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Matthew Part 25: The Journey From Worry to Worship

The Journey From Worry to Worship
Matthew 6:25-34

by Mike Deguzman

1. Worry is Wrong Because of Your Master

2. Worry is Unnecessary Because of Your Father

Luke 12:6
Romans 8:32
1 Peter 5:6-7
1 John 3:1

4. Worry is Unreasonable Because of Your Faith

Matthew 16:8-10
Hebrews 11:6

Application:

1. Confess Worry as Sin and Repent of it

1 John 1:9

2. Replace Worry with Worship

3. Walk in Faith

Matthew Part 24: Treasuring Treasure

Matthew 6:19-24
Treasuring Treasure

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
Ephesians 4:28

     c. A Matter of Ownership

Genesis 3:12
1 Chronicles 29:28
Matthew 27:57
Job 1:3
Job 1:21
2 Corinthians 5:9
1 Corinthians 3:12-15

2. Real Wisdom

Proverbs 23:6
Proverbs 28:22
Proverbs 22:9

3. Real Treasure

Matthew 13:44-46

Matthew Part 23: Godly Fasting

Godly Fasting
Matthew 6:16-18

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
Ezra 8:21

     B. The Absolute Fast

Esther 4:16
Deuteronomy 9:9

     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
Acts 14:23

     B. To Express Repentance

     C. To Express Worship

Acts 13:1-3

5. Practical Ways of Fasting

Matthew Part 22: Godly Praying (Part 2)

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

Matthew Part 21: Godly Praying (Part 1)

Godly Praying (Part 1)
Matthew 6:5-8

by Mike Deguzman

Luke 11:1
Acts 12:1-16

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
1 Kings 18:36-37
Eccleiastes 5:2

     C. We Must Pray Sincerely

Proverbs 28:9
Isaiah 59:1-2
Isaiah 1:15-17
John 1:12

Matthew Part 20: Godly Giving

Godly Giving
Matthew 6:1-4

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
Malachi 3:8-10
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (NLT)'
2 Corinthians 9:6-7

     D. An Attitude of Hilarity

Special Message: Are We There Yet?

Psalm 121

by Dan Colluci

Matthew Part 19: Called to Perfect Love

Called to Perfect Love
Matthew 5:38-48

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
Leviticus 19:34
Romans 12:20-21
Romans 5:8
Matthew 5:20

III. The Reality of Perfect Love

Matthew Part 18: "And Nothing But The Truth"

"And Nothing But The Truth"
Matthew 5:33-37

by Mike Deguzman

1. What the Law Said

Genesis 28:20
1 Samuel 1:11
Psalm 50:14
Matthew 23:16-22
Exodus 22:10-11
Hebrews 6:13-18

2. What the Law Meant

Matthew 26:63-64
Philippians 1:8
Galatians 1:20
Psalm 139:1-6
John 8:44
Matthew 12:34-37

Application:

1. Keep Your Word

Proverbs 10:26
Proverbs 29:15

2. Stop Exaggerating

3. Be Completely Truthful

4. Build Others Up

Ephesians 4:29
James 3:2
James 3:9-12

Matthew Part 17: Indecency, Unchastity, Divorce, and Submission

Matthew 5:31-32
Indecency, Unchastity, Divorce, and Submission

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
Matthew 19:3-10
Mark 10:2-12

3. The Illustration of Marriage

Ephesians 5:32-33
Ephesians 5:17-21

a. In Our Submission To One Another

Ephesians 5:22
Ephesians 5:25

b. In Our Sacrifice For One Another

c. In Our Sanctification With One Another

John 8:3-11