DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES You Shall Not Steal Nor Covet Deuteronomy 5:19, 21 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The eighth and tenth commandments prohibit stealing and coveting while affirming generosity and contentment. Stealing takes many forms: theft of property belonging to others; theft of time dedicated to others; theft of goods owed to… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES You Shall Not Commit Adultery Deuteronomy 5:18 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The seventh commandment prohibiting adultery is a call to moral purity for all, marital fidelity between spouses, and covenant loyalty before God. The call to moral purity includes our thoughts about the value of others, how we… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES You Shall Not Murder Deuteronomy 5:17 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The sixth commandment prohibiting murder is an affirmation of the sanctity of human life. Life is sacred because God Himself is the origin of life, the author of life, the sustainer of life, the requirer of life, and… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES Those Who Love Me Deuteronomy 5:6-15 Pastor Tony Chute Overview: The Ten Commandments have historically been divided into two parts. The first four govern our relationship with God, and the remaining six govern our relationship with others. Although the first four are no longer enforced civilly, they inform the remaining… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES No Other Gods Before Me Deuteronomy 5:1-11 Pastor Tony Chute Overview: The Ten Commandments are among the most familiar and least understood texts in the Old Testament. They were given to Israel after their deliverance from Egypt, indicating that grace is the basis for belonging to the Lord while obedience… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES God is a Merciful God Deuteronomy 4:25-31 Pastor Tony Chute Overview: Moses informs Israel that their tendency to sin against God will provoke the Lord to anger and bring undesirable consequences upon them. Their evil actions will result in eviction from the Promised Land, an immediate sense of God’s displeasure,… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES Keep Your Soul Diligently Deuteronomy 4-6 Pastor Tony Chute Overview: Moses prepared Israel to enter the Promised Land by focusing their attention on the land as a gift from God that included covenant obligations. The land was gifted to them as a result of God delivering them from slavery in… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES Turn and Take Your Journey Deuteronomy 1-3 Pastor Tony Chute Overview: The Book of Deuteronomy is both a historical narrative and collection of final speeches by Moses as Israel prepares to enter the Promised Land. In the first chapter, Moses announces that the time has come to leave Mount Horeb… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES God with Us Our Central Hope: The Return of Christ in Glory Isaiah 11:1-9 Tamene Menna, Director of Outreach and Care Overview: In the days of the prophet Isaiah, the people of Israel lived in various kinds of oppression. They had kings who did not do what is right in… Continue Reading
DOWNLOAD SERMON NOTES SERMON NOTES God with Us Matthew 1:18-2:12 Pastor Tony Chute Overview: The birth of Jesus occupies a brief section in Matthew’s gospel, yet it is rich in detail and application. Matthew reports that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary in fulfillment of God’s promises in… Continue Reading