1. The Wise Man.

“Build up your character, bit by bit, by attention to My words,’ Jesus seems to say. Then, when the supreme crisis comes, you will stand like a rock. The crisis may not come, but if it does, it is all up in about two seconds. There is no possibility of pretense; you are unearthed immediately. If we have built ourselves up in private listening to the words of Jesus and obeying them, when the crisis comes it is not our own strength of will that keeps us, but the tremendous power of God—we are ‘kept by the power of God.” (I Peter 1:5) (Studies the Sermon on the Mount, Chambers, 99)

Words to the Wise Man/Foolish Man Song

The wise man built his house upon the rock
The wise man built his house upon the rock
The wise man built his house upon the rock
And the rains came tumbling down
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
And the house on the rock stood firm
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
The foolish man built his house upon the sand
And the rains came tumbling down
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
The rains came down and the floods came up
And the house on the sand went smash.

2. The Foolish Man.

3. Storms are going to come.

Sermon Questions:

1. Tell of a time of building something that didn't stand up very long. (lego building, fence, retaining wall, building, etc.)

2. As you glance back at Jesus' sermon, what is something that stands out to you that serves as wisdom for you today?

3. In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul discusses building on a foundation of gold, silver, precious stones, and other valuable materials. What are some things people build on other than God?

4. What are 4 ways that you have developed in your life to build on the rock of Jesus? (These ideas might be a spark to someone else.)

5. Tell of a time that a storm came and you stood on God's strength, and you continued to see His provision through it all.

6. Does this passage seem hard to live out? Why or why not?