by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/18/22) In the first half of this message, we looked at the question of what happens when we die. Today, we conclude by asking the question, “What happens when Jesus Returns?” Is there some complicated eschatological process that involves some intervening dispensation of time, or does Jesus simply…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/18/22) As we continue our look at Article 8 of our Articles of Faith, we ask the question today, “What happens when we die?” There are many theories in the world, but what does the Bible say about death and the child of God? Today we look at…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/11/22) Last time we began looking at Article 8 of our Articles of Faith, which deals with the “end times” and the Second Coming of Christ. In order to understand eschatology, we saw a need to understand that we are currently living in the spiritual Kingdom of God…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/11/22) Article Eight of our Articles of Faith reads as follows: “We believe in a resurrection of the dead and a general judgment and that the felicity (joy) of the righteous and the punishment of the wicked will be eternal.” This speaks of the simple, Bible-based belief that…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/21/22) Today we continue our look at the communion service, which is a clear representation of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. The unleavened bread represents the broken body of Christ, and the wine represents the shed look of our Lord. It is an intimate service for…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/21/22) Article 7 of the Zion Primitive Baptist Church Articles of Faith deals both with baptism and the communion service. Today we begin looking at the communion service, and how it was instituted and what it symbolizes. Download Audio File
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/31/22) In our last podcast episode, we began looking at what the Bible teaches about WHO should be baptized. Many religious denominations teach that infants and others who cannot exercise faith in believing in Christ are proper candidates for baptism. But what does Scripture say? We believe that ONLY…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/31/22) Today we look at “believers baptism,” which has been the historic position of the Baptist church. We begin by looking at the way in which John baptized, and others in scripture, and ultimately deal with the reasons why we do NOT believe in infant baptism. In all situations,…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (7/17/22) Today, we conclude the message begun yesterday about how we should view baptism. Baptism is NOT a means of eternal life, but rather a timely deliverance here and now. Join us as we learn more about the sweet ordinance that is an enactment of the gospel message. Download Audio…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/17/22) Today we turn to the proper understanding of baptism – that is, what does baptism actually do? Does it somehow save us eternally? Or is there some other salvation under consideration in these verses? Join us as we learn today and tomorrow that baptism “saves” us in a…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 7/10/22) Article Seven of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church deals with the two ordinances of the Lord’s church: baptism, and the Lord’s Supper (communion). Today, we look at the proper mode of baptism, which is immersion of the candidate for baptism, and not sprinkling or…
Today we conclude our study of the new birth, as affirmed by Article Six of the Articles of Faith of Zion Primitive Baptist Church. As we saw in the first half of this sermon, posted yesterday, the new birth brings a radical change tot he life of a child of God. What causes that change?…
