Zion Primitive Baptist Church Podcast

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 5, 2026) On Easter Sunday of 2026, we looked at four questions that were asked of the ladies who came to Jesus’s tomb on Resurrection Day: Who shall roll us away the stone? Why seek ye the living among the dead? Why Weepest Thou? Whom Seekest Thou?...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 5, 2026) On Easter Sunday of 2026, we looked at four questions that were asked of the ladies who came to Jesus’s tomb on Resurrection Day: Who shall roll us away the stone? Why seek ye the living among the dead? Why Weepest Thou? Whom Seekest Thou?...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 5, 2026) On Easter Sunday of 2026, we looked at four questions that were asked of the ladies who came to Jesus’s tomb on Resurrection Day: Who shall roll us away the stone? Why seek ye the living among the dead? Why Weepest Thou? Whom Seekest Thou?...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on April 5, 2026) On Easter Sunday of 2026, we looked at four questions that were asked of the ladies who came to Jesus’s tomb on Resurrection Day: Who shall roll us away the stone? Why seek ye the living among the dead? Why Weepest Thou? Whom Seekest Thou?...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on March 22, 2026) What are the instruments of salvation? In the religious world today, there are many things that are promoted as necessary for eternal salvation. Requirements such as belief, obedience to the law, or baptism are often taught as essential for one to be saved. But is...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on March 22, 2026) As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, the Bible gives specific warnings about “dogs.” These “dogs” are not the four-legged kind, but rather in the New Testament they refer to those doctrines of legalism that compromise and frustrate the true...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on March 22, 2026) In this sermon, Elder John Morgan Owens gives us warnings from the Scripture concerning “dogs.” The Bible is not talking about our four-legged friends; rather, it is speaking of legalistic doctrines that add some requirement to salvation other than the finished work of Christ. This...

by Elder Paul Blair (preached on March 29, 2026) In the second half of this powerful sermon, Elder Paul Blair continues showing us images of Christ that are found in God’s “picture book” – the Bible. He started with the Passover in Exodus 12, and he continued taking us through the Scripture showing us the...

by Elder Paul Blair (preached on March 29, 2026) Recently we were blessed to have Elder Paul Blair preach for us here at Zion Primitive Baptist Church. He brought a wonderful message about the Bible being God’s “picture book”. Starting with the institution of the Passover in Exodus 12, he took us through various pictures...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 29, 2026) In the Garden of Gethsemane, we see Jesus in an “agony” of spirit. His emotional and physical turmoil reflected an angst within Him. What was affecting Jesus so greatly? Was it His impending physical death? Was it the mockery and abandonment by men that He...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on March 18, 2026) Sometimes a Bible verse or Bible principle is quoted by people in the world, and yet the ones who quote it completely misunderstand and misapply it. One such verse is found in chapter 24 of Leviticus: “an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 15, 2026) As we saw in the first half of this sermon, there is coming a time when the dissatisfaction of this world will come to an end, and we will be satisfied. What is it that will satisfy us? The Psalmist here tells us that “thy...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 15, 2026) In this sermon from Psalm 17, we learn that there will come a time when we will awake from death. What will we see? How will we feel? We don’t know all the details about heaven, but we know that we will be satisfied with...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 1, 2026) As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, the lovingkindness of God is a precious fact in the life of the child of God. Not only does God shower us with blessings when we live righteously, He often also allays the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 1, 2026) In Ps. 107:42, the Psalmist writes, “Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.” In this sermon, we look at the entirety of this Psalm, and learn about how God shows mercy to His children. Join...

by Elder Neil Honea (preached on March 8, 2026) In the second half of this powerful sermon from our 2026 Annual Meeting, Elder Neil Honea continues to teach us from the Book of Romans how God shows His power in His love for His elect and His wrath on the non-elect. When we paused the...

