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Matthew 7:24-2724 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:

Matthew 7:24-2725 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

Matthew 7:24-2726 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:

Matthew 7:24-2727 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Matthew 7:25,27

….and (not if!) the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house;

Storms of Life are SuddenMatthew 8:23,24 - Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.

Storms of Life (literal)

Tornado

FloodHurricane

Fire

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Storms of Life (figurative)

Illness

Financial setbacks

Loss of loved one

Addictions

Divorce

Rock or Sand? Only difference – hearer or a doer!Matthew 7:24 - Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Rock or Sand? Only difference – hearer or a doer!Matthew 7:26 - But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

These sayings of mine …“You are the salt of the earth”“Let your light shine”“Don’t be angry with your brother”“Don’t lust in your heart”“Love your enemies”

These sayings of mine …“Don’t do good to be seen by men”“Lay up treasures in heaven”“Don’t be anxious”“Seek the Kingdom first”“Judge not that you be not judged”

Rock or Sand? James 1:22 - But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.James 1:25 - But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.