by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) We have been studying the concept of “justification by faith,” as taught by Paul here in the first few chapters of his letter to the Romans. As we have seen, the goal is NOT to achieve eternal justification, but rather to obtain a closer walk with God in this life. Here in chapter 5, Pau…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) As we saw yesterday, the promise of eternal salvation was made sure to all the elect children of God from before the foundation of the world. Part of our justification by faith involves embracing this truth in our daily faith-walk, and resting in its assurance. Join us today as we conclu…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 10, 2024) Throughout the Book of Romans – indeed, throughout Scripture – there are “nuggets” of Scripture that we are able to examine, and from that examination see even more of the riches of God’s grace. Romans 4:16 is one of these verses. In this verse, we find the sweet assurance that the promi…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 3, 2024) As we saw yesterday, Abraham is a great example of what it means to be “justified by faith.” This is not a concept that gains us entry into the heavenly kingdom; rather, it is a timely principle that gains us closer fellowship with God here and now! Abraham believed God’s promise about Is…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 3, 2024) As we move on in the fourth chapter of Romans, we are still dealing with the concept of “justification by faith.” Paul gives us the real-life example of Abraham to demonstrate to us what it means to be “justified by faith” in our daily walk. Join us today as we begin looking at Abraham’s …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preacher on October 27, 2024) As we continue looking at justification by faith, we are learning about how to put it into practice in our lives. Today, we conclude our examination of its practical application, and we look at how far it extends. Paul tells us it doesn’t just apply to the natural Jews, but to every child…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 27, 2024) In our series on the Book of Romans, we have moved into the fourth chapter where we have been examining the concept of “justification by faith.” We have seen that it has to do not with our eternal salvation, but with our discipleship here and now. Today, we begin looking at the practice o…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (Preached on December 4, 2016) In this final sermon in our series on Malachi, we are dealing with the final indictment God has against Judah. They were despising to render service to God, and therefore God is judging them. But Malachi leaves us with a clear and direct prophecy of the coming of the one who would be the …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 4, 2016) As we come to the end of our series on Malachi, we see that the last charge Malachi has against Judah is that they are despising the service of God. There were some who were faithful, and gathered together regularly to worship God, but there seemed to be more and more people who were idol…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on As we saw in the first half of this sermon, the children of Israel in Malachi’s day were robbing God in the sense that they were not giving to the temple and ministry like they should. God certainly doesn’t need any of our “stuff,” since He owns everything in the universe! But our giving is an act of worsh…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 16, 2016) As we continue our study of the book of Malachi, we find more problems with Judah in that day. We have already seen some of the issues, and today we begin looking at their failure to tithe like they should. Indeed, the people of Judah in Malachi’s day were robbing God’s storehouse by not …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 2, 2016) As we saw in the first half of this sermon, John the Baptist was to be the messenger of the coming Messiah. His job was to “prepare the way” before Him. In the last half of this message, we focus upon the Messenger of the Covenant, who is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. God’s Messiah – His …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 2, 2016) In the sermon today, we continue looking at the first messenger that is prophesied by Malachi. As we have already seen, this messenger is John the Baptist, whose job it was to go before Jesus and prepare the way for His earthly appearance. John’s ministry was unique, and brief, but it was …

be Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 25, 2016) In this sermon (which is a little shorter than normal due to sharing the time with another Elder), we begin looking at the final warning given by Malachi in his prophecy. He tells the nation of Judah about two messengers that will be sent by God. The first is the messenger of the Messia…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 18, 2016) As we began to see last time, the people of Judah in Malachi’s day were disrespecting God’s covenant of marriage. Not only were they marrying outside the Jewish people, but they were also putting away their spouses for ungodly reasons. Join us today as we continue looking at the covenan…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 18, 2016) As we continue our study of the Book of Malachi, we see more problems with the people of Judah in that day. Not only had they been committing sin in regard to their worship, they had been profaning God’s covenant of marriage. As we will see as we look at this, God hates divorce! His ori…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 4, 2016) The problems in Malachi’s day started at the top, with the priests. But corruption among the leaders almost always trickles down to the people! Join us today as we continue reviewing the sins of the priests, which was one of the primary reasons God sent this final warning to His people b…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 4, 2016) In today’s message, we continue looking at the sins of the priests in Malachi’s day. They were not only questioning God’s love for them, but also bringing the lame and the halt and the blind as sacrifices, instead of the best of the herds. In the sermon today, we review much of what we h…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 4, 2016) As we began to see yesterday, the priests were committing grave sins in Malachi’s day. The first questioned the love of God for His people, and then when worshiping Him in tithes and offerings, they brought the lame and sick of the flock instead of the best of their material possessions.…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 4, 2016) As we get into the heart of the problems in Judah in the time of Malachi, we find that there were issues that went all the way to the top. We have already seen that they were questioning whether God even loved them! God had to remind them that He has proven His love over and over, most c…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 28, 2016) In this series from 2016, we read about the final prophecy sent by God to the Jews before the incarnation of Christ. One of the problems during His day was that the people had even begun to question God’s love for them! Truly this was a “final warning” about repentance, and being prepared …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 28, 2016) Back in 2016, we engaged in a series on the Book of Malachi entitled, “A Final Warning”. Malachi’s prophecy was, indeed, the final warning to the Israelites before the initial advent of Christ. After this final book of the Old Testament, God was silent for over 400 years! There was no insp…

by Elder Tom Corley (preached on October 13, 2024) On the second Sunday evening of October, 2024, we had the unexpected pleasure of having Elder Tom Corley preach for us! He preached a powerful sermon about what Jesus has done for His children. We are publishing the sermon in its entirety here today. Please join us for this reminder of how thankful…

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on June 28, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, there are many placed in the New Testament where Jesus told His disciples to be of “good cheer.” Today, Elder John Morgan Owens continues along this thought by looking at other examples of Jesus cheering His disciples in the face of difficult, and seemingly impossi…

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on June 23, 2024) As Jesus is preparing for Calvary, He shares some last words of encouragement with His disciples: “Be of good cheer.” He does not tell them that the tribulations of the world will go away; on the contrary, He emphasizes that there WILL be problems in this life! However, He reminds them that He …

by Elder Kevin Lofton (preached on September 29, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, much like the sweet mingled wine that cheers the hearts of God and man, the sweet gospel message brings joy to the hearts of God’s children. We were learning that there are some truths mingled together that make this gospel blend sweet to the soul of the broken-hea…

by Elder Kevin Lofton (preached on September 29, 2024) On the fifth Sunday night in October 2024, we were blessed to have Elder Kevin Lofton, Pastor of Buffalo Primitive Baptist Church in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, as our guest minister. In this sermon, he shows some comparisons given in the Bible between wine and the gospel. We learn that, much l…

by Elder Martin Onyoni (October 6, 2024) When Elder Martin Onyoni came to preach for us in October 2024, after the sermon we asked him to take some time and update our church on the churches that have been established in Africa. Bro. Martin has labored faithfully among the flocks there, as well as several of our ordained elders and other Primitive …

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on September 15, 2024) Have you ever been homesick? In this sermon, Elder John Morgan Owens reminds us how it is too long for home when we are away from home. He shares how, when he was a child and spending the night somewhere overnight, a phone call from home would help lift his spirits. Likewise, Scripture tea…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 13, 2024) As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, there are at least three different types of justification taught in Scripture: justification by grace, justification by works, and justification by faith. Since “justification” is a legal term meaning “not guilty,” we are made to think …

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 13, 2024) In the sermons leading up to this message, we have been laying the groundwork for Paul’s examination of Justification by Faith in Chapter 4 of the Book of Romans. As we move on into this chapter, we find Paul using the example of Faithful Abraham to illustrate this Bible doctrine. In fact…

by Elder Martin Onyoni (preached on October 6, 2024) On the first Sunday night in October of 2024, we were blessed to have Elder Martin Onyoni, pastor of First Primitive Baptist Church Kisii, Kenya, come and preach for us. Bro. Martin brought a powerful and comforting message about the second coming of Christ, from Matthew chapter 25. Please join u…

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on September 29, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, the name “Christian” is not just any old name. In fact, it ought to mean something! Elder John Morgan Owens continues today teaching us from Scripture what it means to be a follower of Christ. Join us for the conclusion of this message. Download Audio File…

