Sermon on the Mount MATTHEW 5-7 Sermon on the Mount PRINCIPLE, PRACTICE AND PURPOSE OF THE KINGDOM MATHEW CHAPTER 7 Two Paths Two Trees Two Claims Two Builders THE WELL BUILT LIFE Matthew 7:24-27 2 4 “ E V E RYO N E W H O H E A R S T H E S E WO R D S O F M I N E A N D DOES THEM IS LIKE A WISE MAN W H O BU I LT H I S H O U S E O N RO C K . 25 THE RAIN FELL, THE FLOOD C A M E , A N D T H E W I N D S B E AT AG A I N S T T H AT H O U S E , BU T I T D I D N O T C O L L A P S E B E C AU S E I T H A D B E E N F O U N D E D O N RO C K . 2 6 E V E RYO N E W H O H E A R S T H E S E WO R D S O F M I N E A N D D O E S N O T DO THEM IS LIKE A FOOLISH M A N W H O BU I LT H I S H O U S E O N SAND. 27 THE RAIN FELL, THE FLOOD CAME, AND THE WINDS B E AT AG A I N S T T H AT H O U S E , A N D I T C O L L A P S E D ; I T WA S U T T E R LY D E S T ROY E D ! ” THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WELL BUILT LIFE Hear His Voice Obey His Voice THE REASONS FOR THE WELL BUILT LIFE Storms are Inevitable and Uncontrollable To Avoid the Consequences of a Poorly Built House To have a Life of Lasting Substance THE REWARDS FOR THE WELL BUILT LIFE You Can Endure the Storms You can Enjoy the Pleasures of Life You Can Enrich the Lives of Others You can have Continuing Spiritual Growth