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January 17, 2010 - "Built on the Word "

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Built on the Word
Matthew 7:24 – 29

Parable Review

• The Sower (Matthew 13:1- 9)
• The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21 – 35)
• The Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44 – 50)
• The Pearl of Great Price
• The Fishing Net
• The Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)
• The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11 – 32)
• The Parables of the Unfinished Tower (Luke 14:25 – 33)
• The King’s War
• The Good Shepherd (John 10:1 – 18)
• The New Cloth and New Wineskins  (Matthew 9:16 – 17)
• The Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5 – 13)

• Two forms
• Similitude – a comparison
• Story

• Three Levels of story
• Level 1 – Easy to listen to but also revealed spiritual truth
• Level 2 – Invited people to think
• Level 3 – Attracted the serious

Why end with this parable?

• Brings us back to hearing and applying (v. 24)

• Our goal: Respond to the punch of the parables

• A challenge to focus on discipleship
• The “Sermon on the Mount” was for His disciples.

Building material of our lives

• Created in the Image of God
• Fallen Nature
• Environment
• DNA
• Personality

• None of these can truly serve as a solid foundation

• How much more will Jesus make a difference?

Becoming what God wants 

• Recognize the faulty building material
• Blatant disobedience
• We can’t pretend and get the desired results

• Living under the authority of Jesus (v. 28, 29)
• His words carry weight
• The Word became flesh (John 1:14)
• A true disciple gives Jesus authority over his/her life
• The beginning of wisdom is obedience

Know how to build our lives

• Jesus Christ - the foundation, must always be the foundation

• What parts of our lives clearly need changed by the words of Jesus?
• Personality
• Nature
• Environment
• Experiences

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