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1. With a Firm Foundation, Application Is Second Nature

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... our Lord claimed that everyone who hears and acts on Christ's Word is like a wise man building his house on a rock. For such a believer, even if the rain falls, floods come, and winds blow, the house will not fall on account of its firm foundation. By contrast, everyone who hears these words, but does not act on them, is like a foolish man building a house on sand. People like that fall, their faith shatters when the hard times come, just like when rain falls, floods come, and winds blow, the house built ...

2. Building On A Firm Foundation

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 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. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with ...

3. How Firm a Foundation

Luke 6:39-49

Sermon

Cynthia Cowen

... Yet one thing is certain, the parables come from Jesus himself. In order to get a real picture behind the parable of the two foundations recorded by Luke, we need to read Matthew's version of it as well. Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is ... "as an expression of his full trust in the ways of the heavenly Father." The name of this song is "How Firm A Foundation." How firm a foundation, O saints of the Lord, is laid for your faith in his excellent Word! What more can he say than to you he has ...

4. Foundations for the Future

1 Corinthians 3:9-14

Sermon

James Merritt

... notice on those envelopes there are five categories. You will notice that at the very top is the budget. There is a reason for that. The budget must come first. In a real sense, I wish I could also put the budget at the bottom because the budget is the foundation of everything that we do in this church. Let me give you this illustration. Those of us who run a household know that when we get our paycheck, hopefully after we have written a tithe to the Lord, the first thing we have got to do is take care of ...

5. The Sure Foundation

Matthew 7:15-23, Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Marc Kolden

... the New Testament. That is why Saint Paul can write that faith comes by hearing: It is acting on what we have heard. This is what Jesus is talking about when he says that those who hear his words and do them are truly building their lives on a solid foundation. He is not merely laying out a bunch of conditions for us to meet. Rather, he is emphasizing how important it is for us to hear his words so that they can do something to us, so that they can redirect our lives in accord with God's will. Yet ...

6. Building a Solid Foundation

1 Corinthians 3:1-23

Sermon

Timothy J. Smith

... on it,” Paul wrote. The people within the church began making comparisons between Paul and Apollos. Some sided with Apollos, claiming that he was a better preacher, while others remained loyal to Paul. Such nonsense could not continue in the church. Paul simply laid the foundation in Jesus Christ, allowing others to come and build on what he began. Paul knew that divisive attitudes and behavior would harm the church. The way we live our lives and how we conduct ourselves on a day-to-day basis says much of ...

7. Foundations are Critical

Matthew 7:24-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... rains came down and the floods came up. The house on the rock stood firm. The house on the sand fell down. The sermon is shorter than one of our “Faith Breaks” on television. But the truths are eternal. Everybody is building a life. The storms come to all. Foundations make all the difference. I. EVERYBODY IS BUILDING A LIFE. Whether we plan to or not, whether we want to or not, whether we feel good about it or not, from the cradle to the grave we are in the life construction business. We didn’t ask to ...

8. Building Our Foundation on God

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... of our lives, that is the inside, and not be concerned with the externals, no matter how much the world says such things are important. As our Lenten journey begins this day, let us build our spiritual house on the rock foundation of Christ. Let us build that foundation deep within us, and ignore the externals so that our Lenten journey will be successful and, more importantly, we will one day find God and eternal life. 1. Paraphrased from "Joseph's Ark," in John Aurelio's Colors! Stories of the Kingdom ...

9. The African Foundations Of Christianity

Exodus 4:1-17

Sermon

Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... an eyewitness, and because of Egypt's outstanding contributions to world culture as a black nation, a great effort has been afoot to remove any semblance of a black presence from it. This is especially true when considering that Egypt is the foundation of the Jewish and Christian religions. James Henry Breasted, whom we mentioned earlier as the founder of the Oriental Institute, and who was no staunch supporter of the idea of a black Egypt, made the following statement: The ripe social and moral development ...

10. Jesus, Our Rock Foundation

John 14:1-14

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... Saint John's Gospel (chapters 13-17) presents some of the most profound theology of the fourth evangelist. In today's gospel, we hear in very clear and certain terms that there is a specific relationship between the Lord and God's people. Jesus is the rock foundation from which all that we have ever been, are now, and hope to be springs. In an analogous way to Jesus' description last week that he is the gate through which we must pass, so today we hear as clearly, "No one comes to the Father except through ...

11. The Unshakable Foundation

Hebrews 7:23-28

Sermon

Lee Ann Dunlap

... it is the promised plan of God to save us, and not our human attempt to save ourselves. Christ's priesthood — his authority to bring us into God's presence — is built not on the shifting sands of human effort, but rather on the unshakable foundation of God's own oath, "You (Christ) are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek" (Hebrews 7:19). Human agents will fail, and philosophical truths have no personal commitment, but Jesus Christ can save forever. Unlike the mortal humans in whom we place ...

12. The House on The Rock

Lk 6:12-49 · Mt 5:1-12

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... him. Now the third pig was wiser. He decided to take the time to build his house of bricks. He had to buy the materials, take the time to pack and mold the bricks, let them dry in the sun, then painstakingly lay them one by one on a firm foundation that he poured the month before. It took him a long time to build it, but in the end, it withheld every peril. [You might also use another stone metaphor instead of the metaphor of bricks. For example, use a metaphor of dry wall vs plaster]. Our life is our ...

