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Pastor Eric Channing preaches on Matthew 7:12-14.

As Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount, He presents a series of choices that every person must make. In this message, Pastor Mike Berry explores the narrow gate, spiritual fruit, true discipleship, false teaching, and the importance of building life on a solid foundation. Discover how following Jesus shapes the choices we make and leads to a life of purpose, transformation, and lasting impact

Listen To Full Sermon: "Two Gates, Two Ways and Two Destinies" @ Coptic Community - Mobil, AL ~ February 28, 2026https://on.soundcloud.com/ueJv1lBJJSsZdHOGQE

Bill & Stacy Spencer founded The Narrow gate in Duck River, TN. That's interesting because Narrow Gate is an ENTERPRISE (Think coffee, leather goods, wood beams, artists, and a lodge...) and it MAKES disciples, one at a time. How do they do that? Here's an episode on that!00:00 - 01:40 Introduction01:41 - 03:59 Often-ignored, but not so secret disciple making04:00 - 05:43 Stacy's home invasion! 05:44 - 07:12 Identity. Passion. Purpose.07:13 - 09:01 Gen Z and Identity09:02 - 10:35 Who I truly am?10:36 - 14:48 The Enterprise, The Individual, The Disciple (All together now...)14:49 - 16:34 Work = Disciple Making??16:35 - 17:49 Whadd'ya mean "replicate"?17:50 - 20:43 Deny? Die? The fine print of Christianity20:44 - 22:26 What if I can't come to Narrow Gate?22:27 - 23:59 Where are the women??24:00 24:49 Haunting words24:50 - 25:52 Contact Bill & Stacey / WrapupJoin us at The Disciple Dilemma for videos, blogs and more conversation about the "hack" facing Western discipleship!

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Jesus Followers Know the Cornerstone of Christianity Is: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” MESSAGE SUMMARY: Jesus is The Door and The Gate by which you must enter the Kingdom of God. In John 14:6-7, Jesus answers a question by the Apostle Thomas with the fundamental tenant of Christianity when He tells us all: “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.'". Also, in John 10:9-10, Jesus tells us: “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief {Satan} comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." Also, Jesus said, in Matthew 7:13-14, that He was "the Narrow Gate", and whomever enters the Kingdom through Him will be saved and have Eternal Life: {You} “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. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.". Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection are the events, of about two thousand years ago, that provided us all, by God's Grace, with access to The Narrow Gate, which is Jesus. Through Jesus' death on the cross for your sins and His Resurrection, He has given you eternal life, if you choose to enter The Narrow Gate. You may ask: “How do I enter this ‘Narrow Gate' of Jesus?”. By God's Grace you can enter Eternal Life, through Jesus, by your true belief and faith in Jesus as God along with your prayerful confession of your sins to God. With your belief, faith, and confession, you have entered through the narrow and only door to your Salvation. However and after your entry through the door, you must continue, in your faith and obedience, to follow Jesus – this is the only, and it is The Way provided by God's Grace through Jesus.   TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, help me to grab hold of you today. I need you. Set me free to begin reorienting my life around you, and you alone. Help me to pay attention to and honor how you have uniquely made me. Thank you for the gift of rest. In Jesus' name, amen.       Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 122). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: Today, I affirm that, because I am in Jesus Christ, I will trust in the Lord with all my heart. I will trust in the Lord with all of my heart and lean not on my own understanding.  In all my ways I will seek to know Him, and He will make my pathways straight.   From Proverbs 3:5f SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 7:13-14; John 14:5-7; Psalms150:1-6; John 10:9-10. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org. THIS SUNDAY'S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach's Current Sunday Sermon: “The Resurrection -- Part 3: Jesus Gives Us His Great Commission Just Before His Ascension” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB

"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. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." - Matthew 7:13-14In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus boils all the world down into two types of people. All people have entered through one of two gates (the wide or the narrow) and are walking on one of two ways (the easy or the hard) where they are joined by one of two crowds (the many or the few) leading to one of two destinies (destruction or life). These short verses contain powerful and weighty truths about what it means to be a genuine Christian. Tune into this episode to hear more.

As Jesus wraps up the Sermon on the Mount, He proposes that there are only two options to respond to His teachings. People must choose the Narrow gate or the Wide gate. The Narrow Gate is difficult and few will choose it, while the wide gate is easy and many people will travel that way. To travel the narrow gate is to trust that we need Jesus' righteousness and our righteousness is not enough. We trust Him and do what He says. On that road, there are obstacles. The False prophets desire to set us on the easy road through the wide gate that leads to destruction. There is also the risk of being a fake believer, such that people can do impressive religious things for Jesus yet not even know Him because they don't trust Him and do what He says. 

