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The Right Foundation
The Sermon on the Mount
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Matthew 7:24-29
Who do the two buildersrepresent?
You
What do the houses represent?
Your church or your home
What does the rock represent?
Christ
What does the sand represent?
Men
What does the flood represent?
Ungodly, evil men, trials,destruction
What does the wind represent?
False words, vain knowledge,
false prophets and gods
The Right Foundation
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Both men are building a house
No differences are given in the type of house
No differences are given in the builders abilities Their houses are built in the same area
The same natural forces strike both houses
The builders are symbolic of two types of people
Both people hear the exact same words from the exact sameJesus
Similarities
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What the house is resting on The foundation is unseen. From the sight, the houses are identical.
A house can be anchored to a rock. There is no way to attach a
house to sand. When the weather is good, both houses stand solid. When
conditions turn, the foundation becomes known.
Jesus words are symbolic of two types of people.
One man heard the words and built his life as Jesus said. Hisfoundation would endure the test of time.
The other man heard the words and built his life as he wanted. Hisfoundation failed the test of time.
Differences
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Would anyone really neglect to build on a solidfoundation?
Why might someone neglect their foundation? Maybe the house is built for appearance sake
Perhaps the desire is to get a house up quickly
It is too much work to build a good foundation
To build on rock, one must dig to find bedrock
Building on sand takes no work to build on the surface
Maybe the cost is too high
A Deeper Look
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Maybe it is for appearance sake We go to the places Christians go, we do the thing Christians do, we say the thing
Christians say, we read the things Christians read
But we fail to really be a follower of Christ, to follow Gods Word
Maybe it is to get a house up quickly We desire God to be a quick fix without truly being sold to the long term commitment of being
a disciple
Real faith sometimes require you to wait upon the Lord
It is too much work It requires we lay down control of our life and take up our cross and follow Him. Matthew 10:37-
39
The cost is too high The demands of a good foundation is a relationship with Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:19-22
Our Foundation
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While hidden temporarily, the foundation cannot be
hidden forever.
The foundation will be tested. I Peter 1:6-9
I Corinthians 3:9-17
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