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Intro; Jesus has been giving God’s standards throughout the sermon, standards that are holy and perfect and that are opposed to the self-righteous, self-sufficient, and hypocritical standards of man—typified the scribes and Pharisees. He has shown what His kingdom is like and what its people are like—and…

Intro; Last Sunday morning we talked about the “Two Ways of Life”, the broad and the narrow path. I told you we were born into the wide gate and walk the broad path of this world because we are born sinners. But we do have a choice to leave the broad path as we seek and enter the narrow gate of Jesus…

In a complex world, Jesus makes it clear that there are only two paths in life to take. Find out which one leads to life in this message from Matthew 7:13-14.

The Simple Choice - What if life was narrowed down to only 2 choices? How many of you would be successful at making the right one? 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 2 Beginnings Jesus Christ…

We are on the home stretch of the sermon on the mount. What Jesus did in one shot, we are doing in…a lot more! But in Matthew 7:13 Jesus begins to draw things to a conclusion. He had been sharing who people in the kingdom of God are supposed to be, and that determines how the people in his kingdom are…

The question we have been exploring this past three weeks has been this.Is there more than one way which can lead to eternal life? Many believe so, including 57% within the evangelical church! 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there…

Jesus often surprised people with teachings that cut across the grain of human nature. "Lose your life to save it." "The first will be last." "The meek will inherit the earth." "Rejoice in persecution." "Pray for your enemies." "It's better to give than to receive." "Turn the other cheek." These are…

1 John 5:1-5 We have been going through this sermon series Heart and Head: Loving God with our Mind and Emotions. We’ve talked about Loving God Exclusively in our lives and this shows forth in our giving, prayer, forgiveness, etc. Last week we talked about Loving God Preeminently, or as our first priority.…

Roads Still Lie Ahead Whether one be a new Christian, a babe in Christ, or a Christian who has sinned and found forgiveness, we must put a comma and not a period at the end of one’s experience. The road of living for Christ still lies ahead. There are difficult hills to climb. Pitfalls await us. Dangers…

If you have been watching, listening or reading the news then there’s no doubt that you are aware of the situation our economy is in. Automakers, banks, mortgage companies, and everyone else it seems is crying for money. Many small businesses are closing down for good. And there are many people who are…

A man was walking through a cemetery when the epithet on a tombstone caught his eye. It read: “As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you are sure to be. So may I say, as now I lie, Prepare yourself to follow me.” The man took a piece of chalk out of his pocket… (I don’t know why he was carrying…

My Strength Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold. We often hear the phrase “The Joy of…

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. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding…

Good morning! Please grab a Bible and open it to Matthew 7.:13 . When you find it…and if you’re able to…I would like to invite you to stand for the reading of God’s Word. Matthew 7:13–14 (CSB) 13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and there…

Opening • Welcome • Message Opening • Shifting the focus of the series some for this month • Covid increasing • School beginning in some form or fashiou • Football, festivals, etc • Want to look at some stories of God’s power The Story • Set it up - Moab, Ammon, Meunites (Mt Seir) • Jehoshaphat - Judah…

Matt. 1:1-17 Intro: Some people may question my reading the Lord’s genealogy during a Sunday Morning service. But, I am going to preach from these verses today. As I read this genealogy, did anything strike you as unusual? What we have here is a genealogy of the Lord Jesus beginning with Abraham and…

31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the…

There are few certainties in this world. But what is certain is God’s Word is Faithful and man’s days are few and full of trouble. The psalmist is going through a deep valley. He has been accused and rejected. But all throughout his trial,and all throughout this Psalm he keeps his focus on God’s Word.…

There are several people described as “walking with God” in the Bible, beginning with Enoch in Genesis 5:24 . 24 And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. Noah is also described as “a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God” ( Genesis…

Sermon Recap characteristics of the blessed (5:2-16) perfect righteousness comes from the heart, characteristic of only Jesus (5:17-30) complete hatred of and lacking mercy, grace and even love for enemies is not characteristic of kingdom children (5:31-48) good works are not performed for men but in…

Obtain Proper Perspective Order and Relationship are important It is important that we maintain the appropriate order realtionally things are in tune Understand the Kingdom of God (Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible) The key is understanding the basic meaning of the Greek work basileia as of the Hebrew…

The Narrow Way Start the sermon with an easy vs hard game to engage the people. Certainly it was easier with option B vs Option A. Trivia time the highest batting average of all time? TY Cobb’s career ended in 1928 and he batted .366 over 22 seasons. The best batting average of all time failed .634 times…

Psalm 39:1–3 (ESV) 1 I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.” 2 I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse. 3 My heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire…

The Way Are you familiar with the term “the way?” It was a well known term in the first century, and was not necessarily a good thing, but it identified “Christians.” We are starting today to look at Christ the way in many aspects over the next few weeks. Christian - how would you define a Christian?…

In Matthew 7:13–14 , Jesus said, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and…