Advent is a season filled with hope for Jesus came as a babe to save us, but it is also a season of preparation as we live in expectation of His return.

2. 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. For the gate is narrow and the way is
hard that leads to life, and those who find it
are few.
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3. Matthew 7:15-17
“Beware of false prophets, who come to
you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are
ravenous wolves. You will recognize them
by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So,
every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the
diseased tree bears bad fruit.
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4. Matthew 7:18-20
A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor
can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every
tree that does not bear good fruit is cut
down and thrown into the fire. Thus you
will recognize them by their fruits.
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5. Matthew 7:21
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the
one who does the will of my Father who is
in heaven.
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6. Matthew 7:22-23
On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord,
Lord, did we not prophesy in your name,
and cast out demons in your name, and do
many mighty works in your name? And
then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew
you; depart from me, you workers of
lawlessness.’
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7. Matthew 7:24-25
“Everyone then who hears these words of
mine and does them will be like a wise man
who built his house on the rock. And the
rain fell, and the floods came, and the
winds blew and beat on that house, but it
did not fall, because it had been founded
on the rock.
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8. Matthew 7:26-27
And everyone who hears these words of
mine and does not do them will be like a
foolish man who built his house on the
sand. And the rain fell, and the floods
came, and the winds blew and beat against
that house, and it fell, and great was the
fall of it.”
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9. Matthew 7:28-29
And when Jesus had finished these sayings,
the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
for he was teaching them as one who had
authority, and not as their scribes.
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11. If you expect Jesus’ return,
are you living in LIGHT of
that EXPECTATION?

12. If you expect Jesus’ return,
are you living in LIGHT of
that EXPECTATION?
Advent is a season filled with hope for Jesus
came as a babe to SAVE us, but it is also a
season of PREPARATION as we live in
expectation of His return.

13. If you expect Jesus’ return,
are you living in LIGHT of
that EXPECTATION?
Advent is a season filled with hope for Jesus
came as a babe to SAVE us, but it is also a
season of PREPARATION as we live in
expectation of His return.
The narrow gate serves as a metaphor for
personal FAITH in Jesus expressed through
the way of DISCIPLESHIP.

14. The wide gate represents all
OPTIONS outside of faith in
Christ; faith in Christ the
ONLY path that leads to life.

15. The wide gate represents all
OPTIONS outside of faith in
Christ; faith in Christ the
ONLY path that leads to life.
PRESENT choices lead to FUTURE
consequences.

16. The wide gate represents all
OPTIONS outside of faith in
Christ; faith in Christ the
ONLY path that leads to life.
PRESENT choices lead to FUTURE
consequences.
The GENUINENESS of your FAITH is revealed
by the FRUIT it bears.

17. Fruit here is the CHANGE in
one’s life that comes from
FOLLOWING Jesus.

18. Fruit here is the CHANGE in
one’s life that comes from
FOLLOWING Jesus.
Doctrinal knowledge and good works are no
REPLACEMENT for a RELATIONSHIP.

19. Fruit here is the CHANGE in
one’s life that comes from
FOLLOWING Jesus.
Doctrinal knowledge and good works are no
REPLACEMENT for a RELATIONSHIP.
The fruit grows by HEARING and ACTING on
the words of Jesus.

20. Fruit here is the CHANGE in
one’s life that comes from
FOLLOWING Jesus.
Doctrinal knowledge and good works are no
REPLACEMENT for a RELATIONSHIP.
The fruit grows by HEARING and ACTING on
the words of Jesus.
Judgment will come, but with the right
FOUNDATION you can withstand it… by faith

21. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Ask, am I living in light of the expectation of
Jesus’ return?
( ) Reflect on my relationship with Jesus
( ) Identify where I need to add obedience to
my hearing
( ) Meditate on Matthew 7:13-29 and/or Luke
6:43-49
( ) Other________________________