DOWNLOAD PDF Sermon Notes The Hand of the Lord Was on Elijah 1 Kings 18:41-46 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: After the contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal reaches its definitive conclusion, Elijah announces to King Ahab that he hears the sound of the rushing of rain. While Ahab goes up to… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 7.20.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF Sermon Notes If the Lord is God, Follow Him 1 Kings 18:1-40 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: In the third year of the drought, the Lord instructs Elijah to present himself to Ahab in anticipation of sending rain upon the earth. As Elijah enters Samaria, he encounters Obadiah, a servant of the… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 7.13.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF Sermon Notes Let This Child’s Life Come Into Him Again 1 Kings 17:17-24 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Elijah’s arrival in Zarephath becomes the means by which a widow and her son are able to survive a famine, as the Lord provides a regular supply of oil and flour for the preparation… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 7.6.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF Sermon Notes What Difference Does Faith Make? Hebrews 11:4 Taylor Mendoza, Pastor of Adults & Students Overview: In a world where church often feels optional and faith is privatized, Hebrews 11:4 invites us to reconsider the essential connection between faith and worship. Through the example of Abel, we see that faith prepares the… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 6.29.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF Sermon Notes Set the Believers an Example 1 Timothy 4:12 Tyler Van Horssen, Director of Student Ministry Overview: In 1 Timothy 4:12, Paul is writing to his protégé, Timothy, challenging him to be faithful in rebuking the false teachers in Ephesus and shepherding the flock he had been entrusted with. Culturally, this would… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 6.22.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF Sermon Notes You Shall Drink from the Brook 1 Kings 17:1-16 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The sudden appearance of Elijah the Tishbite represents a change in the narrative of 1 Kings as it moves from a succession of evil kings in Israel to a faithful prophet who summons all to turn… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 6.15.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF He Walked in the Way of His Father 1 Kings 15:25-16:34 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: For the remainder of chapter 15 and the entirety of chapter 16, the author of 1 Kings focuses solely upon kings of the northern kingdom (Israel). Beginning with Nadab, the author notes that he did what… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 6.8.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF Uriah the Hittite and High Places 1 Kings 15:5, 14 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Each king in 1-2 Kings is evaluated according to the moral standard depicted in the life of David, who is described as a man after God’s own heart. According to this standard, kings in the north (Israel)… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 6.1.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF A Lamp in Jerusalem 1 Kings 15:1-24 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The brief reign of Abijam is characterized by disobedience to the Lord as he walks in the sins that his father did before him. Nevertheless, God’s grace shines through as He provides a lamp in Jerusalem through Asa, a descendant… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 5.25.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF There Was War Continually 1 Kings 14:30 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: As the author of 1 Kings closes out the life of Rehoboam, he notes that there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. It is a passing reference that intentionally omits key details normally associated with reports of nations at… Continue Reading