Title: Two Builders / Matthew 7:24-27
Contents Today, our church congratulates the graduating students
Worship.
Because blessing is something that only God can do, first of all, graduates.
May the great grace of God be with you throughout your life.
I bless you by name.
The words of the Bible that we read earlier are among the famous sermons of Jesus on the mount.
This is the final part of the conclusion. Here is the parable of the two builders
Neither came up with an explanation from the library, nor an explanation drawn from afar, nor is it real.
He gave me a measure of the facts that can always be seen and felt in the field of life.
That is a precious lesson.
Now, comparing the two builders in the text, we see that the Lord
Words blessed by realizing the deep meaning of the lesson you want to give us
It should be acceptable as written.
Preaching is intellectually understood in the head and emotionally in the heart.
Only when you are deeply moved and able to put it into practice
The teaching yoyo, it is the sermon you hear.
Anyone who hears the word of the Lord and puts it into practice will build his house on the rock
He is like a wise man, and he who hears and does not act builds his house on sand.
Like a fool, when the rain falls, the floods come, and the winds blow
Whoever puts the foundation on the rock, his house does not fall, but on the sand
The house of the person who built it is severely damaged.
Here, the two have similarities and differences.
I am saying
1. What do these two people have in common?
Whether building a house on rock or on sand, two
They were all building houses. Human beings sent to this earth
Everyone is like a builder who builds a house. In fact, graduates
People who are laying the foundation for building a house, preparing to build a house
are people, and the adults are the builders who are building their own houses now.
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In the Bible, the parable of the builders is not only found in the text. Corinth
In Challenge 3:12 and below, we are talking about the work of those who build the house.
And in the Old Testament Ezekiel 3:10 and below, when people build a wall,
He pointed out that the foundation was ignored and the exterior was only whitewashed.
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That's right. There is no doubt that human life is the builder of the house.
All. Either the house is built well or the wow apartment building in Seodaemun, which collapsed years ago.
Wrong rum.
To explain the parable, both of them shared the words of Christ.
listened together. We also went to church together. Listen to the word
They both understood the words of Christ.
Hearing the word of Christ as if not all gold is gold just because it shines yellow.
Just because you say it doesn't mean you're not really religious.
Alumni are sitting here together.
We are listening to the sermon together at the same time.
We are all celebrating graduation together.
But there are those who hear and act like a man who builds his house on the rock.
Others listen and act like a man who builds on the sand.
That said, there may be some stupid people who don't. the church is all
What you do, but what you do can be different.
2. The two are showing different differences.
(1) The foundations of the site they built were different.
One man built his house on the rock and the other built his house on sand.
I did. The Gospel of Matthew says that it was simply built on a rock.
However, according to Luke 6:48, they dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock.
It is recorded.
It is unfortunate that many people today build their hopes on sand.
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Everything but Christ is sand. Christ is the foundation of our lives.
It is a true base on which to build a house (1 Corinthians 3:11), and puts our lives at ease.
He becomes a solid and perfect rock upon which to build (1 Corinthians 10:4).
We are designed only on Christ, strong and immovable as the rock.
You have to build your hopes.
The foundation work is the first and most important work to be done.
Anyone who does not begin his life with Christ builds his house on sand
At the same time as the life you are trying to build, no matter how evenly you set the angle, the foundation is wrong.
What if we build our lives in places other than Christ and boast
There will come a day when Jane will fall apart.
The foundation work is clearly a hidden part. but the most important wealth
minutes. Our religious life is internal to the last, and
It is part, it is the spiritual realm, and it is the spiritual.
Therefore, a life based on Christ is not centered on the outside.
No, it's not about whitewashing the surface coloring.
The risk of cracking the walls of the house you live in and leaning against the house
It is the direct cause of the wrong construction. our life
It is clear that the person's life is going downhill dangerously.
This is because we are not built on the Rock of Christ. Two people
The dreadful difference for the builders of
that is the fact that
Philosophy is a rocking foundation, science is an imperfect foundation, and money is unreliable.
It is a non-existent foundation. In the human and worldly things on this earth, our
There is no rock on which to build your life with your heart.
Therefore, the Bible tells us that Jesus is the stone that you builders rejected,
It has become the cornerstone, and in the name of others under the
He said that there was no other name given to him (Acts 4:11-12).
