Zion Primitive Baptist Church

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 7, 2026)

As we began to see yesterday, in the closing verses of Romans 14 Paul summarizes his message to the weaker brother: he tells him to “grow up!” As simple as that message is, the reality we find is that it is easier NOT to grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Join us today for a negative lesson in how NOT to “grow up,” but rather how to continue to be the weaker brother.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Past (preached on June 7, 2026)

As Paul sums up his teaching about the stronger and weaker brethren, he has a strong admonition for the weaker brother: grow up! Children of God ought to be growing in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Join us today as we begin to hear what Paul has to say to those of us who find ourselves from time to time being the “weaker brother:” he wants us to “grow up!”

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 17, 2026)

As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, the declaration that “every knee shall bow” to God occurs three times in Scripture. In Philippians 2:10, we are told that this includes “things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth.” Join us today for the conclusion of this message, and we learn that everyone and everything that has ever lived or existed will ultimately acknowledge that Jesus is Lord.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 17, 2026)

As we go through our exposition of the Book of Romans, there are sometimes verses that “jump out at us,” and maybe take us down a “rabbit trail” that isn’t necessarily on the topic at hand. Today’s sermon is taken from one of those verses. In Rom. 14:11, we read the following: “For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” This phrase is found in two other places in Scripture. In the first half of this sermon, we begin to look at this statement and its context, and the glory of what it means.

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In the first half of this sermon from the end of Romans Chapter 14, we learned more about Paul’s admonition to “pursue peace.” Today, we examine the “things which make for peace” from verse 19. We find peace in God’s word, which teaches us more about the peace that comes from discipleship in Christ. Join us today for the conclusion of this important sermon.

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by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 24, 2026)

In this sermon, we return to the Book of Romans and find ourselves in the middle of Paul’s admonitions to the weaker and stronger brethren. He declares that peace is the ultimate goal of our existence in the church, and he exhorts us to “follow after” peace. Join us today as we begin to look at the peace of God that we can have here and now in His kingdom.

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by Elder Ben Shettles (preached on June 14, 2026)

As we began to see in the first half of this powerful sermon by Elder Ben Shettles, sometimes we find ourselves sitting under a juniper tree like Elijah, experiencing spiritual depression and despair. Almost always, this is the result of forgetting what God has done for us! Join us today for the conclusion of the message about spiritual depression and the recovery from it.

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by Elder Ben Shettles (preached on June 14, 2026)

Have you ever found yourself in a state of spiritual depression? Have you ever thought that you’ve had enough, that you just can’t carry on anymore? If you have, you are in good company. A man named Elijah found himself under the juniper tree, in a state of spiritual despair, wishing for himself that he would die. Join us today for the first half of this powerful sermon by Elder Ben Shettles about what can happen when we find ourselves under the juniper tree.

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by Elder Tyler Sposite (preached on May 30, 2026)

Yesterday we heard the first half of this powerful sermon by Elder Tyler Sposite, preached at the Spring Meeting of Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Madera, CA. We were learning that the phrase “all men” in 1 Tim. 2:4 and 2:10 does NOT mean “all men without exception,” but rather means “all kinds of men without distinction.” Join us today for the conclusion of this powerful sermon about “particular redemption.”

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by Elder Tyler Sposite (preached on May 30, 2026)

Recently we were blessed to get to visit Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church in Madera CA. At this meeting, Elder Tyler Sposite preached about “particular redemption” from 1 Timothy 2:4 and 2:10, two verses that others often use to try to refute that precious doctrine and to prove rather that Christ’s death was for everyone without exception. Join us today for the first half of this sermon, as we begin to learn how to “rightly divide” this phrase “all men”.

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