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The Communion Service, Part 6: Close Communion II (1 Cor. 11:20-34)

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….

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The Communion Service, Part 5: Close Communion I (1 Cor. 11:20-34)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 16, 2025) As we continue our study of the communion service, we come to the matter of “open” versus “close” communion. “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…

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Annual Meeting 2024: Taking Care of Your Ox, Part 1 (1 Cor. 9:1-14)

by Elder Neil Honea (preached on March 9, 2024) During our 2024 Annual Meeting, Elder Neil Honea preached a powerful sermon concerning the way in which the churches are to provide for their pastors and preacher. Preachers are compared in Scripture to “oxen,” and we are told to take care of their material and spiritual…

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Be a Man! (1 Cor. 16:13)

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on 12/10/2023) What does it mean, to “be a man”? In the world’s way of thinking, a “real man” is aggressive, violent, and self-sufficient. But what does God say a “real man” is? In today’s sermon, Elder John Morgan Owens takes us through some examples from Scripture about how…

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Three Views of Preachers (1 Cor. 4, 2 Tim. 2)

by Elder Tim McCool (preached on 8/16/2015) In this sermon, Elder Tim McCool, Pastor of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Echola, Alabama, sets forth three descriptions of the preacher from the word of God. The preacher is called a steward, a soldier, and a servant in various scriptures. Each description very aptly sets forth different…

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The Importance of the Resurrection, Part Two (1 Cor. 15)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 4/17/22) In this sermon, we conclude our look at Paul’s defense of the Resurrection in 1 Cor. 15. He shows through Scripture and clear logic that the Resurrection must be real, because Christ’s Resurrectiot was real! And he also demonstrates to us how important it is that we understand…