Ever have to ask someone, "Did you hear what I just said?" Often, we know that they heard us, but they're acting as if they didn't.
There's a difference between hearing and listening. Hearing means audibly perceiving something with one's ear. Listening means responding to what was heard with appropriate action.
In light of all that He has said previously, at the end of the Sermon of the Mount, Jesus makes it clear that it is necessary not to just hear His words, but to do them.
For there are essentially two ways to live upon hearing Christ's words. The wise both hear and do -- metaphorically building their house on the rock. The foolish hear but don't -- metaphorically building their house on sand.
Those who listen to Christ can stand when the storms come; those who don't can't stand the rain.
Will we listen to the LORD? Did we hear what Jesus just said?
For the sermon text, sermon audio, sermon slideshow, bibliography, footnotes, and more, please visit: https://catchforchrist.net/matthew-7-24-27-sermon/
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February is National Heart Awareness Month. It is meant to cause the nation to take note of the seriousness of heart disease and to be reminded about those things that promote heart health. It is wise in a spiritual sense to take time and do the same relative to our spiritual hearts. This is what this study is designed to do.
True greatness does not come from demanding our rights,
but from serving one another out of humility.
The message was given on July 14, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "The Doctrine of Christ" sermon at New Life Christian Church on July 6, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
February is National Heart Awareness Month. It is meant to cause the nation to take note of the seriousness of heart disease and to be reminded about those things that promote heart health. It is wise in a spiritual sense to take time and do the same relative to our spiritual hearts. This is what this study is designed to do.
True greatness does not come from demanding our rights,
but from serving one another out of humility.
The message was given on July 14, 2013 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.NewCityChurch.ca.
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "The Doctrine of Christ" sermon at New Life Christian Church on July 6, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
This presentation is a devotional message about the Hand of God which is one of the most used anthropomorphism of God and is divided into four points:
i. Description of the Hand of God;
ii. Doings of the Hand of God;
iii. Danger of the Hand of God; and
iv. Dealing the Hand of God.
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "The Empowering Of The Spirit" sermon at New Life Christian Church on May 25, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
Some notes from recent teaching sessions - they are aimed at giving more of a background / preparatory idea about how a person might move into a position to be "anointed" by God.
Who is the Antichrist? What is his mission? Why will God permit his rise to power? What does the Bible declare will happen to Israel and the gentile nations because of him? What will be his end? How does he counterfeit Christ?
Sermon Slides: "The Master's Touch"(Luke 8:40-56)New City Church
We are called to fall at the feet of Jesus, the world’s true King, who comes with healing in his hands.
The message was given on February 16, 2014 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.newcitychurch.ca
This presentation is a devotional message about the Hand of God which is one of the most used anthropomorphism of God and is divided into four points:
i. Description of the Hand of God;
ii. Doings of the Hand of God;
iii. Danger of the Hand of God; and
iv. Dealing the Hand of God.
Pastor Elio Marrocco's "The Empowering Of The Spirit" sermon at New Life Christian Church on May 25, 2014. You can learn more about New Life Christian Church here: http://www.newlifecc.ca
Some notes from recent teaching sessions - they are aimed at giving more of a background / preparatory idea about how a person might move into a position to be "anointed" by God.
Who is the Antichrist? What is his mission? Why will God permit his rise to power? What does the Bible declare will happen to Israel and the gentile nations because of him? What will be his end? How does he counterfeit Christ?
Sermon Slides: "The Master's Touch"(Luke 8:40-56)New City Church
We are called to fall at the feet of Jesus, the world’s true King, who comes with healing in his hands.
The message was given on February 16, 2014 at New City Church in Calgary by Pastor John Ferguson. For more info, go to www.newcitychurch.ca
04/17/16 Sermon
Pastor Seth Gatchell
Pacific Church of Irvine
www.pacificchurch.com
4th message in a series entitled, "Stories to be Shaped by," based on the parables of Jesus Christ.
Choosing a home site takes a lot of careful thought and planning. How much thought and care do we put into choosing where to lay our spiritual foundation? This lesson brought to by Wayne Cornwell to the church at Highland Heights on February 14 explores why Jesus told us that it matters if you build your faith on sand or rock.
