Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/21/2022) As we continue looking at Elihu’s response to Job, we see that he focuses upon the mercy of God in the sense that suffering can be a corrective measure. He is generally right about this: God often suffers trials to enter our lives to correct, and even...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/21/2022) In the last sermon, we began looking at the response of Elihu, the youngest of Job’s friends. Elihu waited his turn, and actually had some good thoughts about what was going on. However, like all four of his friends, Elihu did not get it all right! In...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/7/2022) As we continue looking into the Book of Job, we come to the fourth of his “miserable comforters”: a man named Elihu. Elihu has some good things to say, but even he does not get everything right! Join us as we begin to look at who Elihu...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/3/2022) As we finish looking today at Job’s pride, we see that Job feels himself to be wronged and demands an audience with God. But does he really want that? We will see that, eventually, God Himself comes onto the scene, and Job cannot answer one of His...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/3/2022) As we continue in the book of Job, we are beginning to see Job’s pride creep into the discussions. He believes he has been done wrong by God, and he believes he has a case before God, but ultimately we find that the only case Job –...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/20/2022) As we continue looking at Job’s response to Bildad’s second attack, we see that Job focuses first on his own pitiful circumstances. He then points us to the only hope he had: a Redeemer who lives! Join us as we continue looking at Job’s response to Bildad....

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/20/2022) As we continue looking at the further attacks on Job by his “friends,” we come to Bildad’s second argument against Job. Bildad accuses Job once again of being a wicked sinner, and Job once again has to defend himself. This time, although he first focuses upon his...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/6/2022) In the second half of this sermon, we continue to look at Job’s answer to Eliphaz’s second attack upon him. Job pleads for justice from God, and we are reminded that his great hope lay only in God’s mercy! Download Audio File

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/6/2022) As we get back to the attacks and answers in the Book of Job, we come to Job’s answer to Eliphaz’s second attack. In this answer, Job makes three basic pleas: first he pleads for sympathy from hit friends; next he pleads for justice from God; and...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 6/15/2022) We conclude this message today with a look at the ways we should get to “know” God. The primary way to do this is through the study of His word! Join us as we see that knowing God better is the key to comfort and peace. Download...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 6/15/2022) As we continue looking at some specific truths within the attacks made upon Job, we come to a verse that we would all do well to heed: “Acquaint now thyself with Him!” We need to become more and more acquainted with God as we live in His...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 6/1/2022) As we continue looking at some specific verses from the attacks upon Job, we come to a statement made by Zophar in one of his arguments against Job: “the triumphing of the wicked is short.” Zophar is exactly right about this, but he applies it in the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/4/2022) Today we begin looking at some specific verses in Job, involving statements made by Job’s attackers. Even though they were generally wrong in the way they applied their understanding of God to Job, they were actually right about some of the truths they believed. We are looking...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 4/20/2022) As we stated yesterday, we are in the midst of a summary of the arguments and responses by the three miserable comforters and Job. These further discourses build upon the first, and while we are not going through a “verse by verse” study, we will find some...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 4/20/2022) Beginning today, we are going to be looking at chapters 15 through 31 of Job in summary fashion. The reason for this is that the arguments of the three friends, and Job’s responses thereto, basically build upon their first discourses and there is not a need to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 4/6/2022) As we come to the conclusion of Job’s answer to Zophar, we find Job asking some very important questions. The answers to these questions are ultimately the only hope Job has, and the only thing that will sustain any of us through the tribulations of this life!...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 3/16/2022) As we continue looking at Job’s answer to Zophar, we come to the thirteenth chapter where Job begins to defend himself personally. Here, we begin to see some of Job’s pride creep in, but generally Job is “more right” than the rest of the speakers in this...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 3/2/2022) Job continues his response to Zophar in today’s sermon. His response, which is the longest thus far, carries us from God’s majesty through Job’s own pride, to questions that need answers (in Chapter 14). Join us as we continue looking at Job’s response to Zophar’s attacks. Download...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 3/2/2022) As we continue looking at Job’s answer to Zophar, we see Job first referencing the sovereignty of God, and then defending his own righteousness. Some of his pride begins to seep in, but still, overall, Job gets it “more right” than Zophar. Join us today as we...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 2/2/2022) In this sermon, we begin with a review of where we are to this point. Next, we begin looking at Job’s answer to Zophar’s first attack. We see that Job, while right on many things, nevertheless eventually lets pride and self-righteousness show through. Download Audio File

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 12/12/2021) As we began to see in the last podcast, Zophar attacks Job based upon Job’s purported guilt before God. Today, we will continue looking at Zophar’s arguments, where we find that although he has some knowledge of truth, he misapplies it just like everyone else. Download Audio...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 12/12/2021) In today’s sermon, after a review of where we are to this point in the Book of Job, we begin looking at the attacks of Zophar against Job. Zophar accuses Job of guilt and ignorance when it comes to God, and ultimately will advise him to repent...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 11/7/2021) In the first portion of this sermon, we looked at the arguments that Bildad had against Job. Today, we turn to Job’s answer. We will see that, even though none of these characters got it all just right, Job had a much better understanding of God than...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 11/7/2021) In this message, we begin looking at how Bildad attacks Job based upon what he deems to be “ancient” wisdom. We will see that his idea of “Christian Karma” – i.e., that every sin requires a “one for one” punishment in this life – is erroneous. He...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/17/2021) In the last post, we began to look at Job’s first answer to his friends’ tirades against him. We saw that, while he initially appealed to his friends for sympathy, he ultimately appealed to God for mercy from the toils of this life. Join us as we...