Elder Neil Honea (preached on March 8, 2026) We were blessed to have Elder Neil Honea with us for the final day of our 2026 Annual Meeting. In this powerful sermon, he preaches to us about the display of God’s power as illustrated through His mercy to His children and His wrath upon those who...

by Elder John Mizell (preached on March 7, 2026) In this sermon, preached at our 2026 Annual Meeting, Elder John Mizell takes us to the account of Cain and Abel in Scripture. The writer of Hebrews tells us that the blood of Abel figuratively “speaks” from the ground, and Bro. John teaches us that what...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on March 7, 2026) In this powerful sermon from Saturday afternoon of our 2026 Annual Meeting, Elder Buddy Abernathy, Pastor of Blooming Grove Primitive Baptist Church near Sulligent, Alabama, takes us through the Book of Job. He reminds us that there are times that Satan comes into our lives, and...

by Elder John Mizell (preached on March 7, 2026) In this sermon from our 2026 Annual Meeting, Elder John Mizell preaches to us about heaven. He focuses upon the Psalmist David’s statement in Psalm 17:15, “As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”...

by Elder Tim McCool (preached on March 7, 2026) In this powerful sermon from our 2026 Annual Meeting, Elder Tim McCool teaches us an important lesson from the second chapter of Luke. When Mary and Joseph took Jesus to Jerusalem when He was twelve years old, they “lost” Him by neglecting to make sure Jesus...

by Elder Bobby Payne (preached on March 7, 2026) At our 2026 Annual Meeting, we were blessed to have Elder Bobby Payne preach for us. In this short but powerful sermon, he reminds us about where our hope lies. It doesn’t lie in anything men might do, but solely in what Christ has done. The...

by Elder John Mizell (preached on March 6, 2026) The sermon today is the second half of a message preached by Elder John Mizell, pastor of Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church near Caro, Georgia, during our recent Annual Meeting. When we paused the message yesterday, he was reminding us about the times when Jesus raised...

by Elder John Mizell (preached on March 6, 2026) In this powerful sermon from our 2026 Annual Meeting, Elder John Mizell, pastor of Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church near Caro, Georgia, tells us about three episodes in the ministry of Jesus where He raised someone from the dead. He reminds us of the widow’s son...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on February 22, 2026) Today, we conclude this encouraging sermon by Elder John Morgan Owens about tribulations we experience in life. When we paused the sermon yesterday, Bro. Owens was telling us how the tribulations of life can work experience that helps us in subsequent tribulations. Join us today...

by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached on February 22, 2026) In this encouraging sermon, Elder John Morgan Owens teaches us about how we can face the tribulations of life. In the face of terrible troubles, children of God can nonetheless have the “peace that passeth all understanding.” The source of this peace is the truth...

by Elder Tom Corley (preached on February 15, 2026) In this powerful sermon by Elder Tom Corley, he reminds us about how privileged we are to be able to worship God in New Testament times. The burdens of the old Law service have been fulfilled and ended, and now we can freely approach unto God....

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on February 4, 2026) Today’s sermon concludes Elder Buddy Abernathy’s years-long exposition of the Book of Revelation. In coming to the end of Revelation, Bro. Buddy takes us back to a statement of Jesus in the Gospel of John which summarizes this Book very well: “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on January 21, 2026) As we approach the end of our exposition of the Book of Revelation, we are now come to the next to last verse. This verse contains the last words of Jesus Christ spoken as inspired Scripture. The last message that He saw fit to communicate to...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on January 18, 2026) Here at the end of the Book of Revelation, we find a dire warning to anyone who reads this book: do not add to or take away from the words of this prophecy! As Elder Buddy Abernathy teaches us, this warning is found throughout the word...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on January 7, 2026) As we move on into the last chapter of Revelation we come to a message sent by Jesus through His angel to John, which clearly affirms the deity of Christ. Christ is “the offspring of David,” and He is also “the bright and morning star.” This...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on December 17, 2025 In the first half of this sermon, Elder Buddy Abernathy focused on the blessings set forth in verse 14 of Revelation 22. In the conclusion of the message, he tells us about “them that are without” – i.e., those who are outside the church and not...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on December 17, 2025) The message today is the first half of a sermon preached by Elder Buddy Abernathy in our series on Revelation. In this sermon, he contrasts what we find within the church with those things we experience outside the church. In this first half of the message,...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on December 3, 2025) In today’s sermon, after reviewing what the phrase “I come quickly” means, Elder Buddy Abernathy explains to us what it means when Jesus says “I am the Alpha and Omega” in verse 13. Join us today as we learn about the eternal Being of Jesus Christ,...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on November 12, 2025) In verse 12 of Revelation 22, Jesus makes the statement to John, “My reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Does this mean that salvation is by works instead of by grace? The answer is a resounding “no’! Rather, this statement by Christ...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on November 12, 2025) As we continue in the Book of Revelation, we come to a phrase that Elder Buddy Abernathy has taught us about before: “Behold, I come quickly.” The point has been made already that, at least from our perspective, the term “quickly” doesn’t necessarily mean “soon,” but...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on November 5, 2025) As we saw in the first half of this sermon, the phrase “the time is at hand” does not necessarily mean soon to happen, but rather certain to happen and to happen quickly. There is a strong sense in which the coming of the Lord is...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on November 5, 2025) As we continue in the last chapter of Revelation, we find an interesting saying: “Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book.” In some cases, the Lord has told his servants to “seal up” the sayings; but now He instructs John NOT to seal...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on October 15, 2025) In the sermon today, we move into the final subdivision of the Book of Revelation, which I have entitled, “In the Meantime.” This sermon is a little shorter than usual, because it is the last half of a sermon where Elder Buddy Abernathy finished up the...