Christ is the firm and unique rock. we build a house
You will have to build this digging foundation by laying it on a rock. to dig deep
It means thorough repentance. treat sin lightly and
People who are trying to live a poor life are like planting weeds without digging in the ground.
It's the same with people who do it.
The more people want to build a house, the more people want to build a big building
Dig deeper into the basement and start construction.
In the last days, the stronger the power of Satan that shakes the righteous, the stronger the iron.
You must repent and stand right in Christ. good flag
Where a candle is provided, external trials are of little effect.
The sound Christian, built up in Christ as the Rock, is unrighteous and unbelieving.
Even if you go into a river like temptation and heresy, you will be drowned in it.
may, but do not accept them into their inner essence;
You won't even fall.
But the unwholesome believer is like a sponge, swiftly dispelling the waves of the world.
Crabs are sucked in and sometimes fall insignificantly in the surf
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(2) The results were different on rainy and windy days.
A man who builds his house on sand falls hard, but he who builds his house on rock
It means that people will not fall apart. Of course, the setup was different.
The results are bound to be different.
In the Old Testament Proverbs, ?쏻hen the whirlwind passes, the wicked pass away, but the righteous
They have the same eternal foundation??(Proverbs 10:25).
In some cases, there is a continuous, very heavy rain.
At this time, whoever builds the house firmly on the rock, will comb the
You can sit in the house and sing while listening to the sound of the bell.
Even when the strong rain and wind crashed outside the window, I had such a nice house.
You may think, rejoice, and be grateful.
How can it be that? The house built on the rock will not be shaken even if there are a lot of water.
You can eat, sleep, and live without anxiety. came from above
No matter how violent the waves of temptation from the world
Firmly cover the roof of hope, close the window of faith, and be with the Lord of love
There is nothing to fear if you live together.
The LORD is my light and my salvation
who am i afraid of
Yahweh is the strength of my life
Who shall I be afraid of?
The wicked are my enemies and my enemies
I will rush to eat my flesh, and I will stumble and fall.
Even if the army camps and rushes
my heart is not afraid
Even if there is a riot and drives me away
my heart will be at ease
When trouble comes, you hide me in your shelter
He will lift me up and set me on a rock (Psalm 27).
When the dreadful end that can shake and move everything in the world comes
Even the wise builder's hope will not be shaken.
"The rain fell, and the floods came, and the wind blew and crashed against that house."
The conjunction "and" (Kzj) appears four times in the Bible of
It displays a test of breathless continuous battering.
Trials like this are for both those who have true faith and those who have false faith.
You'll get there without a star. Where the wheat and tares coexist in the same field
Rum true believers and false believers are mixed.
But in the sight of true saints, like the builders who built their houses on the rock,
become old and old, encounter difficulties at home, and live first in the family
There are people who leave this world because of the odds, persecution, ridicule, slander, slander, business
Even when poverty due to failure comes, all of this has no effect.
that you can't do it.
On the other hand, whoever builds a house on sand, the builder needs it the most
when you expect the house to be your refuge when you do typhoons and windows
It will collapse in numbers. This time, build another house.
It's too late for that. And only shame and loss and disappointment
It is only given as
Knowledge is useless unless it is put into action. If the theory is not put into practice
It's no use. Faith must be brought to life. listening and doing
You must match the one who builds the house on the rock. Faith accompanies action
It is a false belief when it does not do it and ends with a confession, and such belief is
In times of need, it will collapse without any reason. Sermon on the Mount is deeply broken
It ends with one dreadful warning.
British biblical scholar William Barclay believes that obedience to Jesus is the rock.
Describe the life of building a house above and explain the following example
There is.
It happened in the British Navy, which was towing a large ship in rough seas.
There was a small steamer, both of which were tied with iron ropes. suddenly
The captain gave orders to the crew to "get down", and the crewmen
I quickly knelt down with you. At that moment, the iron rope pulling the boat broke.
It struck like a glowing iron snake.
Had he been beaten at that time, anyone would have died instantly without any doubt.
All the crew obeyed and no one was hurt.
All. If you were standing there to ask why someone told you to lie down
That means he must have already died.
That's right! Obedience saved lives. The obedience Jesus demands
It is this obedience. Obedience to Jesus is the only way to gain this new spirit.
It becomes a basis. Based on obedience to whatever storms come
It is the Lord's promise and the Bible's guarantee that the life you are living will be safe.
All. Hallelujah!