The Journey From Worry to Worship

by Mike Deguzman

1. Worry is Wrong Because of Your Master

2. Worry is Unnecessary Because of Your Father

Luke 12:6

4. Worry is Unreasonable Because of Your Faith

Matthew 16:8-10

Application:

1. Confess Worry as Sin and Repent of it

1 John 1:9

2. Replace Worry with Worship

3. Walk in Faith

Matthew 6:19-24

by Mike Deguzman

Luke 16:14

1. Real Wealth

     a. A Matter of Hope

1 Timothy 6:17

     b. A Matter of Wisdom

Proverbs 6:6-8

     c. A Matter of Ownership

Genesis 3:12

2. Real Wisdom

Proverbs 23:6

3. Real Treasure

Matthew 13:44-46

Godly Fasting

by Mike Deguzman

Matthew 9:14-15

Biblical fasting is the voluntary abstaining of food (and sometimes drink as well) for a specific amount of time for a spiritual purpose (in slides and bulletin)

Daniel 1:15

1. Misconceptions of Fasting

2. Biblical Examples of Fasting

Four Types of Fasts in the Bible

     A. The Regular Fast

2 Chronicles 20:3

     B. The Absolute Fast

Esther 4:16

     C. The National Fast

     D. The Private Fast

3. Spiritual Dangers of Fasting

     A. Being Gloomy

     B. Stealing Glory

4. Biblical Reasons for Fasting

     A. To Seek God's Guidance

Judges 20:26

     B. To Express Repentance

     C. To Express Worship

Acts 13:1-3

5. Practical Ways of Fasting

Matthew 6:9-15

Godly Praying (Part 2)

by Josh Head

“It is a prayer that teaches us to pray. It is a foundation of the praying life: its introduction and its continuing basis. It is an enduring framework for all praying. You only move beyond it provided you stay within it.” - Dallas Willard

I. First Half - All of God

A. Our Father

B. Your Kingdom Come

C. Your Will Be Done

II. Second Half - All of Us

11 - Give us our daily bread - The Father

12 - Forgive us our debts - The Son

13 - Lead us, deliver us - The Holy Spirit

A. Our Present - Our Daily Bread

B. Our Past - Our Debts

"The gospel powerfully reorients our view of relational conflict. No offense against us will ever be as serious as our offenses against God. If God has forgiven our great sins, how can we not extend mercy to those who have sinned against us?" - Bob Kauflin

“The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.” - Brennan Manning

“If I really wanted to know what you believe about the gospel I wouldn’t need to hear a single word. I just would have to watch how you treat those who have mistreated you.”

- Brian Loritts

C. Our Future - Deliver Us

Godly Praying (Part 1)

by Mike Deguzman

Luke 11:1

1. The Expectation of Prayer

2. The Execution of Prayer

     A. We Must Pray Secretly

1 Timothy 2:8

     B. We Must Pray Simply

1 Kings 18:27-28

     C. We Must Pray Sincerely

Proverbs 28:9

Godly Giving

by Mike Deguzman

1. The Warning of Ungodly Giving

2. The Expectations of Godly Giving

    A. A Question of Glory

Isaiah 42:8

     B. An Issue of Secrecy

     C. An Opportunity for Generosity

Matthew 23:23

     D. An Attitude of Hilarity

Psalm 121

by Dan Colluci

Called to Perfect Love

by Mike Deguzman

I. The Requirement to Love

     A. When Slapped

Romans 12:19

     B. When Sued

Galatians 2:20

     C. When Serving

          1. To Change Your Attitude

          2. To Be Successful

          3. To Be A Witness

          4. To Be Generous

1 John 3:17

II. The Rationale of Love

Leviticus 19:18

III. The Reality of Perfect Love

"And Nothing But The Truth"

by Mike Deguzman

1. What the Law Said

Genesis 28:20

2. What the Law Meant

Matthew 26:63-64

Application:

1. Keep Your Word

Proverbs 10:26

2. Stop Exaggerating

3. Be Completely Truthful

4. Build Others Up

Ephesians 4:29

Matthew 5:31-32

by Mike Deguzman

1. God's Intent for Marriage

Genesis 2:18-25

2. Man's Debate About Divorce

Deuteronomy 24:1

     a. For Indecency

Deuteronomy 24:5

     b. For Unchastity

Luke 16:18

3. The Illustration of Marriage

Ephesians 5:32-33

a. In Our Submission To One Another

Ephesians 5:22

b. In Our Sacrifice For One Another

c. In Our Sanctification With One Another

John 8:3-11