Matthew

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Matthew Chapter 713-29 IT PAYS TO BE
STRAIT   I. Introduction A. When it is OK to
judge. 1. They cannot know a persons
heart-motive.
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2. The saints will one day judge the
angels! a) First take care of the log in
our own eye. b) We need only to ask
Him in prayer. (1) Matthew 712
(2) Cannot separate the Golden Rule.
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B. Conclude the Sermon on the
Mount. 1. Contrast 2 ways and 2
foundations.   II. Matthew 713-14 1. The
private and public roads of his day.
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a) "a private way four cubits
broad. 2. NASB, narrow strait in
KJV. a) Also difficult to enter.
(1)  Room for 3 people to walk!
(2)  Wide road 14 people!
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(a) Passageways one person has a difficult
time getting trough. (b) End of most roads a
gate to the city. (i) Beyond the gate a
door even smaller. (ii) John 107-10 3. Hell
a superhighway with many entrances.
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a) What path are you on! b) If easy you
most likely took a wrong turn. (1) Lost on
the super highway! (a) So-called
friends telling you - you are
doing fine!
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III. Matthew 715-23 A. How will we be able to
identify false prophets? 1. Look at what
theyre producing. a) They reproduce
after their kind.
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b) If the tree is healthy so will be the
fruit. (1) If the tree is bad so the
fruit will be! (a) A person not getting
nourishment from the Living Water
will reveal it!
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2. We ARE to judge the fruit of a persons
life. a) The false prophet will
show their true colors. (1) 1Timothy
522 (2) Matthew 722-23   IV. CONCLUSION
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A. Matthew 724-29 1. Key action not
hearing. a) The wise man acted
upon the words! (1) True Christianity
hearing and doing! 2. People amazed that
Jesus had such wisdom!
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a) Jesus was real. b) He wanted them
to do what was right!