Matthew 7:24-27

Building for Eternal Life

1. Therefore… what shall we do now that we have heard the whole Sermon on the Mount?

   1. Hear the words of the Lord and do them.

   2. Hear God and keep his commandments.

• Genesis 3:10, 1Samuel 3:13, Isaiah 50:4, John 10:3, Exodus 19:5

  1. New Covenant obedience comes from a pure heart and sincere faith.

• 1Tim 1:5, Deuteronomy 11:26.

• The parable of the wise man and the foolish man.

  1. These two men are both hearers of the word.

  2. They both built houses.

  3. One found faithful shelter, the other dreadful loss.

• Habitat for disciples.

  1. Spiritual excavation is hard work.

• 2Cor 10:5

  1. Time and circumstances test faith.

  2. The Rock is God's chosen Stone.

• Isaiah 28:16, Job 42:5, Psalm 18:2, Romans 8:35-39, Psalm 18:31, 1Corinthians 3:11.

  1. What shall we do now that we have heard the whole Sermon on the Mount?

• 1 John 2:17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.