Do you know Him?

Opening question:   Why is Facebook so popular?

Let’s read what Jesus says about knowing Him:

Matthew 7:13-23

13 Enter God's kingdom through the narrow gate.  The gate is large and the road is wide that leads to death and hell.  Many people go that way.  14 But the gate is small and the road is narrow that lead to life.  Only a few people find it.  15 Watch out for false prophets.  They come to you pretending to be sheep.  But on the inside they are hungry wolves.  16 You can tell what they really are by what they do.  Do people pick grapes from bushes?  Do they pick figs from thorns?  17 In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit.  But a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree can't bear bad fruit.  And a bad tree can't bear good fruit.  19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down.  It is thrown into the fire.  20 You can tell each tree by its fruit.  21 Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven.  Only those who do what My Father in heaven wants will enter.  22 Many will say to Me on that day, “Lord! Lord!  Didn't we prophesy in Your name?  Didn't we drive out demons in Your name?  Didn't we do many miracles in Your name?”  23 Then I will tell them clearly, “I never knew you.  Get away from Me, you who do evil!” 

Word list:

false prophets – people who do not speak the truth about God

bush – a low plant with many branches

thorns – a sharp points found on some plants and trees

prophesy – to speak for God

demons – evil spirits

brag / boast – to talk about how great you are

take delight – find pleasure and satisfaction

Discussion questions:

1. What does it mean to ‘know’ someone?

2.  What does the word ‘kingdom’ mean to you? 

3.  How would you compare the two kinds of gates?

4.  Why does the ‘gate’ to heaven have to be ‘narrow’? 

5. What keeps people ‘away’ from the Lord and out of heaven?

6.  How then can we come to know the Lord, and enter the kingdom heaven?