Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 15, 2025)

As we get back to our study in the Book of Romans, we are looking at two verses in Chapter 8 which deal with being led by the Spirit of God. It is important to understand that Paul is NOT speaking here of eternal life, but rather about having an abundant life here and now. If we would enjoy the fruit of the Kingdom of God, we must be led by the Spirit of God. Join us today as we begin looking at the importance of being led by the Spirit.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 22, 2025)

As we continue in Chapter 9 of Nehemiah, we see that the people of God continued to worship their God even after the Feast of the Tabernacles was ended. They continued in the word of God, which brought them conviction and repentance. And as they learned from the word, they prepared to praise the Lord through worship. Join us today for the conclusion of this sermon, entitled “Preparing to Praise the Lord.”

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 22, 2025)

In our study of Nehemiah, we have come to the ninth chapter. Here we find that, after celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles in the right way for the first time since the days of Joshua the son of Nun, the Jews in Nehemiah’s day didn’t just disperse and go back to their daily lives. They engaged in a “protracted meeting,” continuing to worship God with zeal! They stayed focused on the word of God, which brought conviction, separation, and confession.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 15, 2025)

In Jeremiah 6:16, God tells His people to “ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein.” But where do we find the “old paths?” Do we go back to the way our parents did it? Do we go back to our grandparents’ day? Or must we go even farther back than that? As we continue today in our study of Nehemiah, we will learn that, until we go all the way back to the word of God, we haven’t gone far enough! When Nehemiah and Ezra brought the people of God together to worship after the completion of the walls, they took them back to the Book of the Law and discovered that they had not been worshiping correctly since the days of Joshua. Join us as we see how important it is to get “back to the Book” in order to worship God correctly.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 15, 2025)

As we saw in the last sermon, Nehemiah and Ezra gathered the people of the Lord together for a public worship service after the walls had been rebuilt. And the people listened to the word that was read and explained, and were obedient to it! Today we continue looking at how the people of God got back to the Book, and were open to it and learned from it. From their example, we will see how we ought to get back to the Bible in our doctrine and practice in order to worship God in the right way.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 1, 2025)

In the first half of this sermon, we examined the qualifications of Ezra the Priest, who was a faithful servant who stayed in the word of God. Today, we continue looking at this account, where Nehemiah and Ezra gathered the people together to get them back to the Law of Moses. Ezra opened the book, and preached from it, and the people ultimately rejoiced in the word of God! Join us as we continue learning how important it is to get back to the Book!

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 1, 2025)

After the rebuilding of the walls was completed, Nehemiah and Ezra the Priest gathered the people together to worship the Lord. They went back to the word of God, bringing out the book of the law of Moses to read and preach to them. Ezra was a “ready scribe”, and is a great example to us of how New Testament preachers ought to be today! Join us today as we begin this chapter by examining Ezra’s qualifications and dedication to the ministry.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025)

In the first half of this sermon from Nehemiah Chapter Seven, we saw that after the great rebuilding project had been miraculously finished in fifty-two days, Nehemiah appointed godly leadership to help him protect that which God had blessed them with. Then God put into his heart to make a list of “the nobles, and the rulers, and the people” who were with him in Jerusalem and helped with the work of rebuilding the walls. While this long list might seem tedious as we read it, is it not wonderful and amazing that God would prompt him to record the names of these faithful servants? What an encouragement this ought to be to us, to be reminded that God loves and focuses upon His people who serve Him in His Kingdom even today!

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025)

Now that the rebuilding project had been completed, you might think the next verse would read, “And they all lived happily ever after.” But we all know that’s not true! Sometimes after the great “mountain top experiences” of life, our most difficult tests come around. In Nehemiah Chapter 7, we learn that God is just as interested in protecting that which He has blessed us with, as in giving it to us in the first place. Today, we see the Nehemiah did that by focusing upon recruiting godly leadership to help him in protecting the blessings he had received from God.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 4, 2025)

As we saw yesterday, we are at the point in the account of Nehemiah where the walls have been completed. Rather than boast about his own successes, Nehemiah and the Jews rejoiced in the faithfulness of God throughout the project! Today, we see that their rejoicing led to open praise of God, and ultimately increased their faith in God. And even though the work of this project was now done, the work of the Kingdom had not ended! The schemes of the enemy linger, and in fact his efforts are often redoubled when the work has ended and rest appears to be in sight. Join us as we continue looking at the way we should be watchful even when the work has ended.

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