Studies
Different types of Bible studiesMake Every Effort
December 11th, 2008Q: Have you ever been deceived before? How? How did you feel?
Luke 13:22-30 RECAP
Q: Why did they ask this question? ...very important!
Q: What is the small gate / the narrow road?
+ Entrance to heaven
+ Entrance to kingdom of God
Q: What is the wide road / the narrow gate?
Q: What makes the narrow the narrow road so narrow?
+ Hard to find
+ 600+ Denominations - 600 doors
+ Demanding,
Q: What makes the broad door so broad?
+ Path by default ... do nothing, no energy need!
+ Looks more attractive at first glance
+ A lot easier
Satan is the lair, a murder, and deceiver
By Definition - Deceived = no knowing or unaware of his deception.
Earlier - Talked about the narrow road and wide door.
Q: If you were Satan, what would you do to deceive people to keep off the narrow road?
+ Make many doors to discourage seekers
+ Persuasive doorkeepers
+ Make the narrow seem very, very narrow
+ Appoint people to say that all doors are the same
+ People to not hurry
+ Hypocrites
Q: What about a third road mentality?
+ Third and board doors go to the same place.
Q: Is the narrow road worth the effort? YOU BET!
Luke 13:24
Q: How hard is the narrow road to find?
Q: What conclusions can you get from Jesus’ words?
Make every effort+
Q: How much effort is that?
+ 1st priority, most important
+ Obvious to all
Q: If you had a child lost, what kind of effort would you make?
Notice many will try...
Q: What does this tell you?
+ Narrower than many think
+ Many will be surprised
Luke 13:28
Q: What kind of picture does this paint?
+ Anger, frustration
+ Why didn’t I.....?
Q: How do you know if you are making every effort?
+ Reading the Bible daily
+ Praying
+ Asking
+ It is obvious!
CHALLENGES
1. Don’t deceived: worth, how hard to find and stay on narrow road
2. Make every effort
