Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder James Allen (preached on May 26, 2024) In this outstanding message on the topic of baptism, Elder James Allen lays out the biblical case for those who are repentant sinners to obediently submit to the ordinance of baptism. He also sets forth the qualifications for baptism, as well as the way in which...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024) As we saw yesterday, it is important to fight the good fight of faith. Paul writes these words to Timothy, admonishing and encouraging him to keep on keeping on in his ministry in the Kingdom of God. Join us today as we conclude this message,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024) In Paul’s final letter to the young preacher Timothy, he tells him, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” In today’s message, we look at the idea of fighting, finishing, and “faithing”. (Note: “farthing” is simply...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, Paul saw himself as a broken, undone sinner who daily struggled to do right. Paul seems to be saying that, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t quite make it to the level of godly living that he...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024) In the 7th Chapter of Romans, Paul laments the curse of sin that he sees within himself as his flesh struggles against his spirit. In verse 24, he cries out, “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024) Yesterday, we began to see that the perfect Lamb of God was numbered with the transgressors. That is, He was counted to be a transgressor of the Law, even though He NEVER transgressed the Law! We continue today seeing that His death indeed was a...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024) In Mark 15:28, we read that Jesus was “numbered with the transgressors.” How could the holy, harmless, undefiled Son of God be counted with such sinners? Join us today as we begin to understand the substitutionary sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, who became sin...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) As we saw yesterday, Naomi’s husband took their family to Moab when they should have stayed in Bethlehem. But God is good even in the face of our disobedience! When Ruth returned with her mother-in-law, she encountered a mighty man of wealth named Boaz, who...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) In the book of Ruth, we read about a man named Boaz. Bible readers will recall that he was the near-kinsman of Naomi, who eventually redeemed and married Ruth. But Boaz – like many characters in the Old Testament – is a type of the...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on May 26, 2024) As Elder Owens concludes his look at “thirst” from Scripture, we see several other instances of physical thirst described in the Bible. But ultimately, he takes us to the supreme example of thirst, which is our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross! He thirsted, that...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on May 26, 2024) Have you ever been thirsty? There are many instances of thirst described in the Bible. Beginning with Samson, Elder Owens takes us to several examples in Scripture of physical thirst, and relates it to spiritual thirst for the true word of God. Join us as...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 5, 2024) As we finish up with our study of Sunday Schools and youth groups, we continue looking at (false) objections to children being present in the worship service, and then we begin to examine the benefits of families worshiping together. Family integrated worship is the biblical...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 5, 2024) In this sermon, the first half of which we are sharing today, we finish up with our study of the scripturality of Sunday Schools and youth groups. First, we finish looking at the role of children in the early church, focusing primarily upon the book...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 28, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, the Bible is clear that families ought to be worshiping together. Family integrated worship was the pattern of both the Old Testament and the New Testament, and it is the pattern of public worship in Primitive Baptist Churches today....

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 28, 2024) We are considering the fact that Primitive Baptists do not have Sunday Schools or youth groups. In today’s message, we look at the history of Sunday Schools. Like musical instruments, Sunday Schools are a recent development in the church. We do not read about Sunday...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 4, 2024) One of the first things you will notice when you come to a Primitive Baptist Church is that families worship together. Indeed, family-integrated worship has always been a characteristic of God’s true churches! We are engaged in a series about why we do what we...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 7, 2024) In most modern churches, the members are segregated out at some point during the worship services in Sunday School classes and youth groups. But when you come to a Primitive Baptist Church, you find families worshiping together under the sound of the gospel being preached...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 14, 2024) As we began to see in the first half of this message, contentment is a struggle in a life where discontent abounds. In this fallen world, we are constantly struggling against the desire to accumulate “stuff,” but God tells us that we must be content....

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 14, 2024) Do you struggle with contentment? I confess that I do! I believe lack of contentment is one of the sins that afflicts us in our day and age as much as any other sin. But what does the Bible say about “being content?” Join us...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024) As we conclude our look at Hebrews 11 today, we come to a group of people that the writer says the world was not worthy of. These faithful martyrs gave their lives in the service of God. And remember, these are primarily Old Testament martyrs;...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024) As we approach the end of the “Hall of Faith” chapter, we find a list of some other heroes of faith from the Old Testament. Their accomplishments are summarized, but not listed specifically; nonetheless, they are examples of great faith. Moreover, we find a reference...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, God inspired the writer of Hebrews to include someone in the Hall of Faith that we might not expect: Rahab the harlot. She was a very unlikely candidate for the Hall of Faith as men look at it, and...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) In our study of the “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews Chapter 11, we have seen many characters that we would expect to see in such a Hall of Faith. But in today’s verse, we come to a name we would not expect to see alongside...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 11, 2024) When Joshua and the Israelites came upon Jericho, the city was shut up tight against all invaders and appeared to be impenetrable. But when God is in the matter, no fortress is impenetrable! Join us today as we see God’s deliverance of Jericho into the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 4, 2024) As we conclude our examination of the faith of Moses, we find him leading the nation of Israel out of Egypt, but then immediately facing the obstacle of the Red Sea. Instead of panic, Moses chose faith, trusting God to deliver them in ways they...