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Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

How To Find the Way

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.916.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 18, 1998. Series: Jesus – On Finding God. Scripture: Matthew 7:7-14. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Gospel in Life.

0:05.2

Why does the truth of the gospel make some people uneasy?

0:09.0

Most are comfortable talking about spiritual searching, but when Jesus claims that he is the only path to salvation, many people view that as oppressive.

0:18.0

Today, Tim Keller shows us how the gospel is not arrogant, but instead is

0:22.4

humble, gracious, and available to anyone. It is an exclusive truth, but it is the most inclusive

0:28.6

exclusive truth in the world.

0:36.6

Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be open to you

0:44.6

for everyone who asks receives he who seeks fines and to him who knocks the door will be open

0:50.8

which of you if his son asked for bread will give him a stone or if he asked for a fish will give him a snake if his son asked for bread, will give him a stone, or if he

0:55.0

asked for a fish, we'll give him a snake. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good

1:03.5

gifts to your children, how much more will your father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him?

1:09.7

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,

1:13.6

for this sums up the law and the prophets, enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the

1:19.6

gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it, but small

1:24.6

is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life,

1:28.0

and only a few find it.

1:31.3

This is God's word.

1:33.6

We're going to do a brief series by Jesus, sayings by Jesus on finding.

1:40.1

And you see, though it's actually acceptable nowadays to say I'm spiritually searching,

1:45.7

it's not acceptable to say, I found.

1:49.4

It's okay to say I'm searching for God, but to say I found God is not.

1:53.6

Why not?

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