SERMON NOTES
MATTHEW 7:24-29 (NLT)
(24) “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. (25) Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. (26) But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. (27) When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.” (28) When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, (29) for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.
BUILDING A LIFE WITH GOD MEANS LISTENING AND FOLLOWING
- (24) “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
- If you want to build a life with God it means we need to listen AND follow.
- When it comes to facing storms and building a life with God, don’t be afraid to play the long game
STORMS ARE COMING YOUR WAY
- Storms hit us all. Scripture implies that they are a part of life. We are broken and beat up humans living in a broken and beat up world — that’s why Jesus came, He came to transform all things.
- Though the storms come, if you will listen and follow, you will survive.
WITHOUT WISDOM, YOU RISK HAVING FAIR-WEATHER FAITH
- You don’t want a faith that collapses under pressure, you want a faith that stands strong.
- We don’t have to wait with fearful anticipation for what might come our way because we can start living in wisdom today!
- It's wisdom that prepares you and helps you through the storm, not just faith.
- Biblical wisdom doesn’t always feel right.
- Wisdom proves itself over time and without these bedrock disciplines of hearing and following Jesus we are at risk of having fair-weather faith.
APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
- What teachings of Christ are easiest for you to hear & follow vs what teachings are most difficult to hear & follow?
- What was one of the hardest ‘storms’ you’ve ever been through and how did God help you through it all?
- What’s one area of your life where God is asking you to ‘hear & follow’ to build a wise life with God?
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