WPC NIzbesmwl(?s@:݁ǶrTgY%p՘AbKʍ%ѠAPI:]׮k+7 !챏̖)ѿLT8;/'GF @7m勀[{?wtY ~wEQKoAK*ͪͧEqBq Y|Lt5OC 3v"j QvbΛs_|6Oo:?3wP֥ ȭ Ugt,`/bomqq? odSr1'25H!DuÝgw־Ot1_$Vީt li][`{،^Oc-uĺؠ2W&6G.`SMcs&Sk9 ?ЂUm_MEo1GKXg1I)9gGpkȰ~<#F UN %] 0:c U@ U @ 0c 0c ^ w 4  m 0X///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////iHP LaserJet 5/5M PostScript0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,.%$ p`(CenturyRegularTT(O Z(Times New Roman (;3u$ O!ʏ  (;3u$ O!ʏ  ݘ4 u4:i+003|xU:Crouch BkletBooklet printing for Crouch lessonsd3'P'XXXXCrouch Lesson&((h nHt%``HHTR'3Crouch Lesson3' '3Crouch Lessons  'PT7d7*XX,XX* s //// u)XXXX  _ TheSermonontheMountLesson24  _ u*XXXX  _ TheWayofLife !USUS.,  _ (d3'P'XXXXCrouch Lesson&((h nHt%``HHTRO'3Crouch LessonX3' Letter'3Avery 5198 Audio Tape Landscape3'LetterT8XXdd8*XX,XX* s XcXXXnXXc  ;,n@[[  THESERMONONTHEMOUNTLESSONTWENTYFOUR ֈ.,;Ԉ X @  "TheWayofLife"  Z #;,.ֈ#K3,;@ Matthew7:13,14;John14:6 d #;,3K[# ? ,;INTRODUCTION" L ffffI.0  Thispassagebeginsthethirdmajorpartofthesermononthemount.q   A.0  Itisoneofthefourconcludingexhortationsconcerningthe C  kingdom.     B.0  Ithastodowithchoosingtherightwayoflife.   ffffII.0  AccordingtotheLord'sviewofhumanity,thereisacertaininevitable   movementofallpeople.    A.0  AsJesusseesthem,nooneiseveratastandstill. X    B.0  Moralprogressispicturedascontinuousajourneyinarestricted *  way.T    C.0  Theimageryisdrawnfromancientcities,surroundedbywalls &  andenteredbygatesonerepresentinglife,theotherdestruction. ffffIII.Therearetwoways,onlytwo,andeachisverycostly.    A.0  Thetollfortravelingthebroadwayispaidmainlyattheend:  Proverbs16:25;14:12;Romans6:23.i   B.0  Thetollforthenarrowwayispaidatthebeginning,andwhilewe ; travelit.(Matthew16:24;Luke9:23.)e  DISCUSSION"    I.0  THELORD'SEXHORTATIONANDWARNING. (7:13.)U ffff  A.0  " Enteryeinbythenarrowgate." (13a.)z     1.0  Thegateismentionedbeforetheway.L     2.0  Thewayoflifeisenteredbyanarrowgate.v      3.0  InthiswayJesusexpressesthedifficultyofthefirststepin H! religion,involving,asitdoes,avictoryoverournatural " inclinations.#     4.0  InLuke13:24heusesthestrongerexpression:"Strive f$ (agonize)toenterin."8%     5.0  Allmustenterbyoneofthesegates.Jesusbidsusenter b & throughthenarrowgateintothestraitenedwaywhereone 4!' mayfindlienotmereexistence,butfellowshipandjoywith "( God.#" ): #Ї  B.0  Thewidegate: "Forwideisthegate,andbroadistheway,that X leadethtodestruction,andmanyaretheythatenterinthereby." * (13b.)     1.0  InthismannerJesusmakesplaintherelativenumberofthe v lostandtheredeemed.H     2.0  Thebroadwayisenteredbythegatewhichiswideenoughto r alloweverysin,hatred,vice,anddegradinginfluence.D     3.0  Itistheeasyway:Easytoenter(becausenothought,faith,  repentance,orpreparationisrequired),andeasytotravel  (becausenorestraint,restriction,sacrifice,orlimitationis  b  imposeduponitstravelers).Everymanymaybecomehis  4  ownlaw(Judges17:6).^       4.0  Thebroadwayappealstothemanybecauseoftheabundance 0  oflibertyorlicenseallowedtoengageineverypleasure,and   becauseoftheabundanceofcompanyinfollowingthe  |  multitude.N   II.0  WHYTHEWAYTOLIFEISENTEREDBYTHENARROW J  GATE. (7:14.) ffff  A.0  Leadethuntolife: "Fornarrowisthegate,andstraitenedthe A way,thatleadethuntolife,andfewaretheythatfindit."(14)     1.0  ThedoorofentranceisChrist.(John10:9.)     2.0  ThisisthegateofhumbleobediencetoGod'swill.(Luke _ 13:3;Matthew7:21;Acts2:37,38;Hebrews5:8,9.)1     3.0  Thegate mustbeentered .(John3:5;1John2:4;Revelation [ 22:14;7:14.)- ffff  B.0  Thewaytolifeisarestrictedroadandanexactingjourney,and R noonewillbedeceivedbyenteringitthoughawidegate.