our guide to heaven:)

1. Walking
Straight to
Heaven
Luke 13:23-24

2. Matthew 19:23-26
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I
say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the
kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of
God." 25 When His disciples heard it, they were
greatly astonished, saying, "Who then can be
saved?" 26 But Jesus looked at them and said to
them, "With men this is impossible, but with God
all things are possible."

3. Luke 13:23-24
23 Then one said to Him, "Lord, are
there few who are saved?" And He
said to them,
24 "Strive to enter through the narrow
gate, for many, I say to you, will seek
to enter and will not be able.

4. Matthew 7:21-23 (NKJV)
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord,
Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but
he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Your name, cast
out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?' 23 And then I will
declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'

5. Matthew 19:23-26
23 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Assuredly, I
say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter
the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say to you, it
is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of
God."
# 1
Don’t trust your fortune
trust Jesus!

6. Proverbs 11:4 "Riches do not profit in the
day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death."

7. And what do you benefit if
you gain the whole world but
lose your own soul? Is
anything worth more than
your soul?
Mat. 16:26

8. Luke 13:23-24
23 Then one said to Him, "Lord, are
there few who are saved?" And He
said to them,
24 "Strive to enter through the narrow
gate, for many, I say to you, will seek
to enter and will not be able.
#2 Strive to enter
through the narrow
gate

9. - Easy might appear nice from a
distance, but when there’s too much
ease in life, there will be less
opportunities for growth, success &
fulfillment.
 Many things in striving to live the
Christian life are in fact extremely
difficult to accomplish but very
much worth the effort!
 In fact - the easy way is usually
the WRONG way! - Mat 7:13,14

10. Matthew 7:13
13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide
and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and
there are many who enter through it.

13.  Because we
want comfort
 We value
freedom
 We don’t
want to wait!

14. You see that a man is justified by works
and not by faith alone…..
For just as the body without the spirit is
dead, so also faith without works is
dead.
James 2:24-26

21. Our fight is the one between the flesh &
the Spirit.
This battle is a personal battle that each of us must
wage if we are ever going to live above the
destructive nature of sin. But the good news is we
do not fight this battle alone. God is with
us!

23. To “Be Still” is a
Meditative State.
To be still is a desire
to seek something
that seems to be
missing in your life.
… A connection to a
power greater than
yourself.

24. Matthew 7:21-23
21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord,
Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but
he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Your name, cast
out demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?' 23 And then I will
declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart
from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'

26. # 3 Do the
Fathers
will!

27. For this is the will of my Father, that
everyone who sees the Son and
believes in him should have eternal life;
and I will raise him up at the last day.
John 6:40

29. Dear brothers and sisters,
pattern your lives after
mine, and learn from those
who follow our example.
Phil. 3:17

30. FIND US FAITHFUL
We're pilgrims on the journey
Of the narrow road
And those who've gone before us line the way
Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary
Their lives a stirring testament to God's sustaining grace
Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses
Let us run the race not only for the prize
But as those who've gone before us
Let us leave to those behind us
The heritage of faithfulness passed on through godly
lives

31. CHORUS:
Oh may all who come behind us find us
faithful
May the fire of our devotion light their way
May the footprints that we leave
Lead them to believe
And the lives we live inspire them to obey
Oh may all who come behind us find us
faithful

32. After all our hopes and dreams have come
and gone
And our children sift through all we've left
behind
May the clues that they discover and the
memories they uncover
Become the light that leads them to the
road we each must find

33. “Oh may all who come
behind us find us
faithful….”

34. 2 Peter 1:5-11
Therefore, brethren, be even
more diligent to make your call
and election sure, for if you do
these things you will never
stumble; for so an entrance will
be supplied to you abundantly
into the everlasting kingdom of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

35. Walking Straight to Heaven
• Don’t trust your fortune trust
Jesus!
• Strive to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven
• Do the Fathers will!

36. Walking
Straight to
Heaven
Luke 13:23-24
Heaven is a long
way…..it takes a lot
preparation to be
there!