Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/8/2023) A husband is to love his wife like Christ loved the church. But what does Christ-like love look like? We have been looking at this love from a biblical standpoint, and yesterday we began to look at the ways in which this love is to manifest within...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/8/2023) We are continuing today in our study of “family matters.” We have been looking at the responsibilities of the husbands in the marriage relationship, and have seen that husbands are to “love” their wives with a Christ-like love. But what does this Christ-like love look like? Today,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/1/2023) The primary command to husbands is to “love” their wives. But what does “love” mean? Is it a feeling? Is it dependent upon the object of the love? Join us today as we continue looking at the biblical definition of “love,” or “charity” as it is more...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/1/2023) As we continue looking at the responsbilities of the husband in marriage, we have seen that his primary duty is to “love” the wife. But what does love really mean, from a biblical standpoint? Join us today as we look at 1 Cor. 13, the “love chapter,”...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2023) Husbands are instructed to love their wives as Christ loved the church. The kind of love we are supposed to have for our wives is a Christ-like love, which is an active love. Love is a verb, not a noun; whether the feelings are there are not,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2023) As we continue looking at “family matters,” we now come to the role of the husbands in the marriage. The husband is to be the loving leader of the family. His primary command is to love her, not lead her – the idea is that he must...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/17/2023) As we continue looking at the “virtuous woman” of Proverbs 31, we see that she is the epitome of the godly wife. Often in today’s world, we hear the feminists’ and the chauvinists’ view of womanhood, and it is completely contrary to the teachings of Scripture! Join...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/17/2023) As we continue our study of the family, we are currently looking at the role of wives in the marriage relationship. Today, we review briefly what Paul tells the Colossians about wives, and then we turn to Proverbs 31 to look at the virtuous woman. It is...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/10/2023) Today we continue looking at the wife’s role in the marriage relationship. We have begun to see what godly submission is NOT, and today we conclude by examining what godly submission truly IS. We should never be afraid to dig into God’s word to find the pattern...

by Elder Chris McCool (preached on 9/10/2023) As we continue looking at the biblical pattern for the family, we come today to the role of wives in the marriage relationship. What does God say about the wife’s role? When He mentions “submission,” what does that mean from a biblical perspective? How are we to model...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/20/23) God’s pattern for marriage involves one man and one woman, for life! And the primary relationship within the family is NOT parent-child, but husband-wife. We must seek to follow this pattern if we have successful homes, and honor God in the process! Download Audio File

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/20/2023) As we continue our study on the family, we look today to the biblical pattern for marriage. God established the marriage relationship in the Garden of Eden, and His pattern for the family still works! We should seek out the pattern for marriage in the word of...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/6/2023) As we continue in our introduction to this new series, we will see that there are many attacks upon the biblical family today. But God has established a pattern for marriage and the home, and if we follow it we will be much better off! Download Audio...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/6/2023) We are beginning a new series today, entitled “Family Matters.” We are examining this topic because, well, family MATTERS! It matters today more than ever! Today, we begin by looking at an overview of the family. What is a family? What is its place in our modern...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/30/2023) Today, we conclude our series on “mortifying your members.” Paul has told us the things we need to put to death in our lives, and the things we need to “put off;” he has also told us the things we need to “put on,” or clothe ourselves...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/30/2023 As we come to the conclusion of our series on “Mortifying Your Members,” we are now encouraged by Paul to “let” some things into our lives! If we will heed his warnings, we will be in a place to serve God prosperously in the Kingdom of God....

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/16/2023) We continue today looking at some things that we need to “put on” in our lives. Paul adjures the Colossians to act in such a way that they would be seen as “Christians,”, or “Christ-like.” These things will promote harmony in the Kingdom and will avoid strife!...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/16/2023) Having discussed the things we need to “mortify” or “put off,” we now turn to the things that we need to “put on.” There are several things that Paul tells them they should put on, but the basis of all of them is charity, or love. Join...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/9/2023) The sins we are considering are sins that divide us, and they include blasphemy, filthy communications, and lying. We must “put off” these sins as part of our effort to “mortify” our members! Join us as we continue looking at how to put off these sins. Download...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/9/2023) As we continue looking at “putting off” sins, we come to sins of division – i.e., sins that divide us. The previous sins of anger, wrath, and malice, originate in the heart, and are sins of desire. The sins under consideration today – blasphemy, filthy communications, and...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/2/2023) We continue today looking at anger, wrath, and malice. Paul tells the Colossians that they need to “put off” anger! This is a sin that afflicts many of us, and we all need to deal with it in our lives by “putting it off.” Download Audio File

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/2/2023) Having looked at the things we must mortify, or “murder”, in our hearts, we begin today looking at things we must “put off.” The sins we’ve been dealing with have been primarily sins of the heart; today, we begin looking at sins of the hands – i.e.,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 6/18/2023) Today, we conclude a sermon begun yesterday regarding the rest of the “members” we need to “mortify,” or “murder.” These sins of the heart lead to sins of the hands, or actions that are iniquitous. Join us as we learn more about the things we need to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 6/18/2023) As we continue looking at the things we need to “mortify,” we are going to consider some more sins of desire – that is, sins that primarily dominate in our hearts. We have looked at fornication; today, we take up the problems of uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil...

by Elder Chris McCool (preached on 6/11/2023) As we finish our examination of the issue of fornication, we learn how to “mortify”, or “murder”, this member. Fornication is NOT a sin you can fight – you must FLEE from it! Join us as we conclude our discussion of mortifying fornication in our lives. Download Audio...