In Episode 112 of 2 Minute Disciple, host Nick Oyler leads a contemplative devotional through Matthew 7:13–14 — Jesus' honest and loving invitation to choose the narrow gate. The wide road requires nothing of you. No surrender, no sacrifice, no reordering of priorities. But the narrow gate is different — it requires you to set things down to get through.

April 19, 2026 Welcome to New Day!  Today's KEY IDEA is: The narrow gate is about conforming our lives to His heart. Communication Card: https://www.newdaywi.com/communication-card Online Giving: https://www.continuetogive.com/718973/donation_prompt ONLINE Teaching Sunday | 10am | Facebook Live Website: www.newdaywi.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/newdaywi Facebook: www.facebook.com/newdaywi/

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Welcome to Episode #205 of the Way of the Bible podcast. This is our fifth of eight episodes in our Twenty-Sixth mini-series entitled Return to the Sermon on the Mount. On our four episodes so far on this mini-series, we've been speaking of the veracity of Jesus' preaching to the crowds regarding the kingdom of heaven and the importance of having ears to hear. This week will be no different, as we take a deeper dive into the first part of last week's passage and look at what it means to “Enter!”Let's begin by reading the passage for our last episode to give us some context for today.Matthew 7:13-14 – “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.Last episode, we hammered home the reality Jesus was pointing out to the crowd as he was winding down his talk focused on the kingdom of heaven. Specifically, there are only two places a person can go after their departure from this life. To destruction through the wide gate and easy way that many are upon. In fact, all humanity is born such that this road to destruction is the way all take unless something changes the course of a life. I believe that if an infant or child, from conception, dies before reaching the age of innocence (the age at which God chooses to judge an individual based upon what they've consciously done), then that child, by the mercy and grace of God, enters into the kingdom of heaven. Once a child passes that age, they are of their own making, born into sin and death, already walking on the wide and easy way leading to destruction.Of their own making refers to our individual responsibility to our conscience regarding right and wrong, and our consciousness of God in regard to who we are ultimately answerable to. The end of the age of innocence of a child is fluid and is greatly influenced by the actions of others. This is a universal reality, not respective of culture or nationality. It is a sad part of the human experience, and part of what Jesus came to make right.A keyword Jesus used in this passage to point a hearer to the possibility of escaping the road to destruction and finding the gate to the hard way that leads to life was the word Enter. In Greek, that word is eiserchomai - ice-er'-khom-ahee. This word means both a physical entry into a space as well as a spiritual and or metaphysical entry into a physical and or metaphysical space. For example, a spirit entering our bodies, and/or our spirit leaving our bodies to enter a new space for occupation. See 1 Corinthians 15 for more details.When we die a physical death, our spirit that God gave us returns to him for judgment of what we've done in the body, whether good or evil. For the believer, that judgment will be at the judgment seat of Christ and concerns our rewards given for divinely ordained and orchestrated works done through Christ that advance the kingdom. 2 Corinthians 5:10 – For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.For the unbeliever, that judgment will occur at the Great White Throne judgment in Revelation 20:11-15 – Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the

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On The Narrow Gate (Matthew 7:13-14)

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A single line from Mark 10 can reorder a life: “With God all things are possible.” We start there and follow the ripple effects into our homes, our habits, and our public courage. When Jesus tells the rich young ruler to sell his goods and follow, he isn't launching a guilt trip; he's revealing how tightly comfort can close a fist. We unpack what it means to loosen that grip, receive salvation as grace rather than achievement, and orient our days around treasure that doesn't rust.From there we get practical and personal. Proverbs paints a vivid picture of how contention hollows out a house, and we talk about the quiet disciplines that repair it—slow speech, quick listening, honest confession. Then Psalm 44 invites us to lament without losing faith. The psalm refuses easy answers, holding sorrow and trust in the same breath. That posture prepares us for a world where mockery and loss are real, yet steadfast love is more real still.Courage takes center stage with the extraordinary rescue of Thomas Norris and Mike Thornton. Their grit under fire turns abstract talk of duty into something you can feel in your bones. We connect that bravery to civic life and ask what moral clarity looks like when threats are near and numbness is easy. Along the way we confront ideological violence, insist on naming evil without hating people, and draw on Samuel Adams's charge to guard liberty against both force and fraud. We end with prayerful resolve: let grace anchor your soul, let wisdom steady your home, and let courage guide your public life.If this resonated, share it with a friend, leave a review, and hit subscribe. What treasure are you ready to trade for a freer heart?#SamuelAdams #DailyScripture #MelodyWaldeckerSupport the showThe American Soul Podcasthttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1791934/subscribe Countryside Book Series https://www.amazon.com/Countryside-Book-J-T-Cope-IV-ebook/dp/B00MPIXOB2

Today on the Daily Nugget, Mike reflects on Matthew 7:13, where Jesus warns that the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life—and few find it. This sobering teaching reminds us that following Christ isn't about drifting with the crowd but intentionally choosing the way of obedience and trust. Yet the narrow road is not meant to discourage us; it's an invitation to wholehearted discipleship and the abundant life Jesus promises to those who walk with Him.

