Meeting Report | Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church

Brethren,

This past weekend (September 24-26), my home church of Cool Springs PBC in Danville, GA was privileged to host the Ebenezer Fellowship Meeting. The Lord abundantly blessed with a series of services that carried us to the top of the mountains. Even though we had some cancellations from ministers due to illness, funeral, and surgeries, the Lord provided. Ministers from 7 states – not counting Georgia – were present with us, and the Lord supplied the message suitable for this occasion. The theme that seemed to intertwine the weekend dealt with the Personage of Jesus Christ. As the eternal Son of God but also made the Son of Man of the house of David and the seed of Abraham, our Saviour is perfect, our kin, and ultimately our God. The Lord’s mercy was evident in this regard. Even when men arrived in the middle of the meeting, their message was in line and right through the same ground that was currently being plowed.

While the meeting did not have any shouting, it was that kind of spirit and feeling to the meeting. Many tears were shed, and heart-bursting adulation was seen and experienced. During some of the messages, it was easy to forget the flesh, the world, and the problems of life. The attendance was good, and the Ebenezer churches were made to feel humbled once again by the rich visitation that our friends and family from other parts gave us. May we show ourselves friendly in the days to come as a token of the same love and affection that was poured out upon us. As I said at the meeting’s end, “Thank you brethren for your efforts and thank the Lord for His mercy. He will not forget this labour of love. Through your efforts, we didn’t run out of food, and through His graces, we didn’t run out of preaching.” The sermons will shortly be added to our website at coolspringspbc.org.

Rejoice with us brethren, for certainly our great God is good unto us!

Elder Philip Conley, 2015 Ebenezer Fellowship Moderator

Thursday Night

Prayer: Elder Stephen Dyar

Preaching: Elder Danny Parker – “Heaven’s Vision”. Brother Danny expounded the scene from Revelation 5 showing the majesty of Christ and the adoration and glory that surrounds Him in heaven’s world.

Preaching: Elder Sam Bryant – “Growing in the Word”. Brother Sam talked about growing from the sincere milk of the word, like a newborn babe would as seen in I Peter 2.

Prayer: Lic. Richard James

Friday Morning

Prayer: Elder Michael Hataway

Preaching: Elder Jeb Owen – “Sought out and Married/Not Forsaken”. From Isaiah 62, Brother Jeb showed how we as God’s people are not forsaken but have been sought out and joined to the Lord in marriage.

Preaching: Elder Chris Crouse – “Who Shall Separate Us?”. Brother Chris travelled the end of Romans 8 showing that nobody and nothing is capable of separating us from God and His love.

Preaching: Elder David Guttery – “The Kingship of Jesus Christ”. Brother David described in beautiful detail the human side of Jesus that made Him the only qualified heir to sit upon David’s throne.

Prayer: Elder Rabon Lord

Friday Afternoon

Introduction and Prayer: Lic. Neil Honea – “Need for Church Worship and Sacrifice”

Preaching: Elder Tony Lester – “Our Rock”. Brother tony described how that building anything requires a good foundation, and our foundation should be centered on Jesus Christ rather than the shifting sands of things here below.

Preaching: Elder Heath Williams – “An Everlasting Covenant and 3 Houses”. From II Samuel 23, Brother Heath showed that we – like David – have an everlasting covenant and should strive to make the 3 houses (our bodies, our families, and the churches) better than they are now as a result of that.

Prayer: Elder John Forehand

Friday Night

Prayer: Elder Ric Stewart

Preaching: Elder Mark Quarles – “The Christian Soldier”. From Ephesians 6, Bro Mark described the armour of God and its use and function.

Preaching: Elder Ronald Lawrence – “It May be the Lord will Deliver”. Beginning in I Samuel 14, Brother Ronald showed how that Jonathan and his armourbearer delivered Israel and that we can deliver today with His help, whether with many or few.

Prayer: Elder Frank King

Saturday Morning

Prayer: Elder Garry Hall

Preaching: Elder John Scott – “The GodMan”. Brother John talked about the personage of Jesus Christ, focused on His holy humanity.

Preaching: Elder Ronald Lawrence – “A King and a Man”. From Isaiah 32, Brother Ronald described the king reigning in righteousness, coupled with the man as a hiding place, covert, river and shadow, which is all in type of Jesus Christ who was to come.

Preaching: Elder James Isaacs – “Effects of Belief and Baptism”. Starting with the concept of belief, Brother James showed what belief tells us of our state with God, proceeds to lead us to do other things including baptism, which leads to state of being manifestly married to Christ.

Prayer: Elder Dan Bryant

Saturday Afternoon

Prayer: Elder Jabin James

Preaching: Elder Ric Stewart – “Philemon, Paul, and Christ”. Brother Ric travelled through Philemon pointing different times Paul showed forth Christ-like qualities.

Preaching: Elder Jeb Owen – “The Beauty and Glory of God’s Service”. After such a wonderful weekend, Brother Jeb expounded on the majesty of the experience of serving Christ with heaven coming down on the wings of God’s Spirit.

