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• The Parable Of The
WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDERS
• Introduction
• We remember that parables are stories that teach lessons and truths.
• These stories are told in a way to explain something of a spiritual nature
in a physical way.
• Jesus taught the people by parables.
• We have just as much to learn from these parables as those who heard them
from Jesus.
• Matthew 7:24-27
• “Therefore everyone who hears these words of min, and acts upon
them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. And the
rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that
house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. And everyone
who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish
man, who built his house upon the sand. And the rain descended, and the floods
came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house, and it fell, and great
was its fall”
• Sermon On The Mount
• Jesus delivered one of the greatest sermons ever preached.
• That He could more readily be seen and heard, the sermon was delivered
from a mountain, to His disciples that had gathered to hear his message.
• It has been descriptively referred to as "The Sermon on the Mount",
and was recorded and preserved for our benefit in Matthew, chapters 5, 6, and
7.
• Jesus gave the parable of the "Wise and Foolish Builders" at
the close of this great lesson for mankind.
• Sermon On The Mount
• It tells us, not only the importance of hearing, or reading His words,
but the necessity of being obedient to His teaching in order to receive eternal
salvation offered by God through His Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ.
• There will be many on Judgment Day that will profess to have heard the
gospel of Christ and believe Jesus to be the Savior, the Son of God, but are lacking
in obedience - they heard God's will in the message of Christ, but did not do
it.
• Sermon On The Mount
• Immediately before this parable we have the famous words in Matthew 7:21-23
• To these Jesus will say, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work
iniquity (Mat. 7:23).
• In this lesson, the parable of the wise and foolish builders is used to
teach this truth from God's word.
• The Wise Builder
• A wise man is one that is prudent and exercises good judgment in all he
does.
• He is well informed, having a broad range of knowledge, experience, and
understanding.
• Given the task of building a house for himself, how would the wise, prudent
man respond?
• No doubt he would choose a floor plan having sufficient space to accommodate
his needs and the needs of his family.
• The Wise Builder
• Likewise he would select quality building materials suitable for the type
house he was building and having long life expectancy.
• He would be assured that all beams, columns, joists, rafters, and walls
would be have engineering specifications that would support the structure.
• Finally, he would search for a suitable building site.
• Ideally, it would be in a neighborhood in the vicinity he wanted to reside.
• The Wise builder
• He would test the ground, and finding just underneath a layer of soil,
solid rock, the wise builder would be well pleased, knowing that his new house
would be constructed on a firm foundation.
• The test came soon after his home was completed.
• A storm brought torrential rains, floods, and winds.
• The house passed the test.
• It withstood the elements.
• It was built on a firm foundation.
• The Wise builder
• The wise man heard the word of God.
• The wise man obeyed the word of God.
• The wise man chose a proper foundation.
• The wise man dedicated his life to serving God.
• The wise man continued to learn from God and did what God commanded.
• The Foolish builder
• A foolish man is one having little or no good judgment as he conducts
his everyday life.
• He makes unwise, imprudent decisions.
• Given the same task of build a house for himself, how would he respond?
• The selection of his floor plan, the quality of his building materials,
and the soundness of his engineering design would all be doubtful and given little
attention.
• The Foolish Builder
• Even if his planning were passable, what would happen if he gave little
consideration about his site selection?
• If he chooses a home site based only on its convenient location, he may
make a foolish choice.
• Suppose he ignored the fact that the base of the site on which he built
his house was sand, and completed his new home on that foundation.
• It too, would soon be tested by a storm.
• The Foolish Builder
• Rains, floods, and violent winds would test it, and regardless of how
well constructed the house was, the foundation would fail and give way because
it was sand.
• The house would fail the test.
• It could not withstand the elements because it was built on an unstable,
shifting foundation of sand.
• The Foolish Builder
• The foolish man heard the word of God.
• The foolish man did several things.
• He did not obey the word of God.
• He did what he wanted to do in his worship to God.
• He added to the word of God, and/or he took away from the word of God.
• He rejected God,
• Self Examination
• Which home would you trust to protect your physical life?
• No doubt, it would be the one built on a solid foundation, capable of
withstanding the elements of nature.
• How safe is your spiritual life?
• On what foundation does it stand?
• Self Examination
• The wise man heard the word of God.
• So did the foolish man.
• The wise man obeyed the word of God.
• The foolish man was not obedient.
• Your spiritual house should not be built on hearing the word of God alone.
• Conclusion
• Hearing and obeying the word of God is the solid foundation on which you
should build your spiritual home.
• Assuredly, it will be tested by the temptations, trials, and tribulations
of life, but it will stand.
• This, Jesus says, we should learn from the parable of the wise and foolish
builders.
By Carey Scott from material by Keith Holder
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