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
Sermon Notes + 5.18.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF The Burden for the Lost Romans 10:1-15 Semeon Mulatu (PhD), General Secretary of Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Overview: The Apostle Paul felt a strong spiritual duty to reach the lost by preaching the gospel. He believed this message holds God’s power for salvation to all who believe, both Gentiles and Jews. In his… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 5.11.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF SERMON NOTES His Mother’s Name Was Naamah 1 Kings 14:21-31 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: The account of Rehoboam’s reign begins with what will become a standard formula for the author of 1-2 Kings. The formula includes the age of the king when he began to reign, the country in which he… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes + 5.4.2025
DOWNLOAD PDF SERMON NOTES Unbearable News 1 Kings 14:1-20 Dr. Tony Chute, Lead Pastor Overview: Jeroboam’s reign over Israel is characterized by the establishment of a false religion in order to promote his own self-preservation, yet it leads to his demise and the nation’s destruction. When his son Abijah becomes ill, Jeroboam instructs his wife… Continue Reading