Matthew 7:12-20

Week 4 Memory Verse
 

Enter by the narrow gate;

for wide is the gate and broad is the way

that leads to destruction,

and there are many who go in by it. 

Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way

which leads to life,

and there are few who find it.

Matthew 7:13-14

 

 

Hey, Friends! 

It is a privilege to have many guest writers on the blog every week, but today is one of the most special to me!  It is my honor to have my second daughter, Kera, join the study and write about the Narrow Way.  Matthew 18:3 Jesus says, "Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."  What better way to understand this scripture than hear the Word of God from a child's perspective! 
-Love, Tera  

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: KERA KILPATRICK is the 11 year old daughter of Billy Joe and Tera Kilpatrick.  She loves playing the guitar, dancing, singing, reading, writing worship songs, and her sisters!  Her dream for when she is grown is to get married, have lot of babies, and to teach women like Beth Moore!  Kera is a 6th grade homeschooler and member of Freedom Fellowship Home School Co-op! She is a very active member of Freedom Fellowship in Silsbee, Texas.

   

 

READ MATTHEW 7:12-20!

 

Jesus says to go the narrow road that leads to heaven rather than the broad way that leads to destruction.  In other words, live right, turn your heart to Him, and you will have eternal life, but know that it is easy to walk in sin and so many around you are doing it.  Others want to influence you to go the same way they go.

 

We really need to be careful who we are around!  There are many people acting and pretending like they are Christians but whose purpose is selfish and destructive. 

 

The Bible says we are known by our fruit.  Someone may say that they are a Christian, but if their fruit is selfish, sinful, and worldly, the fruit says it all.  Every real Jesus follower is going to have godly fruit.  A Christian person will not have evil fruit, and a sinful, evil person cannot have godly fruit.  Every person who has evil fruit will be cast away.

 

What should our fruit look like?  "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."  Gal. 5:22-23  Others will know we are Jesus followers by these fruits!

 

TIME OF REFLECTION:
Am I on a narrow path?  Do we walk this narrow path in our home?  In what ways are we different from the world around us? In what ways does our home look like the world?  Ask the Lord to show you things that need to be removed from your life and home! 

Every person must come to the crossroad of the Narrow way and Broad way.  If they met you at that place in their life could you lead them to Christ?  CHALLENGE:  LEARN THE ROMAN ROAD!

-Why do we need to be saved? Because we are sinners. 
*For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Rom. 3:23

-What is the punishment for sin for those without Christ? Death, Hell
*For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. Rom. 6:23

-Jesus paid the price for our sin with His death on the cross.
*But God demonstrated His love towards us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

-We can receive salvation, this gift of eternal life, through faith (believing) in Jesus Christ. (He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sin, and was raised again.)
*If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be.  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Rom. 10:9-10 

-Salvation through Jesus brings us in to a right relationship with God the Father. 
*Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. 5:1

 

 

 

 

 

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