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Nehemiah Part 34: Completing the Walls I (Neh. 6:15-19)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 4, 2025) In our study of Nehemiah, we have come to the point where the work of rebuilding the walls and repairing the gates has finally been completed. At this point it would be tempting for Nehemiah to relax his guard, sit back and revel in his…

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Nehemiah Part 33: Opposition Through Threats II (Neh. 6:10-14)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 27, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, when all else fails, the enemies of the Kingdom of God will sometimes resort to threatening those who are engaged in the work of the Kingdom. When we paused the message, we were learning that one of the most…

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Nehemiah Part 32: Opposition Through Threats I (Neh. 6:10-14)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 27, 2025) In our study of the Book of Nehemiah, we are continuing to look at the closing days of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, and in particular examining the ways in which the enemies of the Kingdom of God launch their desperate assaults. We…

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Nehemiah Part 31: Opposition Through Slander II (Neh. 6:5-9)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 25, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, slander can be a very effective tool in Satan’s toolbox! In this case, the enemies of the Kingdom of God began to spread lies about Nehemiah and his colleagues in an effort to get the King of Persia to…

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Nehemiah Part 30: Opposition Through Slander I (Neh. 6:5-9)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 13, 2025) As we continue to deal with the last-minute attacks of the enemies of the Kingdom of God, we come to another weapon in Satan’s arsenal: slander. Sanballat and his henchmen began to spread lies about Nehemiah and the Jews, and even wrote an open letter…

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Nehemiah Part 29: Opposition Through Compromise II (Neh. 6:1-4)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 6, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, Satan often mounts his strongest attacks as the finish line is in view! One of his most dangerous tactics is the temptation to compromise. In this chapter, we have begun to see how the enemies of the Kingdom of…

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Nehemiah Part 28: Opposition Through Compromise I (Neh. 6:1-4)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 6, 2025) As we continue our study in the book of Nehemiah, we have come to the point where the walls are almost completed. Often when we see the “finish line” in view, we tend to let down our guard and “slack up.” But rather than slacking…

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The Book of Romans, Part 55: No Longer Debtors to the Law (Rom. 8:5-12)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025) As we saw in the first half of this sermon, the regenerated child of God stands without condemnation before God because of the finished work of Christ. Today, we continue along this line of Paul’s reasoning by seeing that there are those who are “after…

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The Book of Romans, Part 54: No Condemnation Under the Law (Rom. 8:1-4)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025) In Romans 8, Paul opens the chapter with the glorious declaration that there is therefore NOW no condemnation to those who are “in Christ Jesus.” That phrase “in Christ Jesus” refers to our condition as regenerated children of God, and NOT to our conduct. Because…

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The Book of Romans, Part 53: The Problem of the Law in Our Lives (Rom. 7:14-25)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 6, 2025) As we move on toward the end of Chapter 7 of Romans, Paul continues to teach us about the Law in our lives. In these verses, we learn that the biggest problem is that the Law is spiritual but we are carnal. Paul tells us…

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The Book of Romans, Part 52: The Purpose of the Law in Our Lives (Rom. 7:1-14)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 30, 2025) In the first half of this sermon, we were looking primarily at the place of the Law in our lives. As we began to see, we are no longer under the Law – in fact, we are “dead” to the Law. Indeed, we are wed…

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The Book of Romans, Part 51: The Place of the Law in Our Lives (Rom. 7:1-14)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 30, 2025) Paul begins the seventh chapter of Romans by reminding us that, as children of God, we are dead to the Law but married to Christ. In doing so, he is dealing with the constant struggle that regenerated disciples have between the two ditches of legalism…