Are we really, Biblically, personally following Jesus? Part 4 Following Jesus transforms us from the inside out.

God only blesses the broken sinner who fully surrenders to God and receives His forgiveness. The broken sinner admits his sin and stops his resistance to the will of God. He stops making excuses for doing things his own way. Instead, he now humbly FOLLOWS HIS LORD JESUS!  “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 (NKJV)     What happens to those who really repent? Remember the Ezekiel prophecy says that two things will…

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The Narrow Way Part 3: Super-abounding Righteousness Is The Normal Christian Life (Mt 5:10-48)

The “big reveal” of the Kingdom of Heaven and how Jesus’ followers would live in this world is presented by Jesus in Matthew 5-7. Those men knew the old Jewish religion from birth but this new way of life is so completely different that they had no idea what Christ Jesus is talking about. After this foundational talk , the Lord had to reveal more pieces of truth step by step over the three years of his ministry so they could digest this radical new way of living. Remember this…

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The Narrow Way Part 2: Holy Spirit Life (Matthew 5:6-11)

In THE NARROW WAY TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD, we looked at the brand new revelation of Christ’s way of salvation and eternal life. And the exciting thing is we who have been blessed with repentance do not have to wait until we die to receive our reward! Remember in Matthew 5:5 the Lord promised the meek “shall inherit the earth.” This is a Jewish way of saying that great blessings are for the here and now, not just in heaven after you die! For the first disciples, that was…

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