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Hello this is Pastor Jeff and I'm the senior pastor of harvest Bible chapel right here in Denver Colorado and I want to let you know if you're looking for a life giving church with passionate worship both proclamation and a heart for making disciples then please plan to join us for one of our weekend services we meet in Inglewood every Saturday night at 5 pm and at 9 11 am on Sunday mornings or join us in Broomfield on Sunday mornings at 10 am for more information visit our website harvest Denver dot org for location service times he again that's harvest Denver dot org One of the most memorable teachings of Jesus Christ is the Sermon on the Mount as I taught this to our body I know that I was personally transformed and so were many people in our church and so I want to share that teaching with you so today I invite you to open your Bible and join me as I challenge you with the Word of God to be fully engaged in the mission of our Lord Jesus Christ. Seeking them citizens are not those who are not going to Kingdom citizens or not only want to say hey I just want to punch my card and get to heaven Kingdom citizens are like Jesus I want to live righteous I want to be like you I want to leave the world this worldliness in my sinful self and be transformed in your image I want to be with you I yearn for you I hunger for that that's not you it's probably just because you're just not saved. So how can you say that I'm a really good person to tell you some hell is full of good people if I could open up this behind me today right here and we could see a big screen of what's going on with all those who are passing away it would look like a waterfall into hell and some of the people that you would see going to hell you would say why are they going there there are good people and there's hundreds upon thousands going there every minute why because they never repented of their sin they never trusted Jesus Christ never came through the narrow gate they've never followed the narrow paths and by the way this narrow path that he's talking about also means difficult the Christian life is not easy Jesus is not Thomas easy yes it's a matter of fact in Matthew Chapter 16 you can read about him he says if anyone wants to come after him here's what you're supposed to do you must deny himself take up his cross and follow me for whoever wishes to save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it you want to be a Kingdom Citizen here's here's number one as you're going through that gate here's what you're saying My life is no longer about me it's all about Jesus whatever he wants and whatever he desires that's what I'm willing to do I'm willing to leave my goals my dreams my hopes my desires in place of here's I want what he wants he gets to choose what I get to do where I get to live how I'm going to be because it's about him so I set aside myself and I put off the old self and I put on the new self I I don't care about myself anymore I care about Jesus that's evidence that I'm a believer in a Kingdom Citizen Another one is desiring to leave the world behind many people have a hard time because they don't want to leave the world I mean in Luke Chapter 13 there's all these people that are coming to Jesus and Luke Chapter 13 years what he says the chapter 13 verse 59 wrote down the wrong verse so I tell you what it says when I do the man comes to Jesus said Hey I'll follow you wherever you go 1st let me go bury my dad. She said Let the dead bury their own bed you can follow me where we're going to wait until my family gets a then I'll come along now you follow me and you follow me now he says anyone who puts his hand to the plow and looks back not fit for the kingdom of heaven you know Jesus was looking for throughout the entire time of his ministry 100 percent allegiance not 99 percent not Jews you can have a little bit of my heart not this here's the Gospel It's Jesus and Jesus alone and we don't like that message we like the message it says I can save today at church because I prayed this prayer and I know God loves me and I want to let you know even the demons believe that are frightened to death James to 900. Faith in Jesus is not only I believe that he did these things faith in Jesus is I want the Jews the did all that for me to come and resided me so that I can live the life that he requires that salvation if there is no change in your attitude if there is no change in your behavior if there is no denial of self if there is no repentance you are not saved that's what Jesus would say those are my words those are the words of Jesus Christ so what you have how can you say them let me give you simple human elements and bad weather here in Colorado and if I told you. That we can was it so you know it was busy we had family in town had a hard time getting things done so good to be here today you would have a problem with that but if I arrived a little bit late today and I said Yes Tough Man we were caught up in a tornado our whole house was picked up like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz It was strong 5 miles away we crashed it was crazy I mean you wouldn't believe my son I'm a wife were it's even a miracle that we're here today and I was standing here you'd be like 2 things you're either a liar or you're nuts because all of you know that if I was in the middle of the throes of a tornado that threw me 5 miles that it would alter everything about my life so completely that I would either be dead or be seriously looking different right so here's the question What's more powerful a tornado or the God of the universe that controls all of them. So answer me this how can you