Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

Audio problems. It gets better at about the 6 min. mark of the study only video and the listen only option.

"Jesus is speaking to His disciples. They are going to be in danger, there is a very difficult road ahead. It is my hope that we don’t downplay this warning. By downplay, I mean that we have a tendency to read this and, because it’s history, we forget that following Jesus is hard! We all need to be warned about the pitfalls that await men and women sold out for Christ. Things are going to get harder, much harder, and Jesus wants us to be prepared."

"Have you ever read a verse you've read hundreds of times and had it grab hold of you like never before? Have you ever had a verse pierce you as it spoke directly to the situation you were in at that very moment? It's because it is active, continuing to work. It travels with you.. Finally, it's active because, at that very moment, Jesus is praying for you, upholding your cause against the accuser."