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Two ways to live our life Matthew 7:13-20. The Narrow gate and the narrow way. An invitation to enter Small is the gate I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved . They will come in and go out, and find pasture . ( John 10:9) Narrow is the way
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The Narrow gate and the narrow way • An invitation to enter • Small is the gate • I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. ( John 10:9) • Narrow is the way • Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. ( John 14:6)
If I will do this? • Am I going to glorify God? • Am I going to offend my brother or sister in Christ? • What other people will say about me?
Narrow Way • Leads to life • Assurance of Life eternal at the end of the road • Jesus is the way , as we walk the way Jesus is with us. • Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Wide gate and broad is the road • It needs no seeking • Entry into human life leads to destruction • As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.All have turned away,they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” ( Romans 3:10-12)
Whatever the tree is, so is the fruit. • Their fruits not only refer to actions of their lives, but to the doctrines which they proclaim. • Galatians 1:6-9 • 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!
Whatever the tree is, so is the fruit. • Grapes and figs do not grow on thorn bushes or thistles. • Good fruit trees produce good fruit, • But bad fruit trees produce bad fruit. • You will know them by their fruits.
Bearing fruits • Fruit of the spirit • Fruit that last • Fruit of our lips- worship • Fruits that yields in season “We can only produce fruits if we have Jesus in our life , If we enter the small gate and walk in the narrow way.”
Walking on the narrow way bears much fruits that lasts • We were invited to enter the narrow gate? • Have you accepted the invitation? • On our journey to the narrow way • Jesus is with us • we need to be obedient to His word and the we will enjoy our journey. • As we choose to walk that narrow way • Our life will bear fruits that will reveals our relationship with God • A life that glorifies God