Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES The Eyes of Both Were Opened Genesis 3:1-8 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The harmony of God’s good creation and tranquility in the garden of Eden is disrupted by the sin of Adam and Eve. The description of the serpent’s craftiness is the first indication that such a disruption is… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES Bone of My Bones Genesis 2:18-25 Overview: The creation story concludes with the formation of Eve as a precursor to the institution of marriage and a requisite to the command to be fruitful and multiply. Although Adam lived under the favor of God in a pristine environment with the ability to… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF Sermon Notes The Tree of Life Genesis 2:4-17 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The creation account moves from a general overview of the heavens and the earth to focus on Adam and his place in the world. He is made from the dust of the ground and becomes a living creature by… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES In the Beginning, God Rested Genesis 2:1-3 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The creation of the heavens and the earth was completed on the sixth day, but Genesis includes a seventh day when God rested from His work. The fact that God did not exhaust any energy in creating the… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES In the Beginning, God Created Man Genesis 1:16-31 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The creation account in Genesis alternates between God’s transcendence and immanence; the purpose of which is to highlight God’s majesty over and intimacy with His creation. The creation of Adam and Eve on the sixth day marks… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES In the Beginning, God Said Genesis 1:1-31 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The Bible begins with the assertion that God speaks and all creation obediently responds. With His Word, God creates out of nothing, brings order out of chaos, makes distinctions in accordance with His will, pronounces a blessing on… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES In the Beginning, God Created Genesis 1:1-25 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The book of Genesis is a battleground for critics and defenders of the Bible in areas such as creation vs. evolution, human dignity vs. human depravity, global vs. local flood, and history vs. mythology. Such debates are modern… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES Reaching His World – Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Luke 10:25-37 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The parable of the Good Samaritan has been allegorized to make a separate point entirely, or so minimized that it misses the point altogether. Yet, when rightly understood, it reminds us that… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES Reaching His World: Go and Make Disciples Matthew 28:16-20 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The Great Commission is a modern term applied to the final words of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel. Although the terminology itself is recent, the application is ancient in that God is a missionary God who has… Continue Reading
Click here for PDF SERMON NOTES Loving One Another: Stirring Up and Encouraging Hebrews 10:24-25 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Salvation is both an individual pursuit and a congregational project. Individually, we must come to terms with our sinful state and helplessness before God by recognizing the provision Christ has made for us and… Continue Reading