Zion Primitive Baptist Church Podcast

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. Download Audio...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on June 29, 2025) There are many examples in Scripture of people who came seeking Jesus. Elder John Morgan Owens has been taking us through some of these examples, showing us how people came to Jesus when He was here on this earth. Join us today for the conclusion...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on June 29, 2025) In the Gospel of John, we read about some Greek disciples who came seeking Jesus. The goal of their journey was not to find knowledge, or even truth, but to find the One Who is THE Truth! Join us as Elder John Morgan Owens preaches...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on May 11, 2025) In Matthew 11:28, Jesus tells all who labor and are heavy-laden to come to HIM for rest. Don’t we need rest in this troubled world? In this encouraging sermon, Elder John Morgan Owens reminds us that we can find rest in this stress-filled world only...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 8, 2025) As we began to learn yesterday, the worship of God should focus upon simplicity. When we got to church on this particular Sunday morning, the electricity was off and we had no power. But that did NOT affect us, because as Primitive Baptists we don’t...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 8, 2025) On the Sunday morning when this sermon was preached, the electricity was off due to a storm. In many churches, this would have hindered the worship; but not in a Primitive Baptist church! Here at Zion church, we were able to continue right along without...

by Elder David Crawford (preached on June 8, 2025) In the first half of this powerful sermon, preached by Elder David Crawford recently when he visited with us here at Zion Primitive Baptist Church, we learned that life is a wilderness. We are pilgrims and strangers in a strange land, seeking a better country. But...

by Elder David Crawford (preached on June 8, 2025) In this powerful message, Elder David Crawford reminds us from Psalm 81 that life is a wilderness. God wants us to think of ourselves as pilgrims on a journey through a wilderness experience! Much like the children of Israel, we struggle in that journey, and need...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 6, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, the Holy Spirit helps us in our lives here and now, especially in our prayer life. He intercedes for us before the throne of grace, and as we will see today, so does Jesus Christ. We need this intercession...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on July 6, 2025) As we approach the climax of Romans Chapter 8, we come to a very reassuring passage about the Holy Spirit and how He helps our infirmities. Don’t our infirmities threaten to overcome us in this life? Mine sure do, especially in my prayer life! But...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on June 29, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, “hope” is an essential concept for our assurance in the here and now. Biblical hope is a real thing, a confident expectation of good, based upon the finished work of Christ on the cross. We began to see yesterday...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 4, 2025) In our study of Nehemiah, we have come to the point where the work of rebuilding the walls and repairing the gates has finally been completed. At this point it would be tempting for Nehemiah to relax his guard, sit back and revel in his...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 27, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, when all else fails, the enemies of the Kingdom of God will sometimes resort to threatening those who are engaged in the work of the Kingdom. When we paused the message, we were learning that one of the most...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 27, 2025) In our study of the Book of Nehemiah, we are continuing to look at the closing days of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem, and in particular examining the ways in which the enemies of the Kingdom of God launch their desperate assaults. We...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 25, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, slander can be a very effective tool in Satan’s toolbox! In this case, the enemies of the Kingdom of God began to spread lies about Nehemiah and his colleagues in an effort to get the King of Persia to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 13, 2025) As we continue to deal with the last-minute attacks of the enemies of the Kingdom of God, we come to another weapon in Satan’s arsenal: slander. Sanballat and his henchmen began to spread lies about Nehemiah and the Jews, and even wrote an open letter...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 6, 2025) As we began to see yesterday, Satan often mounts his strongest attacks as the finish line is in view! One of his most dangerous tactics is the temptation to compromise. In this chapter, we have begun to see how the enemies of the Kingdom of...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 6, 2025) As we continue our study in the book of Nehemiah, we have come to the point where the walls are almost completed. Often when we see the “finish line” in view, we tend to let down our guard and “slack up.” But rather than slacking...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025) As we saw in the first half of this sermon, the regenerated child of God stands without condemnation before God because of the finished work of Christ. Today, we continue along this line of Paul’s reasoning by seeing that there are those who are “after...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on May 25, 2025) In Romans 8, Paul opens the chapter with the glorious declaration that there is therefore NOW no condemnation to those who are “in Christ Jesus.” That phrase “in Christ Jesus” refers to our condition as regenerated children of God, and NOT to our conduct. Because...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 6, 2025) As we move on toward the end of Chapter 7 of Romans, Paul continues to teach us about the Law in our lives. In these verses, we learn that the biggest problem is that the Law is spiritual but we are carnal. Paul tells us...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 30, 2025) In the first half of this sermon, we were looking primarily at the place of the Law in our lives. As we began to see, we are no longer under the Law – in fact, we are “dead” to the Law. Indeed, we are wed...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 30, 2025) Paul begins the seventh chapter of Romans by reminding us that, as children of God, we are dead to the Law but married to Christ. In doing so, he is dealing with the constant struggle that regenerated disciples have between the two ditches of legalism...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 23, 2025) Yesterday we began a review of the first six chapters of Romans, reminding ourselves of what Paul has taught leading up to the seventh chapter. We looked at the righteousness of God versus the sinfulness of man as set forth by the Apostle from the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on In today’s sermon, we engage in a review of where we are to this point in the exposition of Romans. We have covered the first six chapters, and are about to launch into the seventh chapter and the lead up to the climactic teachings of Romans Eight and...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 19, 2025) When we paused the message last time, we were learning that, not only is there a difference between “wages” and a “gift,” but there is also a vast difference between a “gift” and an “offer.” Nowhere in Scripture do we read about salvation being “offered”...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 19, 2025) As we conclude Chapter 6 of Romans, we find a very important verse: “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Beloved friends, there is a difference between “wages” and a “gift”! Join us today as we begin looking at this concept, and we also begin to see that...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 12, 2025) In our daily struggle of discipleship, one of the most important things that will help us is to remember to thank God for freeing us from the bondage of sin. It is so important to remember that the new birth has changed us! Regeneration doesn’t...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 12, 2025) As we continue examining Romans 6, we are now looking at the principle of Christian “self control.” This implicates our discipleship – i.e., our Christian walk. As children of God, in light of the glorious grace of God, we should see our discipleship differently! Join...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 8, 2024) When we paused the message yesterday, we were learning that our self image should be different after we are born again. In our Christian self image, we should no longer see sin in the same way; rather than acceptable, we should see it as reprehensible....