Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 4/17/2022) Today, we continue our look at the church at Sardis. Jesus has told the church that they may have a reputation of being alive, but in reality they are dead! Bro. Buddy reminds us how to recover our temporal life in Christ by remembrance and repentance. Download Audio...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 4/17/2022) As we continue looking at the letter to Sardis, we see more about the sorry state of affairs that this church was in. Elder Buddy Abernathy continues to explore how this situation can arise in our own churches today! Download Audio File

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 4/3/2022) The church at Sardis had a reputation for being alive, but it was really dead according to Christ! This letter contains the Lord’s admonition to “Wake up!” We conclude this sermon today by examining what it means for a church to “wake up,” and how it applies to...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 4/3/2022) In today’s message, we begin looking at the letter to the church at Sardis. This church had a reputation for being alive and well, but God said that there were problems in this church! Essentially, the message to Sardis is, “Wake up!” Download Audio File

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 3/6/2022) As we conclude with the letter to Thyatira, we hear what Jesus says about its internal immorality and error. This letter, which is the longest of the seven letters, concludes with admonitions from Christ to those who remain faithful within an erring church. Download Audio File

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 3/6/2022) We begin today looking at the letter to the church at Thyatira. This church needed instruction on how to deal with immorality and error from within the ranks of the church. As in the case of the other churches, Jesus gives them guidance on how to deal with...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 3/6/2022) Today, Elder Buddy Abernathy concludes our look at the church at Pergamos. We have seen that this church is located in a particularly pagan city, and has experienced much persecution – even the martyrdom of one of her faithful members! Bro. Buddy concludes by sharing some of the...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 3/6/2022) As we continue looking at the letters to the seven churches, we come to the Letter to Pergamos. The believers in Pergamos were dwelling in a very pagan city. In this portion of the message, Elder Buddy Abernathy describes the situation of this church in the pagan environment,...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 1/16/2022) As we continue looking at the persecuted church at Smyrna, we focus upon a phrase that Christ uses to encourage them that is in a parenthetical, but which means everything to those who are being persecuted like the Smyrna church: “but thou art rich.” Join us as we...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 1/16/2022) As we continue today in our exposition of the Book of Revelation, Elder Buddy Abernathy takes us to the letter to the church at Smyrna. This church was under great persecution, and today Bro. Buddy demonstrates the extent of that persecution. Ultimately, we will see how Christ Himself...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on Today we continue in the second part of Elder Buddy Abernathy’s exposition of the Book of Revelation, which deals with the letters to the seven churches in chapters two and three. We began this message yesterday, regarding the church at Ephesus. This church had left its first love, and...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 12/5/2021) In today’s message, we are beginning a new section of the Book of Revelation. We have already heard Elder Buddy Abernathy’s “Introduction to Revelation”, and now we are listening to the portion of his exposition of Revelation that deals with the letters to the seven churches. Join us...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 11/21/2021) As we come to the conclusion today of this segment of Elder Buddy Abernathy’s series on Revelation, we are given a vision of Christ in the “midst” of the candlesticks. We learn that these candlesticks are the churches, and that He also holds their pastors in His hands!...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 11/21/2021) As we near the conclusion of chapter 1 of Revelation, Elder Abernathy reviews the chapter up to this point, and then delves into the last few words of Jesus regarding His position in the midst of the churches. He reminds us how clear, fundamental doctrine should never be...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 10/3/2021) In the Book of Revelation, we have seen the encouragement given to John in his exile on the Isle of Patmos. In today’s message, Elder Buddy Abernathy continues looking at the vision of Christ found in Chapter 1, and explores more of the encouraging encounter given to John....

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 10/3/2021) As Elder Abernathy continues his introduction to the Book of Revelation, he digs deeper into the encouraging vision of Jesus given to John on Patmos. Jesus Christ is our hope and consolation, especially in tribulation! Join us as we explore deeper into this wonderful book of God’s encouraging...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 10/3/2021) In this introduction to the Book of Revelation, Elder Abernathy is teaching us about the encouraging nature of the message. John and all of the Christians of his day were under dire persecution. Yet in the vision given to him in his exile on Patmos, God lifts him...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 10/3/2021) In this message, we continue to explore chapter 1 of the Book of Revelation. We are seeing that this book, which many in the world think is “scary” and mysterious, is in fact an encouraging book. Join us as we continue in this introduction to the Book of...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 9/12/2021) As we continue looking at the introduction to the Book of Revelation, we look at Jesus Christ as John saw Him on the Isle of Patmos. We find some sweet, fundamental truths about Christ, which will help us understand the rest of the Book of Revelation. Download Audio...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 8/15/2021) In today’s post, Elder Buddy Abernathy continues dealing with the first several verses of the Book of Revelation. In these verses, we find some of the fundamental truths of Scripture, which should never be obscured by the symbolic language we read later on! Download Audio File

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 8/15/2021) As we continue in this introduction to the Book of Revelation, Elder Buddy Abernathy shows us how God inspired John to write a message of encouragement to the Christians under persecution. Contrary to the way most people understand the book of Revelation, Bro. Buddy shows us how uplifted...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 8/1/2021) In this message from chapter 1 of Revelation, preached by Elder Buddy Abernathy, we continue to look at the encouraging words of this last book of the Bible. As he makes clear in the message, the theme of the book is encouragement, and the basis of that encouragement...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 7/7/2021) In today’s message, Elder Buddy Abernathy further expounds upon the uplifting message of Revelation. Blessed are we when we read this book, and understand that it contains an encouraging message for us today! Download Audio File

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 7/7/2021) In this second message in his series on Revelation, Elder Buddy Abernathy begins to expound further upon the hopeful message of Revelation. While many see this book as a mysterious vision to be understood only by theologians, the truth is that it is a “revelation” of many uplifting...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on 7/7/2021) A few years ago, Elder Buddy Abernathy began a series on the Book of Revelation. We posted many of those sermons, but in no particular sequence or consistency. We have decided to go back and reorganize these sermons, and break this book down into divisions so that we...