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on September 29, 2024) What is a Christian? What does it really mean when someone says, “I am a Christian?” In this sermon, Elder John Morgan Owens teaches us from Scripture that being a Christian means that we are living our lives in a Christ-like manner. Join us as we see the answer to this important question.…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 6, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, it is extremely important for us to place our faith in the finished work of Christ. Belief of the gospel message gives us the rest, assurance, and hope that we need to serve the Lord profitably here in this sin-cursed world. Join us today as we conclude this m…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 6, 2024) In the last message from the book of Romans, we saw that our eternal salvation does not depend on whether or not we believe the gospel message. But does that mean that believing the gospel is not important? The answer is a resounding “NO!” It is extremely important that we have faith in th…

by Elder Kenneth Nowell (preached on September 4, 2024) In 2 Kings 22, we read about the young king Josiah, who was the last good king of Judah. During the reign of his father and grandfather, the Book of the Law had been lost. And where had it been lost? In the House of God (the Temple)! In this sermon, Elder Kenneth Nowell explains how we also ca…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 22, 2024) We began yesterday reviewing a couple of verses we have already discussed in Romans 3:3-4. The question of whether unbelief keeps us out of heaven has been argued about since the early days of Christianity. But the Bible answer is clear: it is the faithfulness of God that counts, not of…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 22, 2024) As we continue our study in the Book of Romans, we want to go back today and review a couple of verses that we have already discussed. These verses are found in the first part of Chapter 3, where the question is asked, “What if some did not believe?” The answer given by most of the rest…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 15, 2024) Today we conclude our study of the doctrine of “total depravity” as set forth in Chapter 3. We have seen what total depravity is, and how it separates us from God. Today we finish up by looking at the solution for the human condition of depravity, and ultimately find that God gets all t…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 15, 2024) As we have seen in our study of the Book of Romans, the doctrine of “total depravity” – i.e., that man is completely dead spiritually – is a very real doctrine! We have looked at the definition and description of depravity as set out in Chapter 3, and today we examine the dilemma that d…

by Elder Tim McCool (preached on August 7, 2024) Have you ever considered the symbolism of the national holidays of Israel? In this sermon, Elder Tim McCool, Pastor of Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Echola, Alabama, shares some of the symbolism of the festivals given to Israel by the God of the festival. Join us for this encouraging sermon. …

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on September 8, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, the thing we most need during times of distress is a vision of God high and lifted up! This world is filled with trouble, but eventually it will all be rolled up like a scroll and put away. The political disputes, the social divide, the sickness, and the death …

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on September 8, 2024) Do you get tired of the daily bombardment of sin and immorality? Does politics get you down and out? Does living in a sin-cursed world just generally drag you down into despair? Then maybe you need to see what Isaiah saw! In a time of great political and national turmoil, Isaiah saw the Lor…

by Elder Craig Blair (preached on September 8, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, God has revealed Himself to us in various ways. Elder Craig Blair has begun to teach us that we can see God in nature, and in Scripture. In the second half of this sermon, we continue looking at the way God reveals Himself to us in Scripture, and then learn that He r…

by Elder Craig Blair (preached on September 8, 2024) In this sermon, Elder Craig Blair, pastor of Tuscaloosa Primitive Baptist Church, teaches us about knowing God. There are at least three ways that God reveals Himself to us: in nature, in Scripture, and in our experience as we walk in discipleship with Him. Join us today as we begin looking at th…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 1, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, there are often famines in the life of the child of God. These famines are real, and can be scary to us! How should we face such famines? Isaac’s example in Gen. 26 teaches us that, when the famine arises, we should stay in the place where God wants us to be…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 1, 2024) How should we face the famines that arise in our lives? There are many accounts in Scripture concerning famines, and how people reacted them. In Genesis 26, we read about a famine that Isaac faced in the land of Canaan. God specifically told him, “Go not down into Egypt,” like his father…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on As we began to see in the last sermon, we have to press into the Kingdom of God on earth, which is the Church. It is NOT inevitable that the regenerated child of God will become a believer and join one of God’s true churches. Rather, we must press into it with effort, because we have many enemies trying to…

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 21, 2024) In Luke’s gospel, we read an important statement regarding our discipleship here on earth: “The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.” The phrase “presseth into it” means, literally, to take it by force. Clearl…