claim that the God of the universe has come in your life and there's no market change there's no such thing you go to camp and you get saved the last for about 2 days and you can't wait till next years can't here's why because you're not saved you go to church and you've got an anger issue and it never changes here's why because you're not saved. You lie you cheat and you steal and it never changes here's how you know you're not saved because people who are saved will be grieved over their sin because they're poor in spirit and they mourn over their sin and they hunger and thirst for righteousness and they want their life to look differently and they're growing in the grace and the knowledge of Jesus Christ that's how you know you're saved if that's not happening for you you're just not saved weight pastor way way way way way let me read you a scripture you're contradicting the word. What about John chapter 6 because a lot of people like to turn their John chapter 6 verse 40 which talks about what the will of God is people say John 644 This is the will of My Father listen to it that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in him will have eternal life and I will raise him up from the dead unless they Jeff it's just belief all I got to do is believe that what the Bible says yeah that's what the Bible says you'll believe it's a verb it's a verb if I believe something it will translate into what I'm doing if I believe that I got married I'm going to live with the woman I married if I believe that God wants me to live pure then I'm going to live pure Repentance is not just a change of mind academically used to think good and now I think Jesus repentance is a whole change of life. I used to be going this way and this is the way I was heading and I was plunging headlong into death but now that I have Christ I am on a different road going a different way swimming upstream and my wife looks totally different yes I still sin but when I do I confess that yes I still sin but I'm working on so many tell you this because all these questions are coming up what about the guy that like loves Jesus teaches in the church and then you know he falls away you know he gets a divorce from his wife and he's not living for him anymore and there is no repent what he say about that guy. He was never saved he was never saved so we as Americans believe that if somebody stands up and professes that they are saved and can quote the Bible they are saved and will get really confused because they fall away if people fall away they were never saved in the 1st place how do you know you're saved because by the time you reach the end you will endure to the end and here's the good news I'm not talking about a works righteousness thing I'm not talking about be good for the god will take you I am talking about if you've truly been saved you will enter through that turnstile you will continue on that road and you will stay that course until you meet Jesus and if you don't it's because you've never been truly saved that's what Jesus says and so you say well like Paul better this is too hard of a teaching Paul harmonizes everything Jesus says for grace you've been saved face is not your own not by works that any man should boast in the next verses for we are God's workmanship created in Christ used to do work good works if you're saved works are automatic you don't have to try they happen you bear fruit you are a witness of him too you are that's what Christians look like there's been a time in your life where you want to leave this world we want to leave this world in this where you've left your sinful self we desire Jesus or for us the games. For you is it hey listen I don't want that Jesus I want the Jesus I was told about I could just believe in live my life anyway I want that I'm going to have an empty right now let me look at me and listen to these words there are myriads of people and scores of people and I'm telling you some of you are sitting here that I'm talking to that know Jesus that have prayed to receive him in your heart that aren't living for him because you've never been saved and you're going to appear before the Judgment Seat of God and you can hear the words in Matthew 721 Depart from Me you evil person I never knew you but Lord I went to church Lord I even told so my friends about you but Lord I did yeah but I never knew you because you've never repented and you've never trusted in me and you never walked my way and you thought just by making lip service that I would accept you but we don't know each other so there's 2 gates there's 2 ways and then he says there's 2 destinies he says broad is the way that lead to what destruction. There is a real help it is a real place you like where do you get that from the Bible I mean just let me look at a few verses and just Matthew's gospel just so you know I'm not trying to jump around too much about Matthew 522 he says who whoever calls his brother a good for nothing should be guilty before the Supreme Court and whoever says You fool should go should be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell or how about $29.30 of chapter 5. If your right eye makes you stumble tear it out and throw it from you for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell about Matthew 722 and 23 many will say to me on that day Lord Lord will not prophesy in your name cast out demons and in your name perform many miracles and then I will declare from them I never knew you Depart from Me you practice lawlessness about Matthew 812 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness into that place where they'll be weeping and gnashing of teeth and I could just keep going on and on a couple more