by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 1/5/2022) In this message, Pastor McCool spends some time reviewing the previous sermon about “looking inward,” where Haggai reminds us that unconfessed, habitual sin can make our service to God vain. Haggai also exhorts the Israelites to build up their faith, trusting God even when the outcome appears to…
This is the third in a series of posts about the Sermon on the Mount, taken from an article written by Elder Mike Ivey. As we have stated in previous posts, this article takes the Sermon on the Mount and applies it to our modern-day culture, which is filled with divisiveness and rancor. He reminds…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 12/1/21) After bringing them a message of encouragement, exhorting them to “look upward” to God, Haggai then admonishes them to look inward, at themselves and the sin that doth so easily beset all children of God. He tells them that unrebuked, unrepented-of sin will cause a problem with their…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 11/17/21) Join us today for the conclusion of this sermon, preached from Haggai 2, about the encouraging message God sent to the discouraged Jews who had returned from exile. As we will see, the message is very relevant to us today! Download Audio File
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 11/17/21) After the Jews returned from captivity and re-started the work of rebuilding the Temple at Haggai’s exhortation, opposition almost immediately arose. This opposition was both external and internal, and resulted in the faithful remnant becoming discouraged. But God sent another message to the Jews through Haggai: look upward!…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 11/3/21) In this message, we see what can happen when complacency turns to commitment. The Israelites who returned from the captivity had ceased the work of rebuilding the Temple for fifteen years, yet when Haggai preached the admonishing message of God to them, they returned to the work of…
Last week, we began sharing an article by Elder Michael Ivey regarding the Sermon on the Mount. In this article, Bro. Mike takes the current issues facing the Lord’s church – in particular the divisiveness of the current political situation, and the pandemic that still afflicts us – and examines them in light of the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 10/16/21) When we grow complacent in our service to God, we generally stop experiencing the special blessings that only come from commitment to Him. Our discipleship is important, and God told Haggai to admonish the Israelites who had been negligent in failing to commit to the work of rebuilding…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 9/16/21) Today’s message is the conclusion to the first message in our series on Haggai. Haggai shows us what happens when we become complacent in the service of God, and what can happen when we become reinvigorated for the service of the Lord! Join us as Pastor McCool shares…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/16/21) When the enemies of the Kingdom of God successfully moved the King of Persia to stop the Jews who had returned from the Babylonian Captivity from rebuilding the Temple, those Jews who had been laboring in the Kingdom ceased the work for fifteen years. Why so long?…
Today, Elder Buddy Abernathy concludes his first look at how the Ephesian church had left its “first love.” Love (charity) is the centerpiece of the church, and without love no church can survive. Join us as we explore this matter, that is so essential to church life. Download Audio File
by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached 12/5/21) Today’s message begins a look at the letters to the churches given to John by Christ in the book of Revelation. Elder Buddy Abernathy shares with us both the good things and the bad about Ephesus, the first church mentioned. What does it mean to “leave your first love”?…
