by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 29, 2025)

As we move on through Chapter 8 of the Book of Romans, we come to a precious statement by Paul: “We are saved by hope.” For those of us who are familiar with what Primitive Baptists believe about hope, we understand that “hope” is not some ephemeral concept, some wispy wish that probably won’t come to pass. Rather, hope in Scripture is a confident expectation of some good thing to come! Join us as we learn about the true hope of the Bible, and how it saves us here and now.

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

As we began to see yesterday, adoption is a central concept to Scripture. We learned that God the Father purposed our adoption, and God the Son paid for our adoption by His death on the cross. Join us today as we continue examining the concept of adoption, and find that God the Holy Spirit applies the Spirit of adoption to our hearts. Ultimately, our great hope is the culmination of our adoption, which is the glorification of our bodies in the Resurrection.

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

The principle of “adoption” is central to the word of God. It applies particularly to our eternal salvation in Christ Jesus. We find in the Scripture that God the Father purposed our adoption before the foundation of the world, God the Son paid for our adoption on the cross, and the Holy Spirit applies our adoption to us in our lives through the new birth. Join us today as we learn about how adoption works in the Bible.

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

As we began to see yesterday, in order to experience the abundant life here and now, we must be led by the Spirit of God. There are many “spirits” in the world, most of which will lead us very far from the Kingdom of God! Join us today as we continue to learn about the importance of being led by the Spirit, and we ultimately see that the Spirit of God will ALWAYS lead us in accordance with the word of God.

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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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