Download PDF 9.25.2022 SERMON NOTES You Had Become Very Dear to Us 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Paul’s forced departure from Thessalonica enabled critics of his ministry to question his motives in the attempt to win new believers back to themselves. Paul challenges this narrative by expressing his love for the… Continue Reading
Download PDF 9.18.2022 SERMON NOTES You Became Imitators of Us 1 Thessalonians 1:6 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Paul’s brief stay in Thessalonica left a lasting impression upon the church as new believers modeled themselves after him and the Lord, such that they became examples for others to follow. Their turn from idols to… Continue Reading
Download PDF 9.11.2022 SERMON NOTES Our Gospel Came to You 1 Thessalonians 1 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians is one of the earliest writings in the New Testament and, as such, gives us great insight into the early church. Paul gives thanks to God for the church in… Continue Reading
Download PDF 9.4.2022 SERMON NOTES The Just Shall Live by Faith Habakkuk Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Habakkuk is a prophet of a different sort. Instead of speaking to Israel on behalf of God, he speaks to God on behalf of Israel. He cries out to God, asking why He allows the wicked to… Continue Reading
Download PDF 8.21.2022 SERMON NOTES More to Be Desired Than Gold Psalm 19 Taylor Mendoza, Pastor of Student and Adult Ministries Overview: King David of Israel believed he had found something far more precious than gold. In Psalm 19, he describes God’s revelation of Himself as that which is more precious than gold. Although God… Continue Reading
Download PDF 8.14.2022 SERMON NOTES Set Your Minds on Things Above Colossians 3:1-17 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The Apostle Paul informs the Colossians that their identity in Christ should prompt them to seek things above, thus transforming the way they live in the world. Their new identity—having died with Christ, having been raised… Continue Reading
Download PDF 8.7.2022 SERMON NOTES Worthy Is the Lord Revelation 5 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The imprisonment of the Apostle John and the struggle of the early church caused many to wonder if Christianity would survive beyond the first century. John was thus given a vision that enabled him to experience history from… Continue Reading
Download PDF 7.31.2022 God Meant It for Good Genesis 50 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The closing chapter of Genesis demonstrates how Jacob and Joseph continued trusting God in their final days even as they were destined to die in a foreign land. Jacob’s passing was exceedingly grievous for Joseph, who spent most of… Continue Reading
Download PDF 7.24.2022 The Scepter Shall Not Depart From Judah Genesis 48-49 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The final days of Jacob’s life are an act of worship where he pronounces blessings on his sons and predicts the future for their posterity. He first encounters the sons of Joseph, whom he receives and blesses… Continue Reading
Download PDF 7.17.2022 Do Not Be Afraid Genesis 46-47 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The story of Joseph is part of a larger narrative about God’s faithfulness to the patriarch Jacob, also known as Israel. Near the end of his life and in the midst of a devastating famine, Jacob is instructed to go… Continue Reading