by Elder Buddy Abernathy (preached on October 15, 2025) As we return to Elder Buddy Abernathy’s exposition of the Book of Revelation, we come to the end of another division within that series, which I have entitled “A New Vision of Heaven.” You may recall that we have seen the new heavens and new earth...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 15, 2026) As we continue our exposition of the Book of Romans, we are dealing with the principle that God has ordained government and that we are supposed to be subject to it. In the first half of this sermon, we began by answering some questions about...

by Elder Wayne Crocker (preached on January 19, 2014) Over the past few weeks, we have been going back through our archive and posting some sermons by good, sound ministers who have visited us here at Zion Primitive Baptist Church over the years. One of these dear brethren is Elder Wayne Crocker, pastor of Hopewell...

by Elder Tim McCool (preached on November 3, 2013) In this powerful sermon, preached by Elder Tim McCool here at Zion Primitive Baptist Church back in 2013, we learn about the “Daysman.” This term refers to one who is a mediator between two parties. While we have no earthly mediator between God and man, Bro....

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 15, 2026) In this sermon, which follows fast on the heels of our previous discussion about the difference between the Kingdom of God and the kingdoms of men, we ask several questions. Where do we get government? What is government supposed to do? How do we, as...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 8, 2026) In this sermon, we continue our study of the theology of government in our ongoing exposition of the Book of Romans. As we did in the previous sermon, we begin in Romans 13:1 and explore the idea of the separation that ought to exist between...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 8, 2026) When we paused the message yesterday, we were about to finish up demonstrating the vast differences between the Kingdom of God and the kingdoms of men. Today, we will finish up our discussion of these differences, and then focus upon the separation that ought to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 8, 2026) One of the most difficult arenas to navigate in our discipleship is the arena of politics. As American citizens, we have the right to choose our leaders, and to engage in political debate freely. However, we are not just citizens of the United States: we...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 1, 2026) As we saw in the first half of this sermon, Paul continues his thoughts on biblical love as he moves into Chapter 13. We paused the message yesterday as we were looking at how Christ loved us not just with feelings but with actions, and...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 1, 2026) In the sermon today, we are taking a “deeper dive” into the concept of biblical love. Briefly skipping over the first few verses of Chapter 13, we find in verses eight through ten that Paul reiterates the concept of biblical love, and tells us that...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 25, 2026) In Chapter 12 of Romans, we are learning about presenting our bodies as “living sacrifices.” Sacrificial living involves loving as Christ loved. We’ve been looking at the character of biblical love; in the second half of this sermon, we are taught a little bit about...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on January 25, 2026) In the previously posted sermon, we were looking at the character of biblical love. We learned from Romans 12 that biblical love is an action, not a feeling! And that love has certain characteristics that ought to be present in the life and actions of...