Sermon Tone Analysis
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Picture of High 5 in Dallas / 75 and 635
Have you ever driven on the High 5 in Dallas.
Quite an interchange.
Very high in the air.
It did an amazing job of reducing the backups at the interchange.
You get right where you want to go.
Picture of road to nowhere.
Embarcadero Freeway in downtown San Francisco.
If you had gotten on this road there would be a real problem.
Use to connect to a bridge I believe.
Conclusion: Be sure you are on the road that leads to your desired destination
Picture edible mushrooms
Ever eaten wild Russian mushrooms.
Outstanding – just sauted in butter.
Even better when picked fresh from 2 feet of snow.
Picture poisonous mushrooms
Now I am sure you have never eaten these Russian mushrooms.
Not quite so good.
Poisonous.
These mushrooms cause severe gastrointestinal problems, liver failure, coma and, eventually, death
Conclusion: Look closely at the fruit your life depends on it.
Picture Leaning Tower of Piza
Ever visit the Famous Tower of Piza.
Built in 1173.
It was to celebrate the power of the city state.
Height – 186 feet.
Weighs 16,00 tons
It was built with a 9 foot foundation on top of soft clay
Five years later while still under construction it began to shift and lean.
Today it leans at an angle of 4 degrees.
And this is after many attempts to stabilize the structure.
Picture of Freedom Tower
Compare that to the Freedom Tower in New York City.
It opened on November 3, 2014.
104 stories / 1,792 feet – the largest building in the Western Hemisphere.
4th in the world.
Each of the original World Trade Center buildings weighed ½ million tons.
It is set on bedrock.
400 cubic yards of concrete then was poured as the base foundation.
It is literally as solid as a rock.
Conclusion: Build on solid foundations
Three comparisons.
Three conclusions.
Your choices matter.
Ultimately the choice yields its end.
It’s only a matter of time.
So choose well.
In like manner when Jesus concludes his famous sermon on the mount.
He uses contrasting images.
He describes choices.
He makes it clear that the choices you make produces results.
Matthew 7:13-23
I.
The choice produces the result: Life or destruction
(ESV) Matthew 7 13 “Enter by the narrow gate.
For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
A. Two gates / two ways Matthew 7:13-14
1. Wide/broad – the way most everyone is going
(ESV) Matthew 7 13 “… For the gate is wideand the way is easy… and those who enter by it are many.
a.
Most heading this way
b.
The path of greatest companionship
c.
An easy path to walk
2. Narrow – the way a few travel
(ESV) Matthew 7 13 “Enter by the narrow gate.
… 14 For the gate is narrowand the way is hard… and those who find it are few.
a.
Only a few
b.
Opposition for others
c.
A hard path / obstacles / opposition / not as easily laid out
B. Result: Two different destinations Matthew 7:13-14
1. Destruction
(ESV) Matthew 7 13 “… For the gate is wideand the way is easythat leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
2. Life
(ESV) Matthew 7 13 “Enter by the narrow gate.
… 14 For the gate is narrowand the way is hardthat leads to life, and those who find it are few.
Get on highway 83 go north – 19 hours later you arrive at the end of highway 83 Swan River, Manitoba, Canada.
Bitter cold.
Flat and wet.
If you don’t like cold / marsh / bitting bugs of all kinds / snow and ice don’t head north of highway 83 – that’s where it goes
Head south – 15 hours later you arrive at Brownsville, Tx – hot.
End of Texas.
If you don’t like heat/ hurricanes/ humidity don’t head sounth of highway 83 – that’s where it goes
We want to go on the road, but we don’t like where it takes us.
But it is a fun road.
We like the scenery.
We like the others on the road.
– But its only a matter of time and we will arrive at the destination.
3. Life
a. True joy / satisfaction / purpose / lack of regrets
4. Destruction
a.
The destination is clearly laid out – you complete this path you will arrive
b.
The bridge is out – certain death / signs / warning / blockades / but if you choose to travel this way you die
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