Matthew Chapter 18 verse 9 if you're right I cause you to stumble pluck it out and throw it from you it is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have 2 eyes and be cast into the fiery. How about Matthew chapter 23 verses 15 and 33 and if you 23 verses 15 and 33 whoa to use scribes and Pharisees hypocrites because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte. And when he becomes one you make him twice as much of a son of hell as yourself I mean Jesus telling the most religious people of the day your children of the devil your sons of hell it's where you're going to go and every convert you makes going there with you what about Matthew chapter 25 Matthew chapter 253-1233 he will put the sheep on his right in the goats on his left and as he goes down these people going to start asking him hello when do we see you and do all these things the righteous people when we see you in prison when we see you Thursday and he says whatever you did to one of the least of these my brothers you did to me and the way you are going to ask him the same thing when we see you and when we do all that we didn't know we supposed to do that he said when you neglected all that you didn't do it for me and then there's going to be this separation Matthew 2545 says that he will answer them truly I say to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these you did not do it to me that these will go away into eternal punishment but the righteous into eternal life Make no mistake about it eternal punishment is the law is as long as eternal life and some of you are heading there right now so you're heading out how do you know I mean just question When was the time you entered through the turnstile when was the time you told us I want to walk your way when did that happen so I don't know man just kind of I kind of always knew no you didn't I'm not kind of always been married I've not always had kids. I mean I know when things happen that are important when do the God of the universe come into your life and transform you remember the actual date I get that but there should be a time in your life where you know that you know down before the cross and you said God I know I'm a sinner I know I'm in need of you and I want to follow your ways and I can't do it so will you come into my life for and that's what I'm asking to. See the question really is not about do you know God The question is Does God know you. In this year I hope to get to some Broncos games I'm going to need to get to get in I can't just show up I can't just show up at the gate and be like Hey listen I know Peyton Manning let me in Hey I know John Elway let me in that would be one the most laughable experiences you would ever see at Invesco Field Hey I think actually coming because I know Peyton Manning is not that I know him everybody knows him but I'd be really different Peyton Manning you mean to be really different John Elway knew me if they were standing at the gate and I got there and I said I don't have a ticket and John Elway's that he's with me or Peyton Manning said he's with me I wouldn't need a ticket so if some of you are banking on the fact that you know who Jesus is you need to bank on the fact that Jesus knows who you are you need to bank on the fact that God is energy or life through the Holy Spirit that's the only way you get admittance into the kingdom one road leads to death and destruction one road leads to everlasting life many are on the road that leads to destruction so how many I don't know I don't know but many are on it question is What role do you want and how do you know if you have taken the time to examine yourself me especially those of you who are here who are saying this is the worst hellfire brimstone service I've ever heard in my life I'm never coming back here I've got good news for you that's the Holy Spirit talking and you know what that means that means even when you leave here and try to escape he's going to give you the same message everywhere you go until you harden your heart so much that God says all right you go and he'll let you go your way all the way to hell. And I'm telling you right now if you're hearing this message do not harden your heart because if you harden your heart and say year when I'm older I'll trust this you may never get another chance the harder you are towards the things of God the more difficult it is for you to hear his voice if you're hearing his voice today which can you do repent change your mind go a different way. That's what he's saying why is it a big deal because you didn't come just to offer a blessing in prosperity that's what false prophets will teach false prophets teach easy believers and that's all talk about next week hey just trust Jesus and live whatever life you want to live and God will take you now Jesus said Jesus says here's how you know if you trusted in me you're following after my way you've denied yourself you've taken up your cross you're following after me just as if anyone comes to me and is not hate his mother and father sister brother yes even his own spouse he can't be my disciple I would never say that Jesus did what does that mean Jesus says your allegiance to me needs to trump all other allegiances you have and if they're not you have an inner most of us want to bring all our baggage with us I want to bring my friends my spouse my kids my ideas my goals my dreams my hopes and I'll bring all that stuff with me and his with Jesus believe that garbage at the cross but you come with everything you have and you follow me with everything you have and you go down that difficult road with me and guess what here's why you want to hang on to this and not let go of this message because