October 18, 2026
The Narrow Way

Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)

13"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Deuteronomy 30:19b (NIV)

I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live

ENTER IT - Enter It Through the Narrow Gate

Why do we sometimes stay on the wrong road, even when we know we need to turn around?

WALK IT - Small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life

FIND IT - Only a few find it

If the road leads to life, it is worth every hard step.

October 11, 2026

Why is it so easy to notice what is wrong in someone else, but so hard to see it in ourselves?

Matthew 7:1-5 (NIV)

1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

Matthew 7:12 (NIV)

12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Judgement in Scripture:

1 Kings 18: Elijah confronts Ahab over false worship.
Acts 15: Paul confronts teaching that Jesus wasn't enough.
Matthew 7: Jesus says, "Do not throw your pearls to pigs."

The measure you hand out becomes the measure you receive.

Discernment says, "That is wrong."
Judgment says, "And now I have the right to stand over you because of it."

We're wired to spot the speck in someone else and miss the plank in ourselves.

The Golden Rule: "Do to others what you would have them do to you"

DO A PLANK CHECK

1. What is God trying to show me about ME
2. Am I giving them the same grace I want for myself?
3. Do I want to restore them, or do I just want to be right?

October 4, 2026

Why is it so easy to believe that MORE will make us happier?

Matthew 6:19-24 (NIV)

19"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. 23But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! 24"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Matthew 6:33 (NIV)

33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

- Your treasure reveals your true master.

- Divided treasure always produces anxiety

- The right treasure, sought first, produces peace.

- What you treasure determines your peace.