13. Life on the Rock

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

James Merritt

... do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall." (vv.26-27) Now what does this house with a faulty foundation represent? Well, I believe it represents people who come to church, bring their Bibles, listen to sermons, take notes, and they hear the word of God, but they don't heed the word of God. They walk out the same way they walk in. Nothing they hear makes one bit ...

14. Whether You'll Weather the Weather

Luke 6:46-49

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... of a hill in some California mudslide. It's a frightening scene. And it's worse still when the wreckage is not a structure but a life. That's what Jesus is finally talking about, of course, in his storm-warning parable. The risks that come with a fragile foundation in a human life are even more poignant, more tragic than the sight of a building being devastated by some natural disaster. I expect that we've all seen it. We've seen lives buckle and crumble. We've seen the human wreckage left in the wake of ...

15. Building a Victorious Life

Luke 6:39-49

Sermon

Gary L. Carver

... upon a page, the Spirit is not moving in your life, and you feel that neither God nor anyone else cares. What do you do when you go through the storm or the dark night of the soul? Every house is tested. What do you do, then, if your foundation is built on sand? Beethoven said when he first learned of his illness and felt its coming effects on his hearing: "I will seize life by the throat!" Many biographers have said he was actually able to turn his deafness into a plus, that his lofty and beautiful music ...

16. Rock Solid

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

King Duncan

... : “Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 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. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with ...

17. Building For Durability

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Timothy Wilkins

... Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose and the winds blew and beat against that house yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 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. The rain came down, the streams rose and the wind blew and beat against that house and it fell with a ...

18. Building A Life

1 Peter 2:4-12

Sermon

King Duncan

... our lives on Christ, we begin with him as our model. WE ALSO BEGIN WITH HIM AS OUR MENTOR. That is, Christ is not only a dead, historical figure whom we admire. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Christ is alive in our lives here and now. So the foundation of our lives is not only a model that we copy, but a Mentor who dwells within us, guiding us and encouraging us daily. Max Lucado, in his book IN THE GRIP OF GRACE, tells of his boyhood days when he and his friends would gather on the street each ...

19. Being Christian in the Family

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

James McCormick

... people want; it gives what they need. You do that and the time will come when your family will thank you for it. That is something strong enough to build upon: solid Christian values. III. One final thing. Of course, the cornerstone of a solid foundation for the family is Christian faith, affirmed and lived out. It is important for your family members to participate in worship and Sunday School together, to read the Bible together, to have prayer in your homes together, to make God a natural part of your ...

20. WeatherProofing Your Home

Matthew 7:24-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... short story of two men who each built a home. One home lasted through the storm and one home didn't. The difference was not in the men who built the home, nor was it in the materials that were used to build the home. The difference was in the foundations. "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for ...

21. Building Your Home on the Rock

Matthew 7:24-27

Sermon

James Merritt

... are coming. Now why do storms come? Well, if you will read this story you will find that the storm revealed the quality of the foundation of the two homes. You see, if you had just looked at these two homes on the outside you would have never known which ... gale, and the mist becomes a monsoon, their house is blown away. You see, there are two things that are necessary to have a firm foundation. First of all, we must be hearing the Word of God. Both of these men heard the Word of God. That's very important. ...

22. When God Builds the House

Psalm 127:1-5, 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... they may be, that they are things that will last and stand in the storms of time. In 1992, hurricane Andrew destroyed thousands of homes in South Florida. In one area where the wreckage looked like a war zone, a house remained standing, fully anchored on its foundation. A reporter asked the owner, “Why weren't you blown away?" The owner replied “I built this house myself. I built it according to the Florida hurricane code. Where it called for 2 x 6 roof trusses I used 2 x 6's. It stood the storm ...

23. The Church Is Alive and Well

Matthew 16:13-18

Sermon

James Merritt

... through your heart. We are all a part of the church of God today because of our God-given faith. III. The Godly Formation of The Church Jesus is not only the base of the church, He is the builder of the church. He is not only the church's foundation, He is the church's founder and framer. He says, "I will build My church." Now Jesus did not say, "I will build your church." Neither did He say, "You will build My church." He said, "I will build My church." We've got some egotistical preachers and church ...

24. A House for God

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Gary W. Houston

... that I can never forget them. They are part of my very structure. I remember when I was a guest preacher at a small country church in Miami County a few years back, I watched a man sing hymn after hymn without a book. He knew all the words. My foundation in Christ’s church has been like that. How about yours? I also remember night after night when my mother would read Bible stories to me. I’m sure the one about the two men who built houses must have been among the stories I heard. Still, though, I had ...

25. What Is Success?

Matthew 7:24-29

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... even accused his wife of being a Southern spy. George McClellan, his primary general, even ran against him in the next election. President Lincoln had no width or height. Even the length of his life was cut short by an assassin's bullet. But he had depth. Foundation. Roots. Because of that, he has endured to become the greatest president the United States has ever had. Such depth is no accident. It is, as Jesus said in the parable, built in intentionally as one hears the word of Jesus and is careful to obey ...

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