Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Neil Honea (preached on March 8, 2025) In this sermon from our 2025 Annual Meeting, Elder Neil Honea takes his text from John 18:38, where Pilate asks the question, “What is truth?” He reminds us that the search for truth is not a search for “what?” but a search for “Who?” Jesus is...

by Elder Tim McCool (preached on March 7, 2025) At our 2025 Annual Meeting, we were blessed to have my brother, Elder Tim McCool, as the invited minister. On Friday night, he preached a powerful sermon about “how to save your life.” There are four places in the gospels where Jesus told people that, in...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 16, 2025) As we close out chapter five of Nehemiah today, we finish up our consideration of the problem of selfishness among God’s people. Nehemiah did not tolerate this sin, but he confronted it directly. But not only did he call it out, he also modeled his...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 12, 2025) As we continue looking at the problem of selfishness among God’s people, we see the great example that Nehemiah set before them in his own life. His life was a life of self-sacrifice, even though he held great privilege within the kingdom of Persia. Nonetheless,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 9, 2025) In our study of Nehemiah, we are currently in the fifth chapter where we find that selfishness has become manifest among the workers in Jerusalem. The rich were exploiting the poor for gain, thereby going directly contrary to the Law of Moses. Nehemiah did not...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 9, 2025) Last time, we saw that selfishness had arisen among the workers on the walls of Jerusalem. Some of the Jews were taking advantage of their brethren, giving rise to internal dissension. It is clear that internal problems often outweigh external opposition when it comes to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 2, 2025) As they continued rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah and his fellow laborers faced not only outward opposition, but also inward opposition. Today, we begin looking at one of the most difficult issues that arose: the selfishness of the Jews who were exploiting their own...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 19, 2025) As we continue our study in Nehemiah chapter 4, we see how Nehemiah and his colleagues built the walls while battling the enemies. They had a sword in one hand, and a trowel in the other! Join us as we continue learning how to re-build...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 12, 2025) In Nehemiah 4:18, we find that “the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded.” In the face of opposition to the work of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah and his workers had to set a watch while they...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 12, 2025) As Nehemiah and his colleagues rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, they found themselves opposed at every turn by the enemies of the Kingdom of God. Because of this, we read in chapter four, verse 17, that “every one with one of his hands wrought in...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 29, 2024) (NOTE: Although we have already posted this sermon separately, we felt it appropriate to repost it here in order to keep the order of our Exposition of Nehemiah logically flowing.) As we began to see yesterday, “rubbish” is not a problem that is relegated to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 29, 2025) (NOTE: Although we have already posted this sermon separately, we felt it appropriate to repost it here in order to keep the order of our Exposition of Nehemiah logically flowing.) In our study of the Book of Nehemiah, we have been looking at the efforts...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 18, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, discouragement is one of the most effective tools of the Enemy in the lives of those who are laboring in the Kingdom of God. There can be many reasons for discouragement, and we need to be aware of these...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 18, 2024) Have you ever been discouraged? Discouragement is one of the most effective weapons the Enemy has in his arsenal. There are many reasons for discouragement, especially as we labor in the Kingdom of God. Join us today as we begin to look at these reasons...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 4, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, external opposition often leads to internal problems. In this case, the opposition of the enemies of the Kingdom began to dishearten the Jews, so that they experienced discouragement and fear. This type of internal struggle can often be more...

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....