Matthew 7:13-14 - 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.

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Matthew 713-14 - 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. What is
the narrow gate?
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What is the narrow gate?John 107-9 - Therefore
Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the
gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me
were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not
listen to them. I am the gate whoever enters
through me will be saved. He will come in and go
out, and find pasture.
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John 146 - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through me.
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Are Christians narrow-minded to claim that Jesus
is the only way to be saved?
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Sometimes you are allowed you to have choices -
Ice cream - Sports
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Sometimes you are not allowed to have choices
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What is wrong with this picture?224 225
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Opps
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Christianity is unique in claiming to have
absolute truth. Either Jesus was correct or he
was wrong, there is no middle ground.
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C.S. Lewis stated I am trying here to prevent
anyone saying the really foolish thing that
people often say about Him Im ready to accept
Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I dont
accept His claim to be God. That is the one
thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man
and said the sort of things Jesus said would not
be a great moral teacher.
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He would either be a lunatic-on a level with then
man who says he is a poached egg-or else he would
be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice.
Either this mans was, and is the Son of God Or
else a madman or something worse. You can shut
Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill
Him as a demon
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or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and
God. But let us not come up with any patronizing
nonsense about His being a great human teacher.
He has not left that open to us. He did not
intend to.
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We must be careful not to get lulled into sleep
and believe that even though our family and
friends dont trust Jesus as their Savior they
are still ok.
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2 Corinthians 519-21 - And he has committed to
us the message of reconciliation. We are
therefore Christs ambassadors, as though God
were making his appeal through us. We implore you
on Christs behalf Be reconciled to God.
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Sometimes the most loving thing you can do for
someone is offend them!Proverbs 276 - Wounds
from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy
multiplies kisses.
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Assignment for this week- Pray that God would
open a door for you and give you a chance to
speak to someone you know- Pray that God would
soften the hearts of those around you- Act upon
Gods leadings
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Matthew 715-20 - Watch out for false prophets.
They come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their
fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick
grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?
Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a
bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear
bad fruit,
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and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree
that does not bear good fruit is cut down and
thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you
will recognize them.
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How do you recognize a false prophet and how do
you guard yourself against falsehood?- To spot
a counterfeit, study the real thing.
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Acts 1711 - Now the Bereans were of more noble
character than the Thessalonians, for they
received the message with great eagerness and
examined the Scriptures every day to see if what
Paul said was true.
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ExamplesJehovahs Witnesses Deny the
Trinity - Countered by Matthew
2819Mormonism Saved by works - Countered
by Eph 28-9Christian Science No
resurrection - Countered by 1 Corinthians
1520 Luke 246
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verse 16 and 20 By their fruit you will
recognize themFruit of the heart, and fruit of
pure doctrine. 1 Samuel 167 - The LORD does not
look at the things man look at. Man looks at the
outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the
heart.
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Some general guidelines for recognizing a false
teacher1. Does the teacher teach reliance upon
God and grace or upon self? 2. Does the teacher
preach the true gospel of the good news
concerning Jesus death, burial and resurrection?
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Some general guidelines for recognizing a false
teacher3. Does the teacher only say things to
please people? 4. Does the teacher live a
blatantly immoral life?
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Does the teacher teach reliance upon God and
grace or upon self?John 154-5 - Remain in me,
and I will remain in you. No branch can bear
fruit by itself it must remain in the vine.
Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in
me. I am the vine you are the branches. If a man
remains in me and I in him,
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he will bear much fruit apart from me you can do
nothing.
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Jeremiah 177-10 - But blessed is the man who
trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
He will be like a tree planted by the water that
sends out its roots by the stream. It does not
fear when heat comes its leaves are always
green. It has no worries in a year of drought and
never fails to bear fruit.
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Does the teacher preach the true gospel of the
good news concerning Jesus death, burial and
resurrection? - Prosperity gospel - Good works
gospel
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Does the teacher only say things to please
people?- False Prophets in the Old Testament -
Sometimes we need to hear words which hurt
- David and Nathan - Peter at Pentecost
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Psalm 1415 - Let a righteous man strike me - it
is a kindness let him rebuke me - it is oil on
my head. My head will not refuse it.
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Does the teacher live a blatantly immoral
life?2 Peter 2 - Deny the Sovereign Lord -
Greedy for money - Follow corrupt desires -
Despise authorities - Sexually immoral - Appeal
to the lustful desires of humans
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Finally, a word of EncouragementPsalm 119105 -
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto
my path. John 1418 - I will not leave you as
orphans I will come to you. John 1613 - But
when he, the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide
you into all truth.