A Solid Foundation Contributed by Nick Scarpa on May 24, 2003 based on 234 ratings | 61,900 views. In fact, they are a fitting conclusion to the entire "Sermon on the Mount." It is not uncommon to hear such evangelists claim that 20 were saved one place, 50 in another, 200 in another and 700 in still another location. Cathy and Todd discuss why building a strong foundation can get us through difficultly and uncertainty, and help us recognize what’s most important in crisis and calmer times. He is the solid foundation on which we can build, but how can we do this? Storms will come. That is the clear teaching of Scriptures. There are many that do not like this idea because they say it sounds like you have to work you way to heaven. How to Stay St anding After Every Storm. . He is showing that there is not just a foundation, but there is also a building being built by growth on it. Your House Is only as strong as it’s foundation TEXT: Matthew 7:24-29 INTRODUCTION: As this passage begins with "therefore" it is certain these statements of the Lord are rooted in the preceding passage. A Christian facing death should find himself in the same perplexity as Paul expresses in Philippians 1:21f of not knowing which is better, to stay and continue to serve the Lord here, or to depart and be with Him. 8:18f), The foolish find pain ______________ and seek to reduce and eliminate it – Prov. The final storm the ___________will face will be their judgment before God – a great fall, The _______________is the warnings about two gates, two destinations, false prophets and self-deception, “Therefore” points out this is a ______________ based on what Jesus has already taught, The difference between the wise and the foolish man is their ___________to what Jesus says in this sermon, You cannot _______you way to heaven (Ephesians 2:8-9), the trap the self-righteous fall into (Mat. Just as the foundation of any physical building is important so also the foundation of our lives is very important. They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. Without the Lord, their despair leads them to see death as their only hope to escape their pain and end what they see as a pointless life. Jesus is building His church on the Rock. Death. F Building on a Solid Foundation 24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. If you are not acting upon them, if you are not following Jesus’ instructions, then do not deceive yourself. The second man was wise, and chose to build his house on a rocky hill, where it was very hard to access and to dig the foundation. The cry of your heart needs to be, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” If it is, then you are entering the narrow gate. Example: Give $20.00. The material upon which you lay your foundation will determine the strength of the structure that is built upon it. Introduction (Luke 7:46) A. 4:13-18; Phil. Bible Baptist Church, Ballincollig, Cork, Ireland. ‣ These were multi-million dollar homes, so it was not the quality of the building materials for only the best materials were used. They are a normal part of living. By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. c. The Lord knows those who are His. Last week we compared the Milk Christian with the Meat Christian. The Big Problem Today …. Be encouraged and grow your faith with daily and weekly devotionals. Have you ever suffered? For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. U It is not joy because of the storm, but joy over the maturity that develops as result of learning to handle and endure the storm. Why should you listen to and do what Jesus says? 7:24-27). Have you ever had financial problems? by: Os Hillman; May 18, 2021 “But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.” – Matthew 7:26. OpenBible.info Quotes. Principles of Building a Foundation. Are the material things he possesses the result of his pursuit after them or the gracious blessing of the Lord? Without a solid foundation, a building or structure can collapse. Last week we compared the Milk Christian with the Meat Christian. When someone we love dies, we grieve. Supporting Scriptures: Matthew 7:24–27; Romans 10:17; James 1:22–25; Ephesians 6:13; Luke 6:46–49. 'It was the same in the days of Lot. b. There are two destinations – where will you end up? We must build our lives on the solid foundation of His teaching. The leaning tower of Pisa in Italy is going to fall. The result is despairing sorrow which is a feeling that the world has ended and that there is no meaning or purpose to existence. Then he considered their end and his own and stated, “Whom have I in heaven but Thee? Of David. Explore. Here are the 40 most important Bible scriptures on foundation. The Milk Christian is immature, whereas the meat Christian is not. The foundation is the most fundamental part of a building, upon which all else is built (Cf. ‣ Nicholas M. Butler. Building on a Solid Foundation - “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Plus, you’ll remain strong inwardly by trusting in God’s sovereignty. Jesus Christ brings to culmination the great Sermon on the Mount, and he does so with a poignant truth about two men. He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. Some have tried to make some specific analogy out of each of these elements, but the simple fact is that they are all a normal part of a storm. 3:11). We stand on that foundation when we confess that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God (Matt. The spiritually discerning are aware of the sinking sands all around us Listen to this message on your audio player. There are two gates – which one have you entered? Heaven? Some homes had minor damage, others had their ocean facing sides fractured and collapsing upon their broken support pilings, and then there was the shock of pulling up to properties that I had visited every week and finding nothing there except surging ocean. Even Jesus wept at Lazarus’ tomb. ‣ – Eph. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Or Hell? The other is built by a foolish man upon the sand and it collapses. Both houses are similar in construction and both houses must withstand storms, but each house has a different material upon which its foundation is laid, and each house has a different final outcome. It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. ‣ One house is built by a wise man upon a rock and it stands. The consequences of the curse of sin include the storms of sickness and physical suffering. 1. The material upon which you lay your foundation will determine the strength of the structure that is built upon it. It is infallible and trustworthy. ‣ How did you deal with it? Foundation building should not be done hastily. 7:24-27). They treasure the things of this world and mammon becomes their master. We read in scripture that God is Love. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb, and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless. Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary. But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. Questions to consider in discussing the sermon with others. What is the difference between them? Tragically, their real pain only begins as they step into eternity without the Savior. After much rain, a flood swept through the valley and the man's house that was built on the sand was swept away. Second Similarity. You can only discern their true nature by examining their lives to see if they bear the fruit of righteousness. To build and maintain a foundation, remember three principles: vision, commitment, and self-discipline. Ephesians 2:8-9 is clear that “By grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, that no one should boast.” A person who is busy about the task of trying to do all of the Lord’s commandments and thinks that will save him has fallen into the same trap as those described in verses 21-23. Economics. Jesus' metaphor in the parable is apt: A man's character is like a house. 3:24, Titus 3:5-7, etc. To hear and act upon what Jesus has said in no way suggests that you can earn your salvation by good works. It is possible to build wrongly on a good foundation, but if the foundation is wrong, nothing else can be truly right. D It is not enough to hear them; they must be obeyed. 1 Corinthians 10:4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. I believe in the sin theory of disease because neither our bodies nor the rest of our world functions according to God’s original design. 27 “And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and it fell, and great was its fall.”. Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 First Similarity. It is possible to build wrongly on a good foundation, but if the foundation is wrong, nothing else can be truly right. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. When the storm does come, it will test what is hidden from view. When storms of life come your way, you’ll be grounded in biblical truths and remain steady as a rock in your moral beliefs. (845)-298-8481, The Day of the Lord – 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3, Comfort & Hope in Christ’s Return – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Loving the Brethren, Living Your Life, Behavior Toward Outsiders – 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12, God’s Will: Your Sanctification – 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8. It will collapse when put to the test. Older Children – Do one or more of the following: 1) Write down all the verses mentioned in the sermon and look them up later. They share what a “strong foundation” looks like and why it’s an everyday practice. A number of years ago I hired a contractor to add a porch on the back of my house. It has also resulted in places and conditions that are dangerous to us. That leads to the first difference between the two buildings. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. The final storm the foolish will face will be their judgment before God. If you disobey Him, your foundation will begin to crack. THINK ABOUT IT! That is why Jesus says in Matthew 7:27 that not only did the house fall, but “great was its fall,” for this section is a further illustration of what Jesus has been dealing with since verses 13-14. For the foolish, pain, whether physical, mental or emotional, is not bearable. ‣ Read Building on a Solid Foundation - Homeword - October 15 from today's daily devotional. Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed. The rock the wise man builds upon is true righteousness found in Jesus Christ alone. We build our lives on a solid foundation when we are able to. The truth is not discernable without careful observation and study. We erect a lasting edifice whenever we discipline ourselves to live like Christ, according to God’s ways, not the ways of the world. Without a solid spiritual foundation, you will struggle and fumble in your walk with God. James 1:2 describes it that way when he says, “To consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials.” The trials of life are nothing unusual. Jesus is the foundation of the church (cf. ‣ People who believe they are followers of Jesus Christ and servants of God will find out that they were self deceived. http://rickwarren.org/listen/player. Saved by Dalia Cantu. Your only hope is to start acting on what Jesus has said, and that starts with the first two beatitudes. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. "Foundations That Will Stand!" First, both houses appear similar to each other. Let's make sure that the building blocks of our doctrine follow the beautiful contours of our foundation and not go off and try to make some little porch on the side that has no foundation under it. www.biblebc.com . 28:16). As time passed a huge storm broke upon the houses of these men. Great Solid Foundation Must. The church in Antioch sent a collection to the poor in Jerusalem (Acts 11:29-30), and later we find Paul taking up another collection for them. In a gospel context, we sometimes call this “eternal perspective.” Jacob described it as seeing … So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. In other words, Jesus said that His sayings are the best place to build. 16:16-18). Prayer Scriptures. The only question remaining is, what are you doing with them? Read Building on a Solid Foundation - Homeword - October 15 from today's daily devotional. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Now when the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord according to the directions of King David of Israel. She conceived again and bore a son, and she called his name Onan. Building on a Solid Foundation. The saved are new creations made righteous by God and so they love Christ and __________ Him. They are alike in appearance. 2:20; Isa. 1:21f, The foolish grieve with despairing _________________because they have no hope, Final Judgment. There are two paths – on which one are you walking? Those homes which had their foundations laid in the bedrock stood firm against the tempest that raged against them. ‣ What is the sand? They report that the 179-foot tower moves about one-twentieth of an inch per year, and is now 17 feet out of plumb. Nothing in the context suggests any difference in the outward appearance of the structures built. V 21 Bible Verses about Solid Foundation. When the foundation of a building is faulty, no matter how beautiful the building, after some time, the building will collapse. 2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. I am sure that all of us have seen pictures of what a storm can do to a costal community. Introduction . Other creatures have also been affected by sin so that they now exploit alternative food sources which include us. For this reason, it’s wise to seek God daily and ask Him to search your heart and make known what displeases H… Pastor Craig Ledbetter . Rocks are common there, however, so it is not hard to find a solid foundation. Scripture: I CORINTHIANS 3:11-23 This content is part of a series. 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