Swimming Upstream, 12/27/15

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“Enterbythenarrowgate.Forthegateiswideandthewayiseasythatleadstodestruc7on,andthosewhoenterbyitaremany.Forthegateisnarrowandthewayishardthatleadstolife,andthosewhofinditarefew.”

Ma#hew7:13-14(ESV)

3CONTRASTS:

1.  Broadandnarrowway,2.  Badandgoodfruit,3.  DoingandfailingtodothewillofGod.

“Thedifferencebetweenariverandaswampisthattheriverhasbordersandtheswamphasnone.”

BishopFultonSheen

WHERE’STHENARROWWAY?

“It’snotoverattheedge,separatedbydistancefromthewideway,butit’srightsmackinthemiddleofthewideway,justheadedintheotherdirec7on.”

HowardSkinner

SWIMMINGUPSTREAM

1.  CHOOSEStoswimagainsttheflow&headsupstream.

2.  CHOOSEStodowhateverittakesnomaQerwhattheriskorobstacle.

3.  CHOOSESlifeandlaysdownhislifetoGIVELIFEtothenextgenera7on.