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The Wise & Foolish Builders Matthew 7:24-29. I. The Wise Builder (7:24-25). A. “Whosoever hears these sayings of mine” (24a). God intends for people to listen to Jesus (Deut. 18:15-19; Acts 3:18-23; Matt. 17:1-6).
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The Wise & Foolish BuildersMatthew 7:24-29 I. The Wise Builder (7:24-25). A. “Whosoever hears these sayings of mine” (24a). • God intends for people to listen to Jesus (Deut. 18:15-19; Acts 3:18-23; Matt. 17:1-6). • Jesus words provide life’s foundation (Matt. 16:26-27; 5:21-44; 16:15-19; Mark 16:16; John 10:27-28).
The Wise & Foolish BuildersMatthew 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” (24b). • God intends for people follow Jesus’ words (James 1:21-25). • This builds life on God’s foundation (1 Cor. 3:9-11; Eph. 2:19-22).
The Wise & Foolish BuildersMatthew 7:24-29 I. The Wise Builder (7:24-25). C. Wind, flood, wind—“It did not fall” (25). • Every life has trials and challenges (John 16:33). • Christians have extreme challenges (2 Timothy 3:12). • Being a Christians calls on us to look beyond these things.
The Wise & Foolish BuildersMatthew 7:24-29 II. The Foolish Builder (7:26-27). A. Hears—does not do them (26a). • God isn’t impressed with our excuses (Luke 9:57-62). B. Built on sand (26b). • Why sand vs. rock? (2 Cor. 4:16-18). C. Rain, flood, wind—“it fell” (27).
The Wise & Foolish BuildersMatthew 7:24-29 Conclusion (Matthew 7:28-29). A. “Astonished at His teaching” (28). B. “One having authority” (29). • (Matthew 28:18-20).