{"id":18001,"date":"2026-02-15T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=18001"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:30:21","slug":"the-two-gates-the-two-disciples","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/sermons\/the-two-gates-the-two-disciples\/","title":{"rendered":"The Two Gates\/The Two Disciples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-gdm-google-drive-embedder-viewer\"><iframe width='100%' height='100' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' src='https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1FJMjPzt2Bz0GMejlQhc1cQCkQW431Y18\/preview?usp=drivesdk' allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>R<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>A<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>D<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Matthew 7:13-14; 21-23<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>C<\/b><b>O<\/b><b>N<\/b><b>S<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>D<\/b><b>E<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>R<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">As we come to this final section of the Sermon on the Mount, we are faced with four short sections. Jesus talks about the two gates (v13-14), the two trees (v15-20), the two disciples (v21-23) and the two foundations (v24-27).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">After spending over two chapters deepening the teachings of the Old Testament, this final section challenges us with a simple question: what is a true disciple. As we unpack this final section of the Sermon on the Mount, we will explore the marks of a true disciple and how we can live that out in community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">See you Sunday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Pastor Tim Sreedharan<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>P<\/b><b>R<\/b><b>A<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>Y<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Father, help us to be a people who walk the narrow path, knowing your way opens to a life that is abundant and eternal. May we be a people who do your will, who come before you saying, not my will but yours be done. Amen.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><b>D<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>V<\/b><b>I<\/b><b>N<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>G<\/b><\/span> <b>D<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>E<\/b><b>P<\/b><b>E<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><b>R<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18003 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-7-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-7-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-7-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-7-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-7-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CG-Study-Jan-2026-Week-7.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 7:13-14; 21-23<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":17818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[49],"ctc_sermon_series":[595],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[525],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/18001"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18001"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/18001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18020,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/18001\/revisions\/18020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=18001"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=18001"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=18001"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=18001"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scbc.com\/em\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=18001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}