These are the notes for our Connect Group Learning to Prophesy Meeting of today, Thursday September 5, 2013, topic BIBLE PROPHECIES ABOUT HEALING. In this session we discuss some scriptures that present, promises and prophecies about healing. We’ll see some New Testament scriptures and an application that will help us to receive our healing and help others to get the benefit of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
You could choose to listen to the audio of the session as well.
https://soundcloud.com/tags/healing%20prophecies
“Are We Setting Ourselves Up To Fall?" - [Mark 14:27-31, 53,54, 66-72] - Every sin we commit is a result of our failure to implement the wisdom & strength of God, which He provides us through His word. After Peter is told he will deny Jesus three times, he assures Jesus he would never do that - then he denies Jesus three times. How did Peter get from confessing Christ & defending Christ to denying Christ?- - 11/2/2014
1 Corinthians 15:5-8 Bible Study | “Facts: Faith’s Firm Foundation (Part II)”Danny Scotton, Jr.
For the audio, slideshow, unedited live stream recording and more: https://catchforchrist.net/1-corinthians-15-5-8-bible-study/ ✝
If Christ has not been raised our proclamation is without foundation (1 Cor 15:14). If Jesus did not rise from the dead, the Christian faith is worthless (1 Cor 15:17)
When some were doubting the resurrection of the dead, Paul reminds the members of the church in Corinth that he founded about the facts:
Christ died for our sins -- according to the Scriptures. Christ was buried. Christ was raised on the third day -- according to the Scriptures.
And, Christ appeared to many witnesses: Peter, the Twelve, over 500 at the same time, James (his formerly skeptical half-brother) and Paul (the former persecutor) last of all.
Paul uses both subjective and objective evidence to address their doubts. And after considering the objective historical evidence that modern scholars of all stripes agree upon, the best explanation of the "minimal facts" is that Christ indeed was raised from the dead.
Many reject this not only because this would turn their world(view) upside down, but also because many are prejudiced against miracles.
Yet, if God created this incredibly vast, incredibly complex universe out of nothing, raising one person from the dead is small potatoes.
This world is ever-changing, but the facts of what Christ did on the cross are never changing. On Christ the Solid Rock let's stand; all other ground is sinking sand.
For Part I: https://catchforchrist.net/1-corinthians-15-1-4-bible-study/
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Bible Study | “Facts: Faith’s Firm Foundation (Part 1)”Danny Scotton, Jr.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Bible Study (edited) live stream recording from a lesson shared on 10.7.20. This lesson provides commentary on the context and meaning of the first part of what is likely the earliest Christian creed.
For the audio, slideshow, and more, please visit: https://catchforchrist.net/1-corinthians-15-1-4-bible-study/
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Since some in the Corinthian church had doubts about a bodily resurrection, Paul reminds those in the church he founded about the basic facts of the faith:
Christ died for our sins -- according to the Scriptures. Christ was buried. Christ was raised on the third day -- according to the Scriptures. And, Christ appeared to many witnesses.
Quoting what is likely the earliest Christian creed we have to date, the apostle emphasizes the factual foundation of the Christian faith.
Due to time constraints, we paused at 1 Cor 15:4 and planned to finish up to 1 Cor 15:8 next Wednesday.
For a previous sermon on this passage, please visit: https://catchforchrist.net/1-corinthians-15-1-8-sermon-commentary-video/
Imagine going to a physician for treatment and the doctor starts talking to you about your sins!
When Jesus heals the paralyzed man in Capernaum, He once again demonstrates His authority -- the authority to even forgive sin.
Seeing true faith -- faith that manifests itself in action, in spite of difficulties -- Jesus, the prophesied Son of Man from Daniel 7:13-14 (cf. Mk 14:61-62), does what only God can do.
The religious leaders present consider Christ's claim to forgive sin to be blasphemy. But Jesus provides eye-opening evidence of His divine authority and of the prophesied Kingdom of God He inaugurated.