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Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14Sermon Series: The Mount #24Sermon Discussion Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TH2vJRB_KVrHe2TLMaxkvELeB2z86gFG/view?usp=drive_linkSermon Notes: https://churchlinkfeeds.blob.core.windows.net/notes/43173/note-259599.html

Listen To Full Sermon: "The Wide and Narrow Gate" @ St. Theodore Coptic Orthodox Church, Hendersonville -TN ~ March 8, 2025https://on.soundcloud.com/5YRYjxoPOkY5BxFrYc

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The narrow gate isn't easy—and it's not meant to be walked alone. At the close of the Sermon on the Mount, Yeshua sets before us two paths. Through the story of Paul and the one man who believed in him—Barnabas—we discover how encouragement and integrity help form lives built on the rock. Join us as we explore “The Narrow Gate of Encouragement,” our most recent sermon from Rabbi David based on Matthew 7:13-29.

Jesus presents us with a choice: two gates, two paths, two destinations. The wide gate is easy to enter, and the broad road requires little effort. But it leads to destruction. The narrow gate is constrictive, and the difficult road demands intentional navigation. Yet this path leads to life.Here's the beautiful truth: choosing the narrow gate means choosing to follow Jesus' teachings. It's not about perfection but progress. As we draw closer to God and experience His goodness, we naturally begin treating others with that same love. This is the heart of the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12.The narrow path may seem challenging, but it's far more rewarding. Like a trail run through the woods versus a paved road, following Jesus engages every part of us and brings deep fulfillment. His ways feel less constrictive the closer we get to Him because we discover they truly are best for us.Which gate will you choose today? Choose life. Choose Jesus.

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Can you handle the truth? Using biblical references and personal insights, Mathew introduces the concept of the "narrow gate" as a metaphor for the challenging but rewarding path to personal growth and authenticity. He encourages listeners to "air check" their lives, a technique borrowed from his radio career, to evaluate what's working, what needs improvement, and what should be eliminated. You'll hear: • How to create a life that feels authentically yours, despite personal limitations • The impact of childhood experiences on adult behaviors and decision-making • What it means to be a "transitional character" in your family or community "I am not the smartest person in the room. I barely passed any test I ever took. I don't have any letters after my name. But I will say, through a lot of hard work and determination, I've created a life for myself that feels authentically mine." - Mathew Blades To bring in Mathew to speak at your church, visit: https://mathewblades.com/churches/  

Scripture warns us that wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction. Lots of folks going that way. It’s the way that “seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie shows us an alternative. He helps us through the narrow gate. It won’t make us popular or politically correct. But better to live in a way that’s pleasing to God, even if it displeases people, rather than the other way around. This Giving Tuesday, help us meet the spiritual moment! Give now. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through media and large-scale evangelism, our mission of over 30 years. Explore more resources from Pastor Greg Laurie, including daily devotionals and blogs, designed to answer your spiritual questions and equip you to walk closely with Christ.Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scripture warns us that wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction. Lots of folks going that way. It’s the way that “seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.” Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie shows us an alternative. He helps us through the narrow gate. It won’t make us popular or politically correct. But better to live in a way that’s pleasing to God, even if it displeases people, rather than the other way around. This Giving Tuesday, help us meet the spiritual moment! Give now. — Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through media and large-scale evangelism, our mission of over 30 years. Explore more resources from Pastor Greg Laurie, including daily devotionals and blogs, designed to answer your spiritual questions and equip you to walk closely with Christ.Support the show: https://bit.ly/anbsupportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesus Followers Know the Cornerstone of Christianity Is: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” MESSAGE SUMMARY: Jesus is The Door and The Gate by which you must enter the Kingdom of God. In John 14:6-7, Jesus answers a question by the Apostle Thomas with the fundamental tenant of Christianity when He tells us all: “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.'". Also, in John 10:9-10, Jesus tells us: “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief {Satan} comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." Also, Jesus said, in Matthew 7:13-14, that He was "the Narrow Gate", and whomever enters the Kingdom through Him will be saved and have Eternal Life: {You} “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. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.". Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection are the events, of about two thousand years ago, that provided us all, by God's Grace, with access to The Narrow Gate, which is Jesus. Through Jesus' death on the cross for your sins and His Resurrection, He has given you eternal life, if you choose to enter The Narrow Gate. You may ask: “How do I enter this ‘Narrow Gate' of Jesus?”. By God's Grace you can enter Eternal Life, through Jesus, by your true belief and faith in Jesus as God along with your prayerful confession of your sins to God. With your belief, faith, and confession, you have entered through the narrow and only door to your Salvation. However and after your entry through the door, you must continue, in your faith and obedience, to follow Jesus – this is the only, and it is The Way provided by God's Grace through Jesus.   TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, help me to grab hold of you today. I need you. Set me free to begin reorienting my life around you, and you alone. Help me to pay attention to and honor how you have uniquely made me. Thank you for the gift of rest. In Jesus' name, amen.       Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 122). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: Today, I affirm that, because I am in Jesus Christ, I will entrust to Him my future. I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.  From 2 Timothy 1:12 SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 7:13-14; John 14:5-7; Psalms150:1-6; John 10:9-10. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org. THIS SUNDAY'S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach's Current Sunday Sermon: “Turkeys and Eagles, Part 5: Following Jesus Changes Everything in Our Families” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB

Fr. Mike confronts the hard truth Jesus preaches in today's readings: Many people will ultimately choose hell over heaven. While this can be deeply distressing, Fr. Mike reminds us to focus on Jesus's directive to each one of us: "[You] Strive to enter through the narrow gate." In the second part of today's commentary, Fr. Mike reflects on two of Jesus' most well-known parables: the parable of the Lost Sheep and the parable of the Prodigal Son. Today's readings are Luke 13-16 and Proverbs 26:10-12. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

The Lord challenges us to strive to enter through the narrow gate. (Lectionary #481) October 29, 2025 - Cathedral Rectory - Superior, WI Fr. Andrew Ricci - www.studyprayserve.com

Read OnlineSomeone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.” Luke 13:27We should definitely take our Lord's words spoken above to heart. It's easy to presume we will be saved. It's easy to simply presume that God is kind and that we are good people at heart and, therefore, salvation is assured. But that's not what Jesus says.So who will be saved? When we get to Heaven, God willing, we may be surprised at who is saved and who is not. This is clearly one of the messages of today's Gospel. Jesus even goes so far to say that some, when they die, will assume they are going to enter into Heaven but will hear our Lord say to them, “I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!” Again, we should take these words to heart.One of the most dangerous sins we can fall into is presumption. Presumption is deadly because it has a double effect upon us. First, the person caught in presumption is one who has committed mortal sin but has not repented of it. But the presumptuous person also remains incapable of repentance because they refuse to acknowledge their sin. Their conscience is not working. They have blinders on and expect God to wear those same blinders. But God sees all things and judges accordingly.The “narrow gate” of which Jesus speaks is a simile used by Jesus to tell us that it is not easy to obtain Heaven. It requires a concerted effort on our part as well as the infinite mercy of God. But regarding our part, the attainment of Heaven is only possible if we intentionally seek out the will of God and respond generously to Him. First, that means we confess and turn away from our sins. But from there, it means that we make every effort to fulfill God's will in our lives.If this is hard to accept, simply remind yourself that this teaching came directly from Jesus Himself. He is absolutely clear and means what He says. If that fills you with a sort of holy fear, then that is a good thing. “Holy fear” is a gift by which we have a well-ordered conscience that is able to identify those things in our lives that have become immovable obstacles to eternal salvation. The same well-ordered conscience will lead us to that narrow gate which is the only path to eternal life.Reflect, today, upon the fact that we must all take eternal salvation seriously. If you find that you have become lax in your spiritual life, then use this Gospel as a motivation to change. Do not allow yourself to be one of those knocking at the gates of Heaven, only to realize that our Lord does not know you. Do all you can to eradicate the sin of presumption from your life, and your reward will be truly great in Heaven.My most merciful Lord, You and You alone can open the gates of Heaven to us, and You and You alone will do so only to those who have responded to Your holy will. Please open my eyes to any ways that I turn from You and remain lax in my spiritual journey. Give me the grace I need to see clearly and to respond to You with all my heart. Jesus, I trust in You.  Image: © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro Source of content: catholic-daily-reflections.comCopyright © 2025 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.

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