by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 4, 2024) As we continue looking at the opposition to the work of the Kingdom of God, we find that discouragement and fear are two very formidable obstacles. These opponents to the work of the Kingdom arise from within, and often cause more problems than any external…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 4, 2024) As the Jews began to work on the walls of Jerusalem, the enemies of the Kingdom of God began to rise up in opposition. The enemy is always upset when the Kingdom of God prospers! One of the first kinds of opposition that arose was…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) Yesterday we began looking at the symbolism of the walls of Jerusalem. We began to see that the titles of these gates and their placement point us to the gospel message. Join us today as we continue looking at the gospel in the gates of…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) As we continue in Chapter 3 of Nehemiah, we want to examine the ten gates of Jerusalem that Nehemiah and his countrymen were repairing. As we have seen many times, the gospel message is preached on every page of God’s word, and this is no…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, there were many different kinds of people from many different backgrounds who worked to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. There were priests, pharmacists, stoneworkers, and farmers. Much like the church of God today, the Kingdom of God in that…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) In our study of the Book of Nehemiah, we are examining Chapter three and the work that is going on to repair the walls of Jerusalem. Today, we review a little of what has gone on to this point, and then we begin looking at…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 6, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, Nehemiah had the challenge of building back the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down. He didn’t sit around bemoaning the sad state of the Kingdom: he started working on the walls! We as a church face the…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 6, 2024) As we continue looking at the life and work of Nehemiah, we find him now in the right place for the right work: Jerusalem, the visible capital of the earthly Kingdom of God in that day. His challenge was that the walls were broken down…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 2, 2025) Today we turn to another practice that is peculiar to the Primitive Baptists: the foot washing service. Jesus Christ Himself gave us this example when He knelt down after the institution of the communion service and washed the disciples’ feet. He tells us that we…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 2, 2025) In today’s sermon, we continue looking at the practice of “close communion”. As we have already learned, “close communion” is the practice of restricting access to the Lord’s table to the members of the local church, as well as others of like faith and order….
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 23, 2024) Nehemiah faithfully followed God’s rebuilding program, rather than going off on his own. He had the faith to follow God and do it His way, and we will see that he is going to be successful. Join us as we continue looking at Nehemiah’s faithful approach to…
by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 23, 2024) When Nehemiah discovered that the walls of Jerusalem were in disrepair, he was greatly moved and determined to do something about it. But instead of going off on his own, he faithfully followed God’s rebuilding program. Join us today as we continue seeing Nehemiah faithfully following…