Just as Jesus healed the man from His physical paralysis and freed him from his mat, He can heal us from our spiritual paralysis and free us from our sin.
For the audio, video and more from this lesson, please visit: https://catchforchrist.net/mark-2-1-12-bible-study/
"Preach the Word. Teach the Word. Reach the World" | 2 Timothy 4:1-5Danny Scotton, Jr.
2 Timothy 4:1-5 sermon slides from Pastor Danny Scotton, Sr.'s 18th Pastoral Anniversary Sunday Service Live Stream.
For the sermon text, video, audio, sources and more, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-2-Tim-4-1-5
For more sermons and studies, please visit: https://CatchForChrist.net
For more from this service, please visit http://bit.ly/ABC-9-27-20
Some of the last words the Apostle Paul ever wrote charge the younger and more timid Timothy to preach the word -- always being ready -- and to fulfill his ministry before God the Father and Jesus the Coming Judge and King.
Since false teachers had infiltrated the church in Ephesus, scratching the itch of those who wanted their ears tickled with something new, Paul commands Timothy to correct, rebuke, encourage with great forbearance and thorough instruction.
Timothy must also endure hardship and do the work of an evangelist, spreading the Gospel to nonbelievers.
He must preach the word, teach the word, and reach the world -- as should we.
"Good Seed. Good Ground?" Matthew 13:1-23 Sermon SlideshowDanny Scotton, Jr.
The Gospel is always good seed. But it doesn't always fall on good ground. The question is, what kind of soil are we? For the sermon text, audio, slideshow, sources, and more, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Four-Soils
Christ the Redeemer's message produces a mixed bag of results. Jesus explains four different reactions to the Gospel in the Parable of the Sower (aka The Parable of the Four Soils).
First, hard-hearted hearers, referring to the seed sown by the path, are unwilling to understand. Satan snatches the seed of the message of the Kingdom from their hearts.
Second, fair-weather “fans”, referring to the seed sown on rocky ground, are initially enthusiastic but fickle and fleeting; when times get tough, they fall away since they have no root. They have a superficial, shallow commitment.
Third, backburner “believers”, referring to the seed sown among thorns, are unfruitful because the daily concerns of life and lure of material wealth compete for their allegiance.
No matter which camp one is in, all three are useless.
In contrast, fruitful followers, referring to the seed sown on good soil, bear fruit 100, 60, and 30 times what was sown. Such people continually produce fruit – godly actions that manifest their commitment to Christ.
https://catchforchrist.net/luke-5-1-11-sermon/
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After the miraculous catch of fish, Jesus calls Peter and the others to (metaphorically) catch people -- that they also may follow Christ.
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In response to the grace of Christ, let’s respond with faith in Christ. Since we’ve been caught by God’s amazing grace, let’s seek to catch others -- with God’s amazing guidance.
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Luke 5:1-11 sermon first broadcast during the Alpha Baptist Church (of Willingboro, NJ) Sunday Service Live Stream on August 2, 2020.
For the (footnoted) sermon text, bibliography, and more, please visit: https://catchforchrist.net/luke-5-1-11-sermon/
For more from this virtual service, please visit: https://www.alphabc.org/8-2-20-catch-for-christ/ . For more sermons, lessons, etc., please visit: https://CatchForChrist.net
James gives wise instruction concerning how brothers and sisters in Christ should view worldly wealth. The rich and poor should evaluate themselves not by material standards but by spiritual standards.
Poor Christians should boast in their exalted position in/with Christ; rich Christians should boast in their humble dependence on and identification with our humble Lord.
For more information on this study, please visit: https://alphabc.org/james-1-9-11-bible-study
The first lesson in our Bible Study series on the letter of James, which was live streamed on 4.1.20. To view/download the corresponding slideshow, please visit: https://alphabc.org/james-1-1-4-bible...
James commands Christian brothers and sisters to consider it all joy when we fall into various trials. Why? Because the testing of our faith produces perseverance. We must persevere through the testing God allows us to endure so that this process may perfect our faith(fulness) and Christian character.
We must trust God's refinement process! Let's have joy (different from happiness) through our growing pains!
