Matthew 7:13-14 | Wide & Narrow Gates
Can you remember a season of relinquishing control of your whole life to Jesus? What circumstances, people, or scriptures led you to that moment? How did the decision to surrender affect your life?
Read Matthew 7:13-14. In this story, Jesus introduces two gates / ways to his hearers. What does each gate represent? What kind of person might you meet walking through the wide gate? What kind of person might you meet walking through the narrow gate?
The two gates lead to two fates. What are the two fates Jesus names? What is counterintuitive about the gate/fate pairings?
Jesus commands his hearers to ‘enter by the narrow gate.’ If someone unfamiliar with Christianity asked you what it means to ‘enter,’ how would you explain it to them? (Hint: In today’s sermon we looked at this command in parallel with Mark 1:15)
How does this simple story prepare people for final judgment? Is there a truth from this scripture that you may want to share with a particular person this week? Pray as a group for those specific people and conversations.
To read F B Meyer’s message on ‘the golden ring’, click here.