Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024)

As we saw yesterday, it is important to fight the good fight of faith. Paul writes these words to Timothy, admonishing and encouraging him to keep on keeping on in his ministry in the Kingdom of God. Join us today as we conclude this message, about fighting the good fight of faith and finishing the course that God has laid before us.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 19, 2024)

In Paul’s final letter to the young preacher Timothy, he tells him, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” In today’s message, we look at the idea of fighting, finishing, and “faithing”. (Note: “farthing” is simply a word that I made up to refer to living by faith as we fight the good fight and finish our course)! Join us as we see the last admonition of Paul to the young preacher, encouraging him to follow his own example of fighting the good fight in a faithful way.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024)

As we began to see yesterday, Paul saw himself as a broken, undone sinner who daily struggled to do right. Paul seems to be saying that, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t quite make it to the level of godly living that he so desired. Isn’t that the struggle that we have? Don’t we cry out, like Paul, “O wretched man that I am? Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” Our answer must be the same as Paul’s answer: “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 21, 2024)

In the 7th Chapter of Romans, Paul laments the curse of sin that he sees within himself as his flesh struggles against his spirit. In verse 24, he cries out, “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” Join us today as we consider the struggles of Paul in light of the struggle that we see within ourselves. Our cry, like Paul’s, is a cry that can only be answered in one way: “I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024)

Yesterday, we began to see that the perfect Lamb of God was numbered with the transgressors. That is, He was counted to be a transgressor of the Law, even though He NEVER transgressed the Law! We continue today seeing that His death indeed was a substitutionary death on the behalf of every single one of His chosen people.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024)

In Mark 15:28, we read that Jesus was “numbered with the transgressors.” How could the holy, harmless, undefiled Son of God be counted with such sinners? Join us today as we begin to understand the substitutionary sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, who became sin for us so that we would be eternally redeemed from sin.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024)

As we saw yesterday, Naomi’s husband took their family to Moab when they should have stayed in Bethlehem. But God is good even in the face of our disobedience! When Ruth returned with her mother-in-law, she encountered a mighty man of wealth named Boaz, who ultimately redeemed her and took her to be his wife. Boaz is a clear type of the Lord Jesus Christ; join us as we continue learning about OUR Boaz (Christ) by examining the life and actions of the literal Boaz.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 24, 2024)

In the book of Ruth, we read about a man named Boaz. Bible readers will recall that he was the near-kinsman of Naomi, who eventually redeemed and married Ruth. But Boaz – like many characters in the Old Testament – is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ. Join us today as we learn about OUR Boaz through the story of the literal Boaz.

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by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on May 26, 2024)

As Elder Owens concludes his look at “thirst” from Scripture, we see several other instances of physical thirst described in the Bible. But ultimately, he takes us to the supreme example of thirst, which is our Lord Jesus Christ on the cross! He thirsted, that we might NEVER thirst! Join us today for the conclusion of this message.

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by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on May 26, 2024)

Have you ever been thirsty? There are many instances of thirst described in the Bible. Beginning with Samson, Elder Owens takes us to several examples in Scripture of physical thirst, and relates it to spiritual thirst for the true word of God. Join us as we begin looking at this topic today.

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