The Wise Foolish Builders Matthew 7 24 29

The Wise & Foolish Builders Matthew 7: 24 -29 I. The Wise Builder (7: 24 -25). A. “Whosoever hears these sayings of mine” (24 a). 1. God intends for people to listen to Jesus (Deut. 18: 15 -19; Acts 3: 18 -23; Matt. 17: 1 -6). 2. Jesus words provide life’s foundation (Matt. 16: 26 -27; 5: 21 -44; 16: 15 -19; Mark 16: 16; John 10: 2728).

The Wise & Foolish Builders Matthew 7: 24 -29 I. The Wise Builder (7: 24 -25). B. “…And does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock” (24 b). 1. God intends for people follow Jesus’ words (James 1: 21 -25). 2. This builds life on God’s foundation (1 Cor. 3: 9 -11; Eph. 2: 19 -22).

The Wise & Foolish Builders Matthew 7: 24 -29 I. The Wise Builder (7: 24 -25). C. Wind, flood, wind—“It did not fall” (25). 1. Every life has trials and challenges (John 16: 33). 2. Christians have extreme challenges (2 Timothy 3: 12). 3. Being a Christians calls on us to look beyond these things.

The Wise & Foolish Builders Matthew 7: 24 -29 II. The Foolish Builder (7: 26 -27). A. Hears—does not do them (26 a). 1. God isn’t impressed with our excuses (Luke 9: 57 -62). B. Built on sand (26 b). 1. Why sand vs. rock? (2 Cor. 4: 16 -18). C. Rain, flood, wind—“it fell” (27).

The Wise & Foolish Builders Matthew 7: 24 -29 Conclusion (Matthew 7: 28 -29). A. “Astonished at His teaching” (28). B. “One having authority” (29). • (Matthew 28: 18 -20).