08/03/2026
What does it actually mean to follow Jesus, not just in word or activity, but in the deep, formed, surrendered life he calls us to? As we near the close of the Sermon on the Mount, we find ourselves standing at a fork in the road. Jesus describes two paths: a wide road that is easy and comfortable, and a narrow road that goes deep. The narrow road is not about perfection or moral achievement. It is about formation, about letting Jesus change what is actually happening on the inside rather than just managing what people see on the outside. It is specific too, because the narrow gate is not a philosophy or a system. It is a person. Jesus himself is the way, and that changes everything about how we approach our faith. This message invites us to stop asking whether we are doing enough and start asking whether we are remaining connected to the one who produces fruit in us. The fruit of a genuine life in Christ is not manufactured through effort. It grows naturally from staying rooted in him. So as we reflect on months of sitting with the Sermon on the Mount, the question before us is not whether we have shown up, but whether we have truly surrendered.
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