That Leads to Life

Pastor Tung Le

May 31, 2025

LC3 Sermon Notes
May 31 & June 1, 2025 – Pastor Tung Le
The Gospel of Matthew: The King and His Kingdom

That Leads to Life

Matthew 7:13-23

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” (Robert Frost)

Choice 1:

or

gate

Choice: Path of

or

Kingdom characteristic: God’s people choose the

.

People are

about where the wide gate leads. (1 Cor. 2:14)

People know the narrow gate is

.

“God never said that the journey will be easy, but He did say that the arrival will be worthwhile.” (Max Lucado)

Question: Which path are you walking – the wide or the narrow?

“You can’t walk with both Jesus and the world. They’re going in two different directions.” (Anonymous)

Choice 2:

or

teachers

How to spot a false teacher:

Their

(Gal. 5:22-23)

Their

(1 John 4:1-3a)

Their

“Don’t look for the nearest church to your house. Find the church closest to the Bible.” (Paul Washer)

Their

(Gal. 1:8-9)

Kingdom characteristic: God’s people choose

teachers. (2 Tim. 4:3-4)

Question: What teachers are you letting influence you?

Choice 3:

or

followers

Kingdom characteristic: God’s people place their

. (John 6:40)

Kingdom entry is based on

not

.

Our salvation is by

alone, through

alone, in

alone.

“In Christ alone God’s rich provision of salvation for sinners is treasured up: by Christ alone God’s abundant mercies come down from heaven to earth. Christ’s blood alone can cleanse us; Christ’s righteousness alone can cleanse us; Christ’s merit alone can give us a title to heaven.” (J.C. Ryle)

Question: Upon what are you trusting your salvation?

Kingdom characteristic: Kingdom citizens make the right choices out of our

.

“True worship is obedience to God for no other reason than that you delight in God.” (J. D. Greear)

In Communion we celebrate the choice of

in Jesus.

Additional resources:
LC3 Doctrine
The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost)

FOR NEXT WEEK: Read Matthew 7:24-29