{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"New Hope Church | becomehope","title":"What Is the Will of the Father?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1961,"description":"Pastor Zack explores Jesus' challenging command about the narrow and wide gates, false prophets, and what it truly means to do the will of the Father, revealing three essential steps every believer must understand.\nTHE NARROW AND WIDE GATES:\nMatthew 7:13-14 - \"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.\"\nThis passage is heavy. It can either terrify us (questioning our salvation) or seduce us (making us think we're already fine). But Jesus wants us in the middle—wrestling with Him, not panicking or becoming complacent.\nFALSE PROPHETS AND FRUIT:\nMatthew 7:15-20 - \"Watch out for false prophets. They come in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them.\"\nYou can identify false teaching by examining the fruit it produces. An apple tree doesn't grow oranges. A false prophet's actions will be out of step with Scripture.\nTHE HARD TRUTH:\nMatthew 7:21-23 - \"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.\"\nMany will point to their prophesying, demon-casting, and miracles—but Jesus says \"I never knew you.\" They were relying on their works instead of Jesus' completed work on the cross.\nTHE REAL GOSPEL:\nThis isn't about earning heaven through goodness. This is about faith in Jesus leading to a transformed life. The gospel is: You don't deserve it, so Christ did it for you, and He gives it to you freely if you believe.\nTHREE STEPS TO WALKING THE NARROW WAY:\nStep 1: Be Saved\nJohn 6:38-40 - Put your faith in Jesus Christ. Believe in His completed work on the cross. This isn't just head knowledge, faith like trusting a parachute leads to action.\nStep 2: Do Good, Abstain from Evil\n1 Thessalonians 4:3 + Galatians 5:19-26 - Stop living for yourself. Kill the old self and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QeSOhOM9pdl7ie6YwFiWKrFHSz-rrRbE1NzVv7jCKNA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwMDk2LzE2MTc4/MDY0ODctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}