Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 1, 2025) After the rebuilding of the walls was completed, Nehemiah and Ezra the Priest gathered the people together to worship the Lord. They went back to the word of God, bringing out the book of the law of Moses to read and preach to them. Ezra...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025) In the first half of this sermon from Nehemiah Chapter Seven, we saw that after the great rebuilding project had been miraculously finished in fifty-two days, Nehemiah appointed godly leadership to help him protect that which God had blessed them with. Then God put into...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025) Now that the rebuilding project had been completed, you might think the next verse would read, “And they all lived happily ever after.” But we all know that’s not true! Sometimes after the great “mountain top experiences” of life, our most difficult tests come around....

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 4, 2025) As we saw yesterday, we are at the point in the account of Nehemiah where the walls have been completed. Rather than boast about his own successes, Nehemiah and the Jews rejoiced in the faithfulness of God throughout the project! Today, we see that their...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 23, 2025) Yesterday we began a review of the first six chapters of Romans, reminding ourselves of what Paul has taught leading up to the seventh chapter. We looked at the righteousness of God versus the sinfulness of man as set forth by the Apostle from the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on In today’s sermon, we engage in a review of where we are to this point in the exposition of Romans. We have covered the first six chapters, and are about to launch into the seventh chapter and the lead up to the climactic teachings of Romans Eight and...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 19, 2025) When we paused the message last time, we were learning that, not only is there a difference between “wages” and a “gift,” but there is also a vast difference between a “gift” and an “offer.” Nowhere in Scripture do we read about salvation being “offered”...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 19, 2025) As we conclude Chapter 6 of Romans, we find a very important verse: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Beloved friends, there is a difference between “wages” and a “gift”! Join us today as we begin looking at this concept, and we also beg...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 12, 2025) In our daily struggle of discipleship, one of the most important things that will help us is to remember to thank God for freeing us from the bondage of sin. It is so important to remember that the new birth has changed us! Regeneration doesn’t...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 12, 2025) As we continue examining Romans 6, we are now looking at the principle of Christian “self control.” This implicates our discipleship – i.e., our Christian walk. As children of God, in light of the glorious grace of God, we should see our discipleship differently! Join...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 8, 2024) When we paused the message yesterday, we were learning that our self image should be different after we are born again. In our Christian self image, we should no longer see sin in the same way; rather than acceptable, we should see it as reprehensible....

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 8, 2024) As we delve back into the Book of Romans, we come to Chapter 6. This chapter begins with a discussion of how we should see ourselves as newly-reborn Christians – i.e., our Christian self image. The first thing we learn is that we should see...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 18, 2025) In the sermon today, we ask the question, “Has the devil ever been your father?” The answer we most often find in the religious world is that there was a time when the devil was indeed our father, but through the exercise of our wills...