Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/15/2017) We have seen David delivering a city and delivering his men, but today we see him delivering his enemy Saul. In this passage from 1 Samuel 24, the circumstances seem to indicate that David’s time had come and that he should execute vengeance upon Saul. But instead...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/8/2017) Today we continue looking at the way in which David delivered his men from Saul while in the wilderness of Ziph, and we see that it was – once again – by the providence of God. David himself ascribes this deliverance to God, as we read in...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2017) In the first half of this sermon, we saw that David delivered the city of Keilah from the Philistines. However, God tells him that these men of Keilah will deliver him to King Saul when Saul comes up to surround the city! David was NOT an absoluter:...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/24/2017) As we continue looking at the life of David, we begin top see him as a deliverer. Even while running from Saul, he freed the Israelite city of Keilah from the oppression of the Philistines. David may be out of the will of God in many ways,...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/10/2017) In the previous post, we began looking at the prayer David prayed from the cave of Adullam. When he fled in faithlessness from Saul, he ended up in a place where he was surrounded by ungodly men who did not share his vision of God. This seems...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 9/10/2017) When David fled from Saul, one of the places he ended up was the cave of Adullam. It was here that David seemingly reached his lowest point. We know this because he composed a psalm here, which was a prayer from the cave. Psalm 142 tells us what...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/27/2017) Yesterday, we began to see that the result of David’s faithlessness is death and destruction! At Nob, he lied and deceived, and the result was ultimately the death of these innocent priests. Our lack of faith can lead to dire results if we are not careful! Let...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/27/2017) As we have seen, even a “man after God’s own heart” is just a man! And David was no different: as faithful as he had been at times, now he has lost his faithfulness and resorted to the scheme of men to protect himself as he fled...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/27/2017) In the last message, we began looking at the roots of David’s lapse of faith. Today, we are going to go back and pick up a portion of the last message, but also begin to look at the faithfulness of God. God provided David a friend even...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 8/27/2017) As we have begun to see, while David was truly a “man after God’s own heart,” he was not a perfect man! We are currently studying the account that demonstrates a failure of his faithfulness. What were the roots of this failure of faith? Today, we begin...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/23/2017) David was truly a “man after God’s own heart,” but he was not a perfect man! There were times when his faith failed. The topic today covers one such time. Although God had sustained David his whole life, even through the mismatched battle with Goliath, when Saul...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 7/16/2017) It’s been said that for every one hundred men who can survive adversity, only one can survive prosperity! David’s success in the battle with Goliath brought major changes to his life. But praise the Lord, his success did not change him! Join us as we see the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/28/2017) In the last post, we began to look at the REAL “David and Goliath” story, which involved the real shepherd boy David facing off in the Valley of Elah against the real giant Goliath. We were beginning to see what set David apart from all the warriors...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/28/2017) Do you have giants in your life? David faced an ACTUAL giant! Goliath, the champion of the wicked Philistines, stood nearly 10 feet tall, and was the sworn enemy of Jehovah God. David, on the other hand, was a teenaged shepherd boy. The natural odds were against...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/21/2017) In the last podcast post, we had begun looking at the aftermath of David’s anointing as king. Rather than storm the castle, David humbly accepted God’s timing and was obedient in the meantime. And then he was called to come to the palace itself and play the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/21/2017) When Samuel anointed the shepherd boy David, He was at that moment – in the mind and purpose of God – the King of Israel! But instead of marching down to Jerusalem and forcefully deposing Saul, David humbly took up the shepherd’s staff and went back to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 5/14/2017) Yesterday, we began to see the contrast between the choice of Saul and the choice of Dave, and their respective reigns. Saul was a king who walked primarily by sight, whereas David was a king who walked primarily by faith. As we learn more about what it means...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 5/14/2017) In today’s message, we read the account of Samuel going to Jesse’s house to anoint a new king of Israel. The reason for the new anointing is that God has rejected King Saul because of his disobedience, and has determined to have a new king of Israel...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 4/30/2017) We continue today with our introduction to the life of David, who is called a “man after God’s own heart.” As we try to learn what it means to be a man like this, we learn some characteristics of David that show us what it means to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 4/9/2017) This sermon was the first sermon in a series on the life of David preached by Pastor Chris McCool back in 2017. In today’s message, Pastor McCool introduces us to the only man in history of whom it is said that he was a man after God’s...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/08/23) In the first half of this message, we saw that one of the most vital aspects of our any warfare is the supply line. Prayer is our supply line! Prayer is also our “secret weapon,” with nothing comparable in the Roman legionnaire’s armada. Prayer works both to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/08/23) Often we hear that there are six items of armor for the child of God; however, I believe there are seven! The last item is actual more logistical in nature: the supply line of prayer. It has aptly been said that an army is only as good...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 1/8/22) In the first part of this sermon, we saw that the spiritual sword – the word of God – is both an offensive and defensive weapon. When properly utilized, it can repel every attack of the enemy, and indeed can send him fleeing for cover! Join us...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached 1/8/23) A warrior without a weapon is a useless soldier! Likewise, a Christian without his sword won’t last long in the battle. We are told that our weapon is the “sword of the Spirit,” and that this sword is in reality the word of God. Child of God, don’t...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 2/8/2015) As we conclude this series of sermons on the importance of knowing God’s word, we see that there is still hope for our society today. But in order for revival to occur, God’s children need to turn back to God and get familiar with His word. Only...