Hebrews 12:28 (NIV) We are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
Psalm 16:8–9 (NIV) I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure.
The sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7) Matthew 7:24–28(NIV) 24 “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. 25 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. 26 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. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” 28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. *See also Luke 6:46–49
The Storms Proverbs 10:25 (NIV) When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
Illustration
Storms are seasonal.
“You will face storms; the storm won’t last, but will you last?”
“If you get your foundation right, you can outlast any storm.”
Foundations “In being solid, our emphasis is not perfection but our foundation.”
A Foundation plan
Matthew 7:24(NIV) “Therefore everyone who hearsthese words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
1. Who Hears
2. These words of mine
“We have to get Jesus right!” “Just because its branded Jesus doesn’t mean its Jesus.”
1 John 4:3 (NIV) Every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
3. Puts them into practice. Jesus calls us to follow him. Luke 6:46(NIV) “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say?
James 1:22 (NIV) Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.Do what it says.
Self-deception is a byproduct of disobedience.
Building a foundation 1. Take Jesus his words seriously. 2. Devote yourself to him and his teaching.
Get over yourself. Matthew 16:24–26 (NKJV) “Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
3. Be authentically faithful
“Don’t be fake, be faithful.”
What are you building your life on?
Ministry: John 16:33(NIV) “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
