The Narrow Gate & the Difficult Way

I: THE COMMAND TO ENTER
A: The call for action
B: The Contrast (Deut. 11:26-28)
II: THE NARROW GATE IS HARD TO FIND
A: False prophets, false doctrine, religious pluralism, self-delusion, & Satan make the gate hard to find.
B: The many warnings against False prophets
“Nothing is more opposed to the flesh than the doctrine of Christ.” John Calvin

III: THE NARROW GATE IS HARD TO ENTER
A: Example #1 – Luke 18:18-27
B: Example #2 – Luke 13:23,24

IV: THE NARROW WAY IS DIFFICULT
A: Jesus’ Gospel – Luke 9:23-26; 57-62
B: Danger on the narrow way

V. THE GOOD SHEPHERD & THE NARROW WAY
A: John 10:7-11; Matt. 11:28,29
B: Psalm 23