Matthew 7:13-14. Jesus’ conclusion to the sermon reminds us that we must make a choice in this life. We must look to the way that leads to life, not the way that leads to destruction.

1. Two WaysMatthew 7:13-14
Choosing the Path of True Righteousness

2. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
— Robert Frost

3. 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.
— Matthew 7:13-14

4. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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choose this day whom you will serve

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I have set before you
life and death …
therefore choose life
Deuteronomy 30:19
choose this day whom you will serve

7. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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choose this day whom you will serve
How long will you go
limping between two
different opinions?
1 Kings 18:21

8. Choosing the Path of
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11. Destruction
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LIFE
Kingdom
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12. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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Kingdom
of Heaven
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It’s the journey,
not the destination.

13. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
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of Heaven
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The safest road to hell is the gradual one —
the gentle slope , soft underfoot,
without sudden turnings, without milestones,
without signposts.
The Screwtape Letters
C. S. Lewis

14. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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Kingdom
of Heaven
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But what fruit were you getting at that time
from the things of which you are now
ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
Romans 6:21

15. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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any one of you who does not renounce
all that he has cannot be my disciple.
Luke 14:33

17. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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of Heaven
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who gave himself for us to redeem us from all
lawlessness and to purify for himself a people
for his own possession who are zealous for
good works.
Titus 2:14

18. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Destruction
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But now that you have been set free from sin
and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get
leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
Romans 6:22

19. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Life
Destruction
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20. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds
that of the scribes and Pharisees,
you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:20

21. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Narrow
Few
Wide
Easy
Life
Destruction
Hard
Many
For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up
heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on
people's shoulders, but they themselves are not
willing to move them with their finger. They do
all their deeds to be seen by others.
Matthew 23:3-5

22. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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Kingdom
of Heaven
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For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's
faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow
those who would enter to go in.
Matthew 23:13

23. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Blessed are …
Poor in Spirit; Mourn; Meek; Hunger and thirst
for righteousness; Merciful; Pure in heart;
Peacemaker; Rejoice in persecution
Matthew 5:3-12

24. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
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Kingdom
of Heaven
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You are the salt of the earth …
You are the light of the world …
Let your light shine before others
Matthew 5:13, 14, 16

25. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Destruction
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So whatever you wish that others would do to
you, do also to them
Matthew 7:12

26. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Narrow
Few
Wide
Easy
Life
Destruction
Hard
Many

27. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Narrow
Few
Wide
Easy
Life
Destruction
Hard
Many
For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16

28. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Few
Wide
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Life
Destruction
Hard
Many
I came that they may have life and have it
abundantly. I am the good shepherd.
John 10:10-11

29. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Narrow
Few
Wide
Easy
Life
Destruction
Hard
Many
How do I choose who to listen to?

30. Destruction
Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
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Narrow
Few
Wide
Easy
Life
Destruction
Hard
Many
How do I choose who to listen to?
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6

31. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
Narrow
Few
Life
Hard
How do I enter the
narrow gate?

32. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
Narrow
Few
Life
Hard
How do I enter the
narrow gate?
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.
John 14:6

33. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
Narrow
Few
Life
Hard
☞believe
How do I enter the
narrow gate? For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in
him should not perish but
have eternal life.
John 3:16
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.
John 14:6

34. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
Narrow
Few
Life
Hard
☞believe
How do I enter the
narrow gate?
☞repent
Repent, for the kingdom
of heaven is at hand.
Matthew 4:17
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.
John 14:6

35. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
Narrow
Few
Life
Hard
☞believe
How do I enter the
narrow gate?
☞repent
☞confess
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 saved
Romans 10:9
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.
John 14:6

36. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
Narrow
Few
Life
Hard
☞believe
How do I enter the
narrow gate?
Whoever believes and is
baptized will be saved,
but whoever does not
believe will be condemned
Mark 16:16
☞repent
☞confess
☞be baptized
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.
John 14:6

37. Choosing the Path of
True Righteousness
Matthew 7:13-27
LIFE
Kingdom
of Heaven
Narrow
Few
Life
Hard
☞believe
How do I enter the
narrow gate?
☞repent
☞confess
☞be baptized
I have set before you
life and death …
therefore choose life
Deuteronomy 30:19
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and
the truth, and the life. No one comes to
the Father except through me.
John 14:6
How long will you go
limping between two
different opinions?
1 Kings 18:21

38. We implore you on
behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20

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40. Righteousness in the Kingdom of Heaven
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Two Ways
Matthew 7:13-14
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
2018 April 7
www.1corinthians1614.com
Synopsis: Jesus’ conclusion to the sermon reminds us that we must make a choice in this life. We
must look to the way that leads to life, not the way that leads to destruction.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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