Firm Foundation

Series: Storms

Firm Foundation

July 02, 2023 | Geoffrey Turner

Passage: Matthew 7:24-27

There are many times our lives can feel like a sandcastle. We spend time worrying about the wrong wave coming at the wrong time and potentially wiping out our sandcastle. But Jesus tells us if we build our foundation on the Rock, we can wave-proof our life! Jesus further tells us how to build our foundation on the Rock – by hearing the words of Jesus and doing them. A byproduct of truly hearing the words of Jesus is action. The wise man is a doer, and the foolish man is only a hearer. Jesus warns us to not be like the foolish man, building his house on the sand. If our foundation is anything other than in Jesus, it is sand, and we are susceptible to every storm of life. The storms of life cause us to lean into Jesus even more. Every testimony we share is a testimony of a weathered storm. Jesus offers us a house built so securely on the Rock that no matter what waves, winds, or storms come our way, we’re secure.

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Storms

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Text: Matthew 7: 24-27 (p. 812)

There are many times   can feel like a  

For many of us, it feels like any part of the sandcastle of our life might be toppled if the   hits us at the   

You can wave-proof   

Being a   doesn't mean my life is built on the Rock.

If our foundation is anything other than Jesus....it is sand, and we are  to every storm of life.

People  their faith because their faith has foundation  

A faith that can withstand the storm is built on one thing:  the words of Jesus and  them.

A  of truly hearing the words of Jesus is  (James 1:22-25)

Jesus offers us a house built so securely on the Rock that   what waves, winds, or storms come our way, we're secure.

The storms of of life  us to  into Jesus even more.                                    (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

Every  we share is a  of a  storm.

Whenever we hear these stories about how God showed up and showed off, it   to Jesus.

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