Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 4, 2023) In this first half of the sermon we are concluding today, we had begun looking at the ninth chapter of the Book of Hebrews. The focus of this chapter is the “better sanctuary” that we have under the age of Grace. The “shadow worship” of...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 4, 2023) As we continue our exposition of the Book of Hebrews, we have come to the ninth chapter which teaches us that we have a “better sanctuary” than that of the Old Testament. The passage under consideration today compares the “shadow worship” of the Old Testament...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) As we come to the conclusion of our short series on musical instruments in the pubic worship of the church, we continue to examine what the New Testament says about their use. The inescapable conclusion of our examination of Scripture is that NOWHERE does the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024) Having now looked at the history of musical instruments in the church, as well as what the Old Testament says about them, we now turn to the most important place of authority for our public worship today: the New Testament. What does the New Testament...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) As we continue looking at God’s commands regarding musical instruments in the public worship, we find that He was specific in the Old Testament as to the details of the use musical instruments. Furthermore, as we see the continual cycle of apostasy and reform throughout...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) In the last message, we looked at the history of musical instruments in the public worship of the church, and learned that Primitive Baptists are NOT some strange, outlier group, but that a Capella singing was the primary mode of worship throughout the vast majority...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preacher on February 18, 2024) In the first half of this sermon, we began establishing the biblical fact that God cares how we conduct our public worship services. Today, we wrap up this discussion, and move into the history of musical instruments in the public worship of the church. We...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 18, 2024) One of the first things visitors to a Primitive Baptist Church notice is that we do not employ musical instruments in our public worship services. Rather, we sing a Capella congregational hymns, using only our voices lifted up in song. Why do we worship in...

by Elder Neil Honea (preached on March 9, 2024) As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, God-called preachers are compared to oxen in Scripture. Elder Honea began to tell us about oxen, and how they are trained and what they do, and pointed us to the fact that a pastor...

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...

by Bro. McNeil Honea (preached on March 9, 2024) In this message from our 2024 Annual Meeting, Bro. McNeil Honea tells us about a day of “small things.” In this passage, Zerubbabel is tasked with the duty of going back to the “insignificant” place called Jerusalem on an “insignificant” building project. Of course, we understand...

by Elder Neil Honea (preached on March 9, 2024 Today’s sermon by Elder Neil Honea was preached at our 2024 Annual Meeting. It is a powerful message about the need to wait upon God rather than relying upon the horses and chariots of this world. Join us as we continue our Annual Meeting sermons, and...

by Elder Neil Honea (preached on March 8, 2024) In Luke 11, we find a story about a man who was emptied of devils, but didn’t fill himself back up with anything else. We learn that, ultimately, he took unto himself seven devils to fill the void, and the latter end of that man was...

by Bro. McNeil Honea (preached on March 8, 2024) In this message, which is the first sermon preached at our 2024 Annual Meeting, we find a sober warning about “falling away.” Bro. McNeil Honea, who is exercising a preaching gift under the authority of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Echola, Alabama, reminds us that there...

As we began to see in the first half of this message, there is a cycle throughout history of the rise and fall of evil. Revelation 17:8 prophesies this, and Chapter 11 illustrates it as well. The devil rises from time to time from the bottomless pit to torment God’s people, but then the Lord...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on June 21, 2023) In today’s message, Elder Buddy Abernathy takes us first to Revelation 17:8, which gives a basic summary of the prophecy of the entirety of the Book of Revelation: “The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into ...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on June 7, 2023) As we continue in this interlude between the blowing of the sixth and seventh trumpets, we come to Chapter 11, where we read that John is given a “reed like unto a rod.” This reed is simply a measuring rod, which God tells John to use...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on May 14, 2023) As we began to see yesterday, the “little book” in the hand of the angel (which is the word of God) is sweet to the taste, but bitter to the belly. Why is that? Elder Buddy Abernathy was beginning to show us why this must be...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on May 14, 2023) In the previous sermon, we began looking at the “little book” in the hand of the angel. This little book is the Bible, and the gospel message contained within it. In today’s message, we consider the statement that, when John “ate it up,” it was “sweet...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on May 14, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, the “little book” brought down by the mighty angel from heaven is the Bible, and the message is the gospel contained therein. Elder Buddy Abernathy taught us that only the regenerate can hear this message, but that when the regenerate...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on May 14, 2024) As we continue in the “interlude” between the blowing of the sixth and seventh trumpets, we are first reminded that our interpretation of Revelation must NEVER conflict with clearly-taught doctrine elsewhere in Scripture. In the sermon today, we look at the last half of Chapter 10....

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 4/19/2023) As we began to see yesterday, we are at a part of our study in Revelation where we have reached an “interlude” between the blowing of the sixth and seventh trumpets. Elder Buddy Abernathy has begun to show us by Scripture that the “mystery” referred to in verse...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 4/19/2023) In today’s sermon, Elder Buddy Abernathy begins looking at the “interlude” between the blowing of the sixth and seventh trumpets, found in Revelation 10 through Revelation 11:14. We read in Revelation Chapter 10 about a “mighty angel” standing upon the earth and sea and declaring “that there should...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 2, 2023) In the last podcast episode, we began to look at the topic of “revival” in America. We initially explored the faith of the Founding Fathers of this nation, then began to see that true revival doesn’t come from the “top down,” but starts at the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 2, 2023) The United States of America was founded on Christian principles. Contrary to popular modern revisionist history, almost all the Founders were Christians, and most were predestinarian in their beliefs. In fact, one Hessian soldier called the American Revolution “the Presbyterian Revolt”! In today’s culture, it...