The King & His Kingdom: #95 - Warning For What's Ahead | Matthew 20:17-19

Tom Logue - February 22nd 2026 Jesus wants to heal your spiritual eyesight—so you can see His love clearly in the place He suffered most. This week, Tom continues our King & His Kingdom series in Matthew 20:17–19, where Jesus pulls His disciples aside on the road to Jerusalem and tells them plainly what is coming: betrayal, condemnation, mocking, flogging, death—and resurrection on the third day. Tom opens with a personal story about LASIK surgery, using it as a picture of what God may want to do in us: a kind of “spiritual eye surgery” that helps us see Jesus clearly—especially in the painful places where He was wounded physically, emotionally, and spiritually. From this short but weighty passage, Tom highlights three big realities: Jesus’ suffering was comprehensive. He didn’t just “get through” the cross—He felt the full weight of it, so there is no kind of suffering you can face that He cannot identify with. Jesus signed up for the suffering—because He loves you. Tom connects this to the way a mother willingly embraces the cost of childbirth out of love, pointing us to the deeply personal nature of Christ’s love: not just “for the world,” but for you. God will warn you. Just as loving parents warn their kids to protect them, Jesus prepares His disciples ahead of time—not to scare them, but to help them endure what’s ahead with faith, perseverance, and trust. The message ends with a clear, personal invitation: Have you been born again? Jesus didn’t suffer for no reason—He suffered so you could be made new, brought into real life with God, and learn to follow Him with eyes that see clearly. Learn more about our church: https://restoredtemecula.church Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restoredtemecula and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restoredtemecula #KingAndHisKingdom #Matthew20 #Jesus #TheCross #Resurrection #BornAgain #Gospel #BibleTeaching #RestoredTemecula Share this message with someone who needs to hear it. Chapters (00:00:00) - God Wants to Heal Your Spiritual Eyes(00:02:45) - The King Jesus and His Kingdom(00:06:16) - Jesus' Handing Over to the Jews(00:12:54) - He Was Condemned to Death(00:19:16) - The Vulnerable Time of Love(00:23:17) - Jesus' Personal Experience With Death(00:28:19) - Jesus Suffering Was Comprehensive(00:32:57) - My Daughter's 14th Birthday(00:37:32) - He Signed Up for the Suffering(00:38:24) - Have You Been Born Again?(00:43:35) - Jesus Preaches: Pioneers Pay the Price(00:48:01) - God's Preparations for His People(00:50:23) - God Will Warn You of Lesser Things(00:56:28) - Jesus' Preparation for the Crucified(00:57:29) - What Makes Spiritual Witnessing So Hard?(01:03:59) - The Kindness of Jesus for You(01:07:13) - Why is Jesus Warning His Disciples About What's Coming?(01:12:25) - A message for those who are not born again(01:16:30) - God's Love For Us