For an audio recording of this Bible Study live stream and the aforementioned slideshow (in addition to more studies), please visit: https://alphabc.org/bible-study
While teaching in the Capernaum synagogue on the Sabbath, Jesus is interrupted by a demon-possessed man. Jesus then rebukes the demon, commanding it to shut up and get out of the man. After its violent exit, people in the synagogue are not only amazed with Jesus authoritative words, but astonished by His authoritative works. He proclaims the inbreaking kingdom of God in both word and deed
For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/Mark-1-21--28-Lesson
The (Post-)Baptism & Temptation of Jesus | Mark 1:9-13 (Prologue Part II) LessonDanny Scotton, Jr.
Three important experiences signify the inauguration of the kingdom of God through Jesus Christ -- the King. (1) The heavens are torn open, (2) the Holy Spirit descends into Jesus, and (3) God's heavenly voice speaks. God's word confirm that Jesus is the royal Messiah, the unique Son of God, and the prophesied Suffering Servant.
Then, Jesus is driven out into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan -- setting the stage for the spiritual battle that runs throughout Mark.
Kingdom Come/Coming! Repent and Believe! Exhibit A | Mark 1:14-20 LessonDanny Scotton, Jr.
Because the appointed time has come, and the kingdom of God has come near, people should repent and believe in the gospel. Christ -- the King -- is both the message and the messenger. His first disciples exhibit the appropriate response to Christ's radical claim: radical obedience
The (Post-)Baptism and Temptation of Jesus | Mark 1:9-13 LessonDanny Scotton, Jr.
Three important experiences signify the inauguration of the kingdom of God through Jesus Christ -- the King. (1) The heavens are torn open, (2) the Holy Spirit descends into Jesus, and (3) God's heavenly voice speaks. God's word confirm that Jesus is the royal Messiah, the unique Son of God, and the prophesied Suffering Servant.
Then, Jesus is driven out into the wilderness to be tempted by Satan -- setting the stage for the spiritual battle that runs throughout Mark.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Mark-One-9-13
The LORD is our shepherd. Therefore, He has authority over us humble sheep. Moreover, He protects and provides, sustains and secures, guards and guides. Even in trouble, we need not fear; for God is with us. Our ultimate desire should not be God’s presents but God’s presence.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Psalm-23-Study
The Gospel of Mark Prologue (Part I) | Mark 1:1-8 Lesson Danny Scotton, Jr.
Though scholars debate the length of the prologue, Mk 1:1-8 is largely about John the Baptist while Mk 1:9-15 is largely about Jesus. The transition from John the Baptist to Jesus the Christ (i.e., the Messiah) indicates the transition from the old era to the dawning of a new age in redemptive history.
For more info, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Mark-Overview
What do lions do when they take over a pride? They often kill the cubs of the former lion king. Similarly, in the ancient Near East, new kings would often kill off any potential rivals from the former king's family. Going against cultural norms, however, King David demonstrates his lovingkindness by having King Saul's grandson eat at his table like a son...
For more information, please see: http://bit.ly/C4C-Davids-Lovingkindness
Psalm 1 tells us that the righteous will prosper and the wicked will be destroyed. But what should we do when it seems like the wicked prosper -- often at the expense of the righteous? Psalm 37 is wisdom psalm, full of proverbs from A-Z, that tells us how to live faithfully while the faithless seem to flourish
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Psalm-37
David's road to the throne exemplifies putting the matter into God's hands, rather than one's own hands. Though he has to be reminded by the wise Abigail, when it comes to dealing with his enemies, David relies on God's timing.
In this lesson, we briefly review the drama that takes place between 1 Samuel 24 and 2 Samuel 4 (cf. David Sparing Saul... Again), before focusing on the three reasons why David is finally anointed king of the United Kingdom in 2 Samuel 5.
For more info, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Davids-Road-To-Royalty
Deja Vu All Over Again? David Spares Saul Again: 1 Samuel 26 Bible StudyDanny Scotton, Jr.