Prayer: Lic. Win Kuck

Elder Ronald Lawrence, Elder Chris Crouse, Brother Alec Kuck, Elder Garry Hall, Brother Mike Sheppard, and Elder Philip Conley

Brothers Jacob Davidson, Donnie Howell, and Caleb Howell leading singing

Elder Jeb Owen lining “God Has Been My Refuge Daily”

In Hope,
Bro Philip

Brethren,

The Cool Springs PBC in Danville, GA was blessed to hold her annual meeting this past weekend, and it was a highly uplifting time in the house of God. With all the grievous things happening in the world today, this time of refreshing was needful for the body, and we feel like pressing on a while longer. The church invited two new faces – Elders Mark Richards and Jerry Anstey – to preach this weekend, and though neither of them had preached at Cool Springs or even in the state of Georgia before, they left as two new friends to the church and no longer new faces. Brother Jerry is the pastor of Golden Gate PBC in Fremont, CA, while Brother Mark is the pastor of Littlevine PBC in Austin, TX. It was a sacrifice for these brethren to leave their families to spend this much time with us, but it was a sacrifice not in vain.

Different meetings have different personalities, and while some are shouting affairs, others are quieter. This meeting could be best described as serene and peaceful. One of the major themes threaded throughout the weekend was that of peace, and the Spirit dwelt among us with such a feeling. Surely we have been blessed to go forward in green pastures drinking from the still waters. Though we had to come apart from the world for a while, we were filled while engaged in worship and left with baskets of fragments for nourishment and meat for days to come. Lord willing, we will also host our Fellowship Meeting next month, and this weekend has already hastened our anticipation and expectation of a Spirit-filled time then as well. Please rejoice with us and pray for us when at a throne of grace.

Wednesday Night:
Communion- the church was blessed to kick off the meeting with communion and feet washing, and she is also blessed with a number of ministers in her membership. We rejoiced together in this service with Elders Frank King, Dan Bryant, and Franklin Bryant handling the commensurate parts.

Thursday Night:
Prayer: Elder Garry Hall
Preaching: Elder Jerry Anstey – “Our Position and Purpose” Brother Jerry extolled our position and response from I Peter 1. We are children of God, made so by His work, and should therefore, be lively and engaged in our service and conduct to the King.
Preaching: Elder Mark Richards – “The End of our Faith” Brother Mark tied into Brother Jerry’s comments and went further in I Peter 1 talking about what the end of our faith is, and what a blessing and benefit it brings to us.
Prayer: Elder Marty Smith

Friday Night:
Prayer: Elder Michael Hataway
Preaching: Elder Mark Richards – “Scene of the 5,000” Brother Mark talked about Christ’s feeding of the 5,000 with many rich and beautiful events tied into that one scene. We today can rejoice like they did then when the Lord blesses us similarly.
Preaching: Elder Jerry Anstey – “He is Our God” Brother Jerry talked about Jehoshaphat’s prayer from II Chronicles 20. Today, our prayers should echo Jehoshaphat’s as God is our God just as He was Jehoshaphat’s God.
Prayer: Lic. Richard James

Saturday Morning:
Prayer: Elder Dan Bryant
Preaching: Elder Jerry Anstey – “Memorials and the River Jordan” Brother Jerry described the memorials given during the children of Israel’s crossing over Jordan into Canaan’s Land. These rich pictures and testimonies are seen today in our testimonies when we acknowledge similar blessings in our lives.
Prayer: Brother Andy Miles

Saturday Night:
Prayer: Elder Ric Stewart
Preaching: Elder Mark Richards – “Essential and Necessary/Nonessential and Unnecessary” Brother Mark talked from Hebrews 9 and 10 showing activities that used to be necessary in the past but are no longer necessary now or into the future. He further described the great momentous event that brought about this shift of necessity.
Prayer: Elder Philip Conley

Sunday Morning:
Prayer: Brother Ronnie Howell
Preaching: Elder Mark Richards –“Withhold Not Love” Brother Mark compared Proverbs 3:27 with the 3 types of love found in I John 4: God’s love to us, our love to God, and our love to one another. All three areas can be seen through this proverb. It is implemented in God’s case, and should be implemented in ours.
Preaching: Elder Jerry Anstey – “Friends of God” Brother Jerry hearkened back to a portion of Jehoshaphat’s prayer in II Chronicles 20:7. He focused on friendship, and what being a friend of God meant and should look like.
Prayer: Brother Caleb Howell

Sunday Lunch (the meals were outstanding as always)

Sunday Night:
Prayer: Elder Bill Torrence
Preaching: Elder Philip Conley – “Mt Zion” after comments from Bro Bill about the “us” of Scripture to whom the promises were given, Brother Philip extolled Mt Zion from Psalm 48. Surely, Mt Zion has been evident throughout the meeting, and may her courts be among us with the Almighty in the midst even unto death.
Prayer: Lic. Win Kuck

Our thanks to all who made this meeting what it is. We thank God most of all for His loving Spirit that He was gracious to send. We thank those who laboured in prayer, effort, tears, and toil to supply the needs of those among us. Whether the service would be deemed by man to be big or small, it was indeed a blessing that God will not overlook. He is faithful to remember and reward such labours of love, and the rewards for the effort have already begun in what we received. We pray that more and more would be added in the coming days to His honour and glory and to the edification of the body. Lord willing, the sermons will be put on the website (coolspringspbc.org).

In Hope,
Bro Philip

Cool Springs Primitive Baptist Church

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