by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 10, 2025)

As we move into the Ninth Chapter of Romans, we see a distinct change in mood from the previous chapter. Paul goes from the mountaintop of eternal salvation and security to the valley of earthly sorrow over his Jewish countrymen who do not believe in Christ. Why is his heart so heavy? Is it because he is afraid that some of his fellow Jews are going to die and go to hell because they don’t believe? The answer is a resounding, “No!” The explanation lies in two important doctrines that are taught in Scripture: “eternal” versus “time” salvation. Join us today as we begin to explore these important doctrines, and learn why they are so essential in rightly dividing the word of God.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 3, 2025)

In the first half of this sermon, we began to look at some “things” in the Eighth Chapter of Romans that should bring us utmost comfort and joy in this life. These things are found in several phrases in the last few verses of Romans 8, and include “all things,” “these things,” “any thing,” and “no thing.” Join us today as we conclude this sermon about the peace we find in the eternal things God has done for us.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 3, 2025)

As we continue our study in Chapter 8 of Romans, we come to what could well be considered the climax of the book: verses 28 through 39. In these verses, we learn about the eternal things that God is doing for us, which always work for our good. In the passage we examine today, there are four sets of “things” that should bring us comfort, joy, and peace in this life. Join us as we begin looking at “all things,” “these things,” “any thing,” and “no thing.”

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 27, 2025)

In our exposition of the Book of Romans, we have begun looking at the “all things” that work together for our good, as taught in Romans 8:28-30. These things are listed in verses 29 and 30, as follows: foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification. When we paused the message yesterday, we had already examined the foreknowledge of God, and were in the middle of learning about the doctrine of “predestination.” Today we continue looking at these wonderful doctrines, which are the heart of the gospel message, and learn that it is THIS message that needs to be preached from the pulpits today. The “good news” is that, because of “all these things” that work together for our good, all of God’s elect children will one day be in heaven with Him.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 27, 2025)

As we learned in the last sermon, the “all things” referenced in Romans 8:28 is not talking about “all things without exception.” Clearly, there are many things working against us and against God. But there ARE some things that are working in our favor; what are these things? Today we begin looking at the things that are working for us, which are primarily the five things pertaining to our eternal salvation: foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 20, 2025)

As we began to see yesterday, the world’s interpretation of Romans 8:28 is clearly wrong. “All things” does NOT mean “all things without exception”! Not only does a contextual analysis of the verse require a different interpretation, but also we began to see that there are MANY things in our lives that work AGAINST us, not FOR us! Indeed, God Himself is not “working together with” Satan or sin, but rather is against them. Join us today as we continue analyzing the text of this verse, and ultimately reach the conclusion that while many things are working against us in this life, the glorious things that God has done for us in eternal redemption always work for us!

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 20, 2025)

In our study on the Book of Romans, we have come to one of the most misinterpreted and misapplied verses in Scripture. In Romans 8:28, we read that “all things work together for good” for God’s people. Does this mean “all things without exception?” Is God indeed orchestrating everything behind the scenes, creating and causing sin and sinful behavior in order to somehow work good in our lives? The answer is a resounding “no.” In the sermon today, we begin to look at the contextual meaning of this verse. We will also begin to learn that there are many things that are NOT working together for our good! And ultimately, we will see that the true message of this verse is much more comforting and glorious than the false interpretations of the world!

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by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on July 13, 2025)

As we began to see yesterday, marriage is an institution created by God for the purpose of reflecting the relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church. Join us today as Elder John Morgan Owens continues to teach us from the Bible about marriage, and how we are to view it as we struggle to serve God here in this world.

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by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on July 13, 2025)

There is perhaps no other institution on earth that is more under assault today than marriage. In these messages, Elder John Morgan Owens teaches us about marriage from a biblical perspective, and reminds us that it is this institution above all institutions that should reflect the union between Christ and His church.

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by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on July 13, 2025)

There are many verses that are misunderstood in the modern religious world. In today’s sermon, Elder Buddy Abernathy takes us through three of these verses, and “rightly divides” them so that we get a clear view of what they mean and how they apply.

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