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LAST WEEK
We talked about the benefits of Asking, Seeking, and Knocking
We talked about how these things need to be actively present in the life of a Christian.
We talked about the wonder that it produces
How this wonder can replace our worry
How it can change our perspective
How it can turn a boring Christian walk into an Adventurous walk of Faith.
THIS WEEK
We are going to look at a very hard text
We are going to look at some very challenging words said by Jesus
That may challenge us to the core
That may confirm why we are in the season we are in
Things that should cause us to take spiritual inventory
Words that should help us prevent a poor end result
IS LIFE HARD?
IS LIFE DIFFICULT?
How do we respond to Life when it gets difficult?
IS LIFE DIFFICULT?
How do we respond when things get hard?
How are we fruitful and hopeful through the difficult journey?
READ MATTHEW 7:12-29
12 Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
Church, this verse should drive us to correct actions
It should cause us to think before we act
It should cause us to step into the current situation and ask ourselves
What could I do for others that I would like to be done to me if I were in that situation?
What could I do to alleviate the situation?
What could I do to bless them?
What could I do to bear one another’s burden as tells us?
Not only should we ask ourselves this question
The answers to these questions should drive us to action
Whatever we would like others to do for us
Should be the very thing that we should do for others
For in doing this, you will fulfill the whole Law and the Prophets
You will learn to love your neighbor as yourself
You will learn what it is to Love God through Loving People
You will have a better grasp of how the Gospel changes everything
How the Gospel takes a dead situation and brings it to life.
How the Gospel takes a situation that has a poor ending and brings a rich result.
With this mindset
We can look at the following text with Hope
We can look at what it means to hold fast the hope of the gospel while enduring difficult times.
We can look at bearing fruit as a very achievable thing
We can look to fulfill the message of the Gospel through action
Most importantly, we can look at the storm and be confident that though our foundation is shaken, we shall not be moved
Let’s look at these very sobering truths
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Jesus, blatantly encourages to enter through the Narrow Gate
The Singular Gate that doesn’t have room for other ways
The Gate that doesn’t have room for other stuff
Jesus said that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life
No one comes to the Father but through Him
This Way, is this Narrow Gate
This Truth will set you free
This will bring you Eternal Life.
Jesus desires all people to arrive through this gate
If it was up to Him, everyone would choose this entrance
If they only knew, that Life was the result, they would choose it too
Look at the Contrast
Wide is the Gate, Broad is the Way
Broad is the Way
THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION
Here is the sad part
There are many who go in by it
The road to destruction has been widened by the exponential growth of sin
The road to destruction is broad because of the many facets of sin
The traffic on this road is flowing
The lanes on this road are wide open
There are many other ways
There are many lanes on this road
There are many lanes on this road
There are many traveling this way
They may get to the final destination and realize that this isn’t what they expected
They may realize that sin and disobedience took them farther than they wanted to go
Cost them more than they wanted to pay
Cost them more than they wanted to pay
Made them pay more than they could afford
However, the Narrow Gate
The Gate that Jesus makes available to us
Has one lane
It is narrow
It is difficult
But it leads to Life
The reality is that there are only a few that find it.
JESUS MAKES A VERY CONTRASTING STATEMENTS BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
Ultimately, we have a decision to make
But here is the deal, its more than two end results
It is not just about Life & Death
It is not just about Heaven & Hell
It is about the Journey to both destinations.
All throughout the Bible, we are given examples of how Faith effects the Journey
So many example of results brought forth through obedience and disobedience
So many examples of God laying out before His people two different ways of life
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1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
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