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How Big Is Your God? Part 7: Can You Handle the Truth?

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/19/2020) Sometimes the truth is hard to take – especially the truth about ourselves! In this seventh sermon in our series on the life of Joseph, Pastor Chris McCool asks the probing question, Can you handle the truth? We see from this message that the brothers of Joseph…

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How Big Is Your God? Part 6: How Big Are You?

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/12/2020) In this sixth sermon in our series, “How Big Is Your God?”, Pastor Chris McCool shows us how we sometimes have to ask the question, “How big am I?” Joseph could have taken revenge on his brothers, but he knew he had to be a bigger person…

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How Big Is Your God? Part 5: From the Prison to the Palace (Gen. 41)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 12/29/2019) Pastor Chris McCool continues our series dealing with the question, “How Big Is Your God?” by examining the 41st chapter of Genesis, and Joseph’s elevation from the prison to the palace. We see in this account that God is able to be trusted in ALL circumstances of…

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How Big Is Your God? Part 4: Can We Trust God While We Wait? (Gen. 40)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 12/15/2019) The 40th chapter of Genesis opens with Joseph waiting patiently in prison, unsure what the future holds even as he continues to serve God. The question he must ask is whether God is big enough for us to wait upon? Can we trust God to deliver us,…

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How Big Is Your God? Part 3: Whose Am I? (Gen. 39)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 12/8/2019) In this third sermon in our series on the life of Joseph, How Big Is Your God?, Pastor Chris McCool reminds us about the most important question to ask in the midst of either adversity or prosperity: Whose am I? Who do we belong to? As an…

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How Big Is Your God? Part 2: What Is My Purpose in Life? (Gen. 37)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 11/24/2019) Pastor Chris McCool continues the series on the life of Joseph entitled “How Big Is Your God?” by delving into the early life of Joseph, from being a shepherd boy in Canaan to a prisoner in Egypt. No doubt he questioned many times what his purpose in…

Our Original 1847 Articles of Faith: Are They Still Good Enough Today?

In this Message, Pastor Chris McCool goes through the original Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church, which were adopted by the church when it was constituted in 1847, and asks the question: Are these original Articles of Faith good enough for 2020, or do they need to be changed? (Hint: We STILL adhere…

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How Big Is Your God? Part 1: Introduction to the Life of Joseph

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 11/10/2019) In this message, Pastor Chris McCool launches a new series entitled “How Big Is Your God?”, based on the life of Joseph beginning in Genesis 37. In this series, we will explore the ways in which Joseph’s BIG view of God was essential to his ultimate success…

Playing the Long Game (Elder Chris McCool, December 8, 2019)

How should we deal with daily circumstances? Should we be “reactionary”, tossed to and fro by the circumstances of life that come upon us? Or should our focus be on the future – not just tomorrow, but the generations to come? In this timely message from Jeremiah 29:11, Pastor McCool reminds us that our focus should be on playing the “long game,” not just on reacting to the problems of life with a short-term view.

Finding The Right Person, Part 1 (Elder Chris McCool, October 13, 2019)

In this sermon, Pastor Chris McCool deals with a question that is prevalent on the minds of nearly every young, single person: how do I find the right person? He emphasizes what scripture says about this issue, and ultimately points us to the “ultimate” Right Person, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself!