{"id":3139,"date":"2025-11-20T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/observetheword.com\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:50:23","slug":"matthew-713-29-kingdom-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observetheword.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/20\/matthew-713-29-kingdom-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 7:13-29 Kingdom Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/39abv-199e42c?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/39abv-199e42c?skin=1&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;auto=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;btn-skin=107\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Matthew 7:13-29 Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with a call to decision. It is an invitation, a challenge and a warning. Every human being has a choice to make. And that choice is about Jesus. What is the narrow way? And who do you trust to take you along the narrow way? The choice is yours to make.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Matthew 7:13-29 Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount with a call to decision. It is an invitation, a challenge and a warning. Every human being has a choice to make. And that choice is about Jesus. What is the narrow way? 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