The Choice of Two Foundations
The Parable of Two Houses & Two Builders
Matthew 7:24-27 or Luke 6:46-49
TERMS
ASK - What is the meaning of House?
ANSWER
Note: Find three to five Bible verses that will
answer these questions by comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Exodus 12:27 "...passed over the house of Israel (blood on door posts) ..."
Psalm 127:1 "Unless the Lord builds the house..."
Matthew 21:13 "My house shall be called an house of prayer"
Matthew 23:38 "...your house is left desolate
1 Peter 2:5 "..let yourselves be built into a spiritual house"
My prayer: " Lord, I would like to ivite you to build my life, to become
your Spiritual House, a House of Prayer for you and for others. Never,
ever let this house of yours be left desolate. Help me to be obedient to
your Word, to accept your Salvation through your sacrifice."
ASK - What is the meaning of Rock
ANSWER
Genesis 49:24 "...Rock of Israel..."
Exodus 17:6 "...strike the Rock and water will come out of
it..."
2 Samuel 22:2 "...the Lord is my Rock..."
Psalm 46 Psalm of the House on the Rock
Matthew 16:18 "...upon this Rock will I build my church..."
My prayer: "Lord, You are my Rock and my Salvation. Please build my life on
the Rock of Israel. Grant me the faith to strike this Rock for my
nourishment and my strength!"
ASK - What is the meaning of Foundation?
ANSWER
Romans 15:20 "...I do not build on someones else's
foundation."
1 Cor. 3:11 "..lay any foundation...foundation is
Christ..."
1 Tim. 3:15 "...pillar and foundation of truth."
2 Tim. 2:19 "...God's firm foundation..."
My prayer: "Lord, give me the wisdom, the discernment, and the courage
not to build on someone else's foundation. I accept you as my firm foundation,
as well as the foundation of your Word."
ASK - What is the meaning of Sand?
ANSWER
Job 6:3 "It [my calamity] would surely outweigh the sand of
the seas..."
Jeremia 5:22 "I placed the sand as a boundary for the sea... a
barrier that it cannot pass."
Romans 9:27 "Though the number of...were like the sand of the
sea..."
My prayer: "Lord, as many problems approach my soul now and in the
future. Please set boundaries Satan cannot break through."
ASK - What is the meaning of Rain?
ANSWER
Genesis 7:12 "And the rain fell on the earth for 40 days
and 40 nights"
1 Samuel 12:18 "...the Lord sent...rain..."
Acts 14:17 "..giving you rain...provides you with plenty..."
My prayer: "Lord, I thank you for your Safety through all the storms of
my life, and for your Grace which is so plentyfully bestowed upon me
every day of my life."
ASK - What is the meaning of Wind?
ANSWER
Genesis 8:1 "...he send a wind...for the waters to recede..."
Exodus 15:10 "...you blew with your breath and the sea covered them..."
Isaiah 40:24 "...whirlwind sweeps them away like a chaff."
My prayer: "Lord, Thanks for the life-giving power to make the power of
of darkness to recede from my life. Also I am grateful for the blood of
Christ, that covers all my sins."
ASK - What is the meaning of Stream / River / Flood
ANSWER
Psalms 78:16 "He made the streams come out of the rock..."
Psalms 124:4 "Then the flood swould have swept us away..."
My prayer: "Lord, I thank you so much for protecting me when some of my
trials could have swept me away. Please, bring my life in harmony
with Yours, and make me your instrument. May your Love flow through me to
others."
Persons - Who is the:
Foolish builder
Wise builder
Christ
Crowd
Concepts & Context
Does the foolish builder know that he is building on sand?
Does the wise builder know that he is building on a rock?
Take a good look at some Bible characters, if they build their
lives on sand or on a rock