by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 11, 2024) When Joshua and the Israelites came upon Jericho, the city was shut up tight against all invaders and appeared to be impenetrable. But when God is in the matter, no fortress is impenetrable! Join us today as we see God’s deliverance of Jericho into the hands of the Israelites: He made th…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 4, 2024) As we conclude our examination of the faith of Moses, we find him leading the nation of Israel out of Egypt, but then immediately facing the obstacle of the Red Sea. Instead of panic, Moses chose faith, trusting God to deliver them in ways they themselves would never have imagined. Join u…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 4, 2024) In the verses under consideration today, we learn more about the great faith of Moses. Moses faced a wicked king with great power, but he feared the Righteous God Who has all power more! He followed God by faith when he left Egypt alone the first time, and he followed God by faith when he…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 17, 2023) As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, Moses had great opportunities for worldly advancement in Egypt. He was the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, and we learn through Scripture that he was learned in all the wisdom and teaching of Egypt. However, when the time came, he chose to …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 17, 2023) As we continue in the Hall of Faith of Hebrews, we come to one of the greatest of the Old Testament Patriarchs: a man named Moses. Last time, we saw the faith of Moses’ parents; today, we begin examining Moses’ own faith. We see in the verses today that Moses had great opportunities for …

by Elder Paul Blair (preached on May 5, 2024) Have you ever heard of the “Roman Road to Salvation?” This road is taught as being the pathway to heaven among most denominational churches in the religious world. But is this road an accurate pathway to heaven? Does it cover all categories of children of God in this world, such as babies in the womb an…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 10, 2023) As we continue looking at the characters in the Hall of Faith, we come today to the parents of Moses. Moses certainly was a great hero of faith, but what about his parents? In today’s sermon, we look not at the faith of Moses, but the faith of his parents, who by faith saved him from Pha…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 5, 2023) In the first half of this sermon, we were beginning to look at the faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph as they approached the end of their lives. Each man’s faith was different: Isaac’s faith was a complicated faith, Jacob’s faith was a conflicted faith, and Joseph’s faith was a continuing …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 5, 2023) The most extreme version of faith is the faith that we exhibit in dying. In today’s message, we begin looking at the faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph as they approached the end of their lives. Each man’s faith was different: Isaac’s was a complicated faith; Jacob’s was a conflicted faith…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 22, 2023) In today’s sermon, we see a faith that obeys in the midst of questioning. When God told Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac, there were surely questions in the minds of both Abraham and Isaac. But even in the midst of those questions, Abraham and Isaac both faithfully followed God’s c…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 18, 2023) In the last sermon, we saw in Abraham a faith that obeys without questioning, which is the kind of faith we all ought to possess. But is that really where we always start out? Is it not more common that we question God initially, even though we may ultimately do what He says? Thankfully, …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 8, 2023) As we began to see yesterday, throughout most of his life – with very few exceptions – Abraham exercised faith in God without questioning. Whenever God said “go,” he went; whenever God said “move”, he moved! He was always a stranger and sojourner in a strang land, and kept his eyes on the …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 8, 2023) As we move on into the 11th Chapter of Hebrews, we come to a man named Abraham. Abraham is often called the “Father of the Faithful,” and it is because throughout most of his life he obeyed God without questioning. In today’s sermon, we begin to look at this faith that does not question bu…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 1, 2023) As we began to see yesterday, Abel, Enoch, and Noah are the first characters set before us in the great “Hall of Faith” of Hebrews 11. We saw that Abel approached God by faith; today, we will see that Enoch pleased God by faith and that Noah protected his family by faith. Ultimately, these…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 1, 2023) We are beginning today to look at the Old Testament characters listed In Hebrews Chapter 11, the great “Hall of Faith” of Scripture. None of these men and women were perfect, but all ultimately exhibited the faith that is the fruit of the Spirit. The first three characters mentioned are Ab…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 24, 2023) As we continue in the “Hall of Faith,” we find that the very first item that we must believe by faith is that the universe was created by God. While the world itself bears independent witness to its creation, it is by faith that we believe that God indeed actually created it. The proble…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 24, 2023) The very first item of faith that is mentioned in the great “Hall of Faith” in Chapter 11 is the Creation. Ultimately, if we cannot accept that the Creation account of Genesis is true by faith, then we will struggle with every other concept in the Bible. On the other hand, if we can bel…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/27/2023) As we move into a new section of our study of the Book of Hebrews, we come to Chapter 11 and the Great Hall of Faith. Today, we look at an overview of what faith is, and why it is important here and now. There are many characters that we will look at in this chapter, but remember that each one o…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 27, 2024) As we conclude our look at Christ as a “better” sacrifice, we see in the latter part of Chapter 10 that a better sacrifice than bulls and goats was needed in order for us to have a true profession of faith. Truly we could have no confidence unless our profession of faith was based upon the…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 27, 2024) We are continuing in our study of the Book of Hebrews, particularly focusing on the ways in which Christ’s sacrifice was the “better” sacrifice that was needed. In today’s message, we find that ONLY the perfect sacrifice of Christ can bring us full assurance! Anything less than complete re…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 20, 2023) The “better” sacrifice of Christ was necessary for our eternal redemption. The application of that eternal life to us as individuals comes in the form of the new birth. The sacrifice of Christ was necessary for us to be born again. Join us as we continue looking at this important Bible tru…

