The Narrow Way
April 17, 2016 Morning Service
Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK
Rick Boyne
Message Point: Jesus is the ONLY WAY to Heaven.
Focus Passage: Matthew 7:13-14
Supplemental Passage: Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. (John 14:6 NASB)
Introduction: Discuss tolerance regarding religion, beliefs, and social issues.
I. Wide Gate
a. The easy way – wide gate; broad road - Leads to Destruction
b. Many enter thru it
c. All other religions, self-sufficiency, etc
II. Narrow Gate
a. The Not-so-easy way – small gate; narrow path - Leads to Life
b. Few enter thru it
c. Many in church, not all saved
III. Jesus is the Gate
a. 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. (Revelation 3:20 NASB)
b. "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12 NASB)
c. Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. (John 14:6 NASB)
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