whom He preached! The Pharisees and other religious authorities had been interpreting the Law to their advantage, but Jesus brought the divinely correct interpretation to them, which seemed revolutionary at…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 4/19/2020) According to most Christian historians, the Gospel of Mark was penned by John Mark, who had been a companion to Paul and Barnabas and the other disciples, and who in later years was a friend to the Apostle Peter. It was written first among the four gospels,…
The third Sunday in May of each year is Homecoming/Decoration Day at Zion Primitive Baptist Church. This year (2020) it was also the day we were able to regather once again in the church building for in-person fellowship, after a long two months of “captivity” due to the COVID-19 pandemic! What a wonderful day of…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 2/9/2020) In this final sermon of the series, How Big Is Your God?, Pastor Chris McCool reminds us that God is big enough to trust with our future. Just like Joseph, we face uncertainty and hardship. Yet the same God Who guided and protected Joseph will guide and…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 2/2/2020) In this next to last sermon in our series on the life of Joseph, Pastor Chris McCool reminds us how Joseph got here: from the sheepfold in Canaan to the pit near Dothan, from the prison to the palace in Egypt, to a place of forgiveness and…
