Our primary text is taken from Matthew, 7: 13–14 “ 13 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. 14 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 Here Jesus describes two gates, two roads, two groups of travelers, and two destinations. One road is broad. There’s plenty of room for whatever a person wants to bring along. It accommodates popular opinion, personal preference, and unrepented sin. Many people travel that road. The other road, however, is narrow. We do not set its boundaries. We don’t decide where it leads or what God requires of those who walk it. We enter on His terms and follow His Son. Notice that Jesus does not tell us to choose the road with the most travelers. He does not tell us to choose the road that feels easiest. He tells us to choose the road that leads to life. The important question is no...
I have a problem. Those are four words that every one of us has said at some point in our lives Sometimes we say them with a little frustration. It could be something as mundane as the car won’t start or something in the house is broken. Or it could be we’ve misplaced something of importance which we need, and we are certain we put it somewhere that made perfect sense at the time. Sometimes there are occasions where we might say those words with a feeling of embarrassment. We’ve made a mistake, and now we have a problem and have to own up to it and admit it. But sometimes those words: “I have a problem,” come from a much deeper place. “I have a problem, and I just don’t know what to do.” Perhaps a doctor has given us news we did not want to hear or maybe there’s trouble in our marriage or a concern about our children, or one scenario I’m sure we’ve all faced at some point when our bills make us say “I have a problem” because those bills are so much more than the money we have to p...