$ ffff  C.0  Thenarrowgate,therefore,suggestsandforecaststhenatureof I thewayintowhichitleads.      1.0  "Easystreetandthestraitwayneverintersect."!     2.0  Jesusevidentlywantedthisfactclearlyknown.(Luke9:57 g" 62.)9# 0  X III.SOMETHINGSREQUIREDOFTHOSEWHOTRAVELTHE 5% WAYOFLIFE.  & ffff  A.0  Awillingnesstoforsakethepleasureandpopularityand ,!( convenienceofthemajority,andtowalkwiththeunpopularfew.!) ff "x * ff  B.0  Theymust"denyungodliness,"everyworldlylust(Titus2:11,12; X 1Thessalonians5:22),everywrongattitude(Matthew5:27,28), * eventhemselves(Matthew16:24).Itisnotenough,however,  merelytodenyourselvesthesethings.Wemustbewillingto v identifyourselveswithothersandbecomeburdenbearers H (Romans14:17;15:1;Galatians6:2).r ffff  C.0  Theymustalsosettheirfacestowardtheirgoal(Colossians3:1,2; ? Proverbs23:7).Oneiswillingtotravelalmostanyroad,ifit i leadstowherehereallywantstogodi.e.,home."Thefirst ;   concernofeverytravelerisdestination." Thiswayleadsunto    lifeabundantandeverlasting.     0  X IV.WHYISTHEROADOFLIFENARROWANDSTRAITENED?  +  ffff  A.0  CertainlynotbecauseGodarbitrarilydecreedthatitshouldbe. P      1.0  Butsinceitistrue,Jesusinmercyhasrevealedthatfacttous z"  Єhehasmerelydescribedit"asitis."L      2.0  Thisisanactofdivinefavor,grace,blessings.(Titus2:11   14.) ffff  B.0  Itis"TheUpwardWay,"leadingtoGod,andforthatreasonit  couldnotbeotherwisethandifferent,difficult,andnarrow,when  seenthroughtheeyesofasinful,unbelievingworld.a     1.0  John14:6;Isaiah55:8,9;Revelation21:27.3     2.0  Itisthewayofholiness.(Isaiah35:8;Ephesians5:27; ] Hebrews12:14;2Corinthians7:1./     3.0  Itisthesafe,homewardwaythewayofcompletehappiness  andoffinal,eternalglory.{ ffff  C.0  This,however,shouldnotbesurprising,becausethewayto  successevenintheworldisarestrictedone.r     1.0  Ifanyonesucceedsinbusiness,hemuststicktotherestricted D  way.n!     2.0  Andifheisasuccessfulhunter,hemustaimatoneobject;in @" marriage,tooneperson;etc.Thereare10,000waysto miss. # ffff  D.0  Thewayoflifeisfencedinbydivinetruth,commands,etc.7%     1.0  And truth on anypointisnarrow. (I.File,"Narrow.") &     2.0  TodenythisistoberidiculousandtobringourLord's ' religionintodisrepute,exposeustoabsurdityandridicule,  U( andtocausethehonestandintelligenttoshunChristhimself. !') (SeeBaxter, GreatPreachersofToday series,p.80.)Q"*     3.0  Thereisneedforcompassion,butthereisnoroomintheway X oflifeforcompromisewithSatanorhisways.*  V.0  ALTHOUGHPLAINLYRESTRICTED,THEWAYOFLIFEIS v BROADENOUGHFOROURNEEDS. H ffff  A.0  Itisbroadenoughforeverysinnerwhowillrepentandobey m Christ.(Acts2:3638.)ItisthewayofsubmissiontoGod. ? (Hebrews5:9.)i ffff  B.0  Itisbroadenoughforallwhowalk"inhissteps." 6      1.0  ItisapathallcanwalkbesideorwithChrist.`       2.0  Thoseinthebroadwaycannotdothis;neithercantheytake 2   withthemGod,faith,righteousness,andmanyofthefiner   thingsoflife. ~  ffff  C.0  "Itisbroadenoughforustorealizeourhighestpossibilities."   Becausethewayisrestricteddoesnotmeanthatthosewhowalk u  thereinarethemselvestobenarrowineveryrespect.Indeed,we G  mustbebroadin:q     1.0  Our compassionforallmankind: Thesinful,negligent, C young,aged,weak,fainthearted,etc.Thewayofserviceto  God.     2.0  Our purpose,spiritualambitions. (Mark16:15.)a     3.0  Our hopes. 3       a.0  Thehopesofthoseinthebroadwayareverylimited ] theydonotreachbeyondthegrave./       b.0  Oursreachintoeternity.(Hebrews6:19,20;1John3:1  3.){ CONCLUSION" w ffffI.0  Everypersonmusttravelinthebroadwayorinthestraitenedway.D  II.0  Whichdestinationwillitbeforyou,friend:Life?orDeath?n! 0  X III.Weearnestlyexhortallwhohaveenteredthewayoflife,to"Bethou @" faithfuluntodeath."# ffff,,򄄀CharlesE.Crouch 7% #;,?  #