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Intro:
All Roads lead to Rome
This saying goes back to the Roman days when literally all roads lead to Rome.
Rome built its highways to directly towards the Capitol.
This saying in life application speaks to the center of all you do.
The question I should ask myself, is whether all roads in my life lead to God?
Or do all roads lead to something else.
What is the center of my paths.
What is the gate from which my paths begin?
In the modern world every is going somewhere.
Everyone is on the move.
Everyone is aiming towards something.
Im Trying to buy a house
Im trying to visit the world.
Im trying to save this amount of money.
Etc.
Nothing wrong with these things at face value, the problem is when that completely but the drive that pushes them is the issue.
They’ve entered
Modern GPS vs Map skills.... Hey Google.
My brother Curtis had come home from Italy to visit us, and attended worship at the congregation where I served.
Afterword, he wanted to go to Mammoth Cave and show his wife and son one of the natural wonders of the US.
We tagged along, and I told him I knew the way.
He said, “Naw, we’ll use the GPS and that will get us there faster.”
I should have never listened to him!
We went through Amish country, down every backroad, and ended up at a trailer in the middle of nowhere!
I asked him to let me see his GPS, and he had entered Mammoth Cave, KY…not Mammoth Cave National Park!
He said from that point on, I would be in charge of directions anywhere in Kentucky!
We can claim to have the directions, but are we sure that they are right?
There is only one true source for Christ...and that is His Word!
The Gate/Door
He is the DOOR to our Salvation.
Jesus and His love is attractive to many.
Many will love His messages.
Many today claim that Jesus’ speeches are great.
But that is as far as they Go.
They observe the Gate and its beautiful design, but do not enter.
And if they enter it is only at the border.
The bible has always said there are two paths.
That is why in Revelation Jesus is knocking on the outside of the church asking if they would let Him in.
This church had fallen off the path.
Jesus said of this church.
Why, they were not on the right path, although they talked like they were.
Many people wanna be bumper sticker christians.
Slap a sticker on it, viala!!!! Im christian.
The Many
Matthew 7:13 (NKJV)
13 .....for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.
BROAD = Ample Room, Wide, Spacious.....is the way that leads to destruction.
The many will take this option.
Why because they dont want to change.
Many love the message of the bible, but that is as far as they will go with it.
And that is why the bible says
This speaks of those who live a double life.
In church they worship and minister, but in secret, GOD KNOWS THEM.
The Broad way is the chosen many because its easy.
Easy living!!!
“Normal Living”
But everyone does it.
What is normal?
According to psychology , the way the culture moves dictates normality......
I guess even if its lunacy.
The Few
Jesus called the Narrow path..... the difficult path.
It aint easy.
It is uncomfortable.
WHY?
Its uncomfortable to change.
Its uncomfortable to stop sinning, when sinning is so easy.
God’s people have always been a remnant, a small minority in this world.
The reason is not difficult to discover: The way of life is narrow, lonely, and costly.
We can walk on the broad way and keep our “baggage” of sin and worldliness.
But if we enter the narrow way, we must give up those things.
Your following Jesus, has to cost something.
It will cost you friends.
It will cost you to kill your desires..... the ones you love.
It will cost you!!!
The few are the ones who build upon the ROCK!!!!
If you build a house on deep foundation, its gonna cost some sweat.
Its gonna cost some back pain, but the house will stand.
Whereas the one who wants to go the easy route.
The few follow Christ, no matter the cost.
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