When Birth Pangs Intensify

by Mike Deguzman

1. Painful Persecution

Daniel 9:27

2. Extreme Defection

1 John 2:19

3. Global Insurrection

2 Timothy 3:1-5

4. Divine Protection

John 10:27-30

5. Gospel Declaration

Revelationn 14:6-7

Application:

1. Count the Cost

2. Examine Your Faith

3. Live With Expectancy

The Beginning of Birth Pangs

by Mike Deguzman

1. The Primary Command

Jeremiah 31:10

2. The General Signs

1 John 2:18

3. The Sobering Conclusion

Isaiah 13:6-8

Application:

1. Look Out

Galatians 5:7

2. Look In

3. Look For

Speaking Truth With Tears

by Mike Deguzman

1. Compassion for Jerusalem

John 1:11

2. Judgment on Jerusalem

Mark 13:1

3. Questions About Jerusalem

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Application:

1. Check Your Priorities

2. Respond To Grace

Indictments on the Hypocrites (Part 2)

by Mike Deguzman

1. Woe To Those Who Prioritize Rituals

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

2. Woe To Those Who Only Cleanse the Outside

Matthew 15:7-9

3. Woe To Those Who Whitewash Their Deadness

4. Woe To Those Who Murder God's Prophets

2 Timothy 3:12

Application:

1. Prioritize Big Stuff

2. Pursue Inner Transformation

3. Prepare for Persecution

Indictments on the Hypocrites (Part 1)

by Mike Deguzman

1. Woe To Those Who Shut Off The Kingdom

Matthew 18:6

2. Woe To Those Who Exclude The Vulnerable

1 Timothy 5:4

3. Woe To The Misguided Evangelists

4. Woe To Those Who Teach False Oaths

Matthew 5:34-37

Application:

1. Check Your Religion

2. Check Your Relationship

3. Check Your Reputation

Matthew 12:34-36

How To Not Be A Hypocrite

by Mike Deguzman

1. The Danger of Hypocrisy

2. The Abuse of Authority

Ephesians 2:8-9

3. The Exaltation of Self

Deuteronomy 6:8

4. The Greatness of Humility

John 13:13-16

Application:

1. Obey What You Say

2. Serve Without Seeking Glory

3. Remember Your Identity

A Final Silencing of His Critics

 by Mike Deguzman

1 Corinthians 13:1-3

I. The Interrogation of the King

Acts 4:26-28

    1. The Question

James 2:10

    2. The Response

John 14:15

II. The Identify of the King

1. The Questions

2. The Response

3. The Silence

Romans 3:19

Application:

1. Silence Ignorance

1 Peter 2:15

2. Align Your Loves

3. Bow to the King

Life After Death?

by Mike Deguzman

Matthew 5:43-44

1. An Unsolvable Problem

Proverbs 18:2

3. A Proof of Resurrection

Exodus 3:13-15

4. An Explanation of God's Character

Application:

1. Let the Scriptures Transform You

2. Trust God in the Unexplainable

3. Live With Hope of Resurrection

4. Worship the Risen Christ 

John 11:25-26

Return To the Rightful Owner

by Justin Park

Luke 20:20

1. The Dishonest Schemes of Those Who Oppose Jesus

I John 3:6

II Thessalonians 3:6

Proverbs 29:5

2. The Authority in Christ’s Response Contrasted with Derived Authority

Amos 5:21

I Samuel 15:22

Acts 20:30

Titus 1:9

3. We Bear God’s Image, We Render to Him Our Lives

I Peter 2:16

Exodus 16:8

Acts 4:13-14

Acts 4:21

Galatians 1:10

Genesis 1:27

Romans 12:1-2

Application:

1. Followers of Christ Walk in Truth

James 2:1-3

Psalm 115:4-8

Psalm 135:15-18

Colossians 1:15-16

2. Surrender Your Whole Life to Christ

Romans 2:4

The King’s Invitation

by Justin Park

1. Those Invited Were Indifferent or Hostile

*All scripture read from ESV translation

Luke 14:21-24

Matthew 23:31

Matthew 8:11-12

2. The King Responded with Wrath and Grace

Romans 10:17

Matthew 5:12

Romans 8:30

John 10:1

John 10:10

3. There is Only One Way

Revelation 12:9

Application:

1. Realize that Indifference and Hostility Are Equally Damning

Romans 5:12

2. Recognize the Wrath of God Is Coming

John 1:1-5

Revelation 19:14-16

3. Respond to the Call and Share the Hope

Romans 8:16

John 5:40

Galatians 3:13

Romans 3:25

I Peter 2:24