SUMMER ON THE MOUNT SERIES
Message: Is It Real or Fake
Pastor Matt Helms
Sunday August 15, 2026
Point 1: Narrow and Wide Gate
Matthew 7:13-14
13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway
to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
Point 2: The Fruit Doesn’t Lie
Matthew 7:15-20
15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces
bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. 19 So every
tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20Yes, just as you
can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
Point 3: The Resume That Didn’t Work
Matthew 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those
who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me,
‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many
miracles in your name.’ 23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
Point 4: Two Builders, Same Storm
Matthew 7:24-27
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it
won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is
foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat
against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
Point 5: Build The Real Thing
Message: Is It Real or Fake
Pastor Matt Helms
Sunday August 15, 2026
Point 1: Narrow and Wide Gate
Matthew 7:13-14
13 “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway
to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
14 But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.
Point 2: The Fruit Doesn’t Lie
Matthew 7:15-20
15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces
bad fruit. 18 A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. 19 So every
tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. 20Yes, just as you
can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
Point 3: The Resume That Didn’t Work
Matthew 7:21-23
21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those
who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me,
‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many
miracles in your name.’ 23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
Point 4: Two Builders, Same Storm
Matthew 7:24-27
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it
won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is
foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat
against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
Point 5: Build The Real Thing