by Eldr Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 20, 2023) We have been looking at the “better” sacrifice of Christ, and as we continue in our exposition of Hebrews we find that the sacrifice of Christ was necessary prerequisite for the regeneration of God’s people. Indeed, there would be no regeneration if there had never been justification on the…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 13, 2023) How was Christ a “better” sacrifice? As we continue exploring this concept, we are beginning to see that Jesus not only came into the world to do the will of God the Father, but that He actually “finished” the work! This means that every elect child of God has been perfected before God, be…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 13, 2023) As we continue our study of the “better” sacrifice of Christ in the Book of Hebrews, we find that the Old Testament sacrifices could never make the people of God perfect. Indeed, those sacrifices were but a “shadow” of the true: they were an imperfect “remembrance” of sin, but Christ’s sac…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 9, 2023) In the first half of this sermon, we were examining the necessity of Christ’s sacrifice for our heavenly purification. The sacrifice of bulls and goats in the Old Testament was symbolic and superficial, and could NEVER put away sin, whereas the sacrifice of Christ was substantive and powerful…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 9, 2023) As we continue our study in the Book of Hebrews, we learn more about how Christ is a “better” sacrifice. In the first half of this sermon, which we post today, we find that a better sacrifice than the sacrifices of bulls and goats was needed for heavenly purification. The blood sacrifices of …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 18, 2023) As we move on in the Book of Hebrews, we come to the heart of Hebrews. In the latter part of the ninth chapter, we learn that Jesus Christ was a better sacrifice than the Law sacrifices of bulls, goats, and sheep. This concept is emphasized from this point through chapter ten, and builds upo…

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 the Old Testament has been replaced with the substantive…

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 with the substantive worship of t…

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 New Testament authorize the use…

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 say about the use of musical instrument…

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 the history of the na…

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 of the church age! Today,…

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 start with the era immediately …

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 this way? Join us as we begin l…

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 is indeed like an ox. He continues to teach us from the Bible how th…

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 needs. In the first half of th…

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 that it was the fulf…

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 we learn that God’s way is always the best way! Dow…

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 worse than the first! Join us today as Elder Neil Honea, preaching at…

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 is a marring effect o…

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 intervenes and puts him down. One day, God will put him d…

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 perdition:and they that dwell on…

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 in measuring the temple, the altar, and the participants in the…

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 so, beginning with Jesus’ reminder that, if the world hated Him, it will …

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 as honey” in his mouth, but “bitter” in his be…

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 hear it they find comfort therein…

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. We saw last tim…

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 7 is the preaching of the gospel messag…

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 b…