Many think 1 Samuel 24 and 26 are different traditions of the same event, but there are important differences. David here comes across Saul not by chance, but by choice. In both accounts he acts wisely -- by not taking matters into his own hands.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-2-Sam-26
Wisdom Personified: Abigail, Nabal and David (1 Samuel 25 Sunday School Lesson)Danny Scotton, Jr.
This account of the foolish and evil Nabal and the beautiful Abigail who has good understanding is sandwiched between two episodes (1 Sam 24, 26) in which David spares King Saul's life. The placement is purposeful. Given the number of parallels between Nabal and Saul, the author(s) are likely engaging in "narrative analogy" -- making a point without explicitly stating it...
For more information on this lesson, first shared on 10.6.19, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-1-Sam-25 or https://CatchForChrist.net
Ambassadors For Christ (2 Corinthians 5:11-21) Bible StudyDanny Scotton, Jr.
Christians are called to be ambassadors -- authorized agents of the message of reconciliation to God through Christ. In this (updated) Bible Study, based on a sermon previously shared on 9.29.19.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Ambassadors-Study
For the sermon video, outline, text, bibliography and more, please visit: http://bit.ly/C4C-Ambassadors-Sermon
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
Matthew 7:24-27 Sermon Slides | "Listen the LORD, the Wise Foundation"
1. Matthew 7:24-27 NIV
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine
and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built
his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams
rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it
did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does
not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built
his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams
rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and
it fell with a great crash.”
2. Matthew 24:35 NIV
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my
words will never pass away.
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27
3. Matthew 7:24 AT
Therefore, everyone who hears these words
of mine and does them will be like a wise
man who built his house on the (bed)rock
Previous Scripture: Matthew 24:35;
Matthew 7:24-27
4. Matthew 5:1-2 NIV
1 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went
up on a mountainside and sat down. His
disciples came to him, 2 and he began to
teach them.
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:24;
Matthew 24:35; Matthew 7:24-27
5. Matthew 7:13-14 NIV
13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide
is the gate and broad is the road that leads to
destruction, and many enter through it. 14
But small is the gate and narrow the road that
leads to life, and only a few find it
Previous Scripture: Matthew 5:1-2;
Matthew 7:24; Matthew 24:35
6. Matthew 7:15 NIV
Watch out for false prophets. They come to
you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they
are ferocious wolves.
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14;
Matthew 5:1-2; Matthew 7:24
7. Matthew 7:19 NIV
Every tree that does not bear [lit. do: poieō]
good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire.
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:15;
Matthew 7:13-14; Matthew 5:1-2
8. Matthew 7:21-23 NIV
21 Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the
one who does [poieō] the will of my Father who
is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day,
‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name
and in your name drive out demons and in your
name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will
tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from
me, you evildoers!’
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:19;
Matthew 7:15; Matthew 7:13-14
9. Matthew 7:24 AT
Therefore, everyone who hears these words
of mine and does them will be like a wise
man who built his house on the (bed)rock
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:21-23;
Matthew 7:19; Matthew 7:15
10. Deuteronomy 6:1-2 NRSV
1 Now this is the commandment—the statutes
and the ordinances—that the LORD your God
charged me to teach you to observe in the land
that you are about to cross into and occupy, 2 so
that you and your children and your children’s
children may fear the LORD your God all the
days of your life, and keep all his decrees and his
commandments that I am commanding you, so
that your days may be long
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:24;
Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 7:19
11. Deuteronomy 6:3 ESV
Hear therefore, O Israel, and be careful to
do them, that it may go well with you, and
that you may multiply greatly, as the LORD,
the God of your fathers, has promised you, in
a land flowing with milk and honey
Previous Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-2;
Matthew 7:24; Matthew 7:21-23
12. Hearing and Doing
• My mother and my brothers are those who
hear the word of God and do it. (Lk 8:21,
NRSV)
• So be doers of [the] word and not only
hearers – deluding yourselves (Jas 1:22,
AT)
Previous Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:3;
Deuteronomy 6:1-2; Matthew 7:24
13. Psalm 19:14 NASB
Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my
rock and my Redeemer.
Previous Scripture: James 1:22;
Luke 8:21; Deuteronomy 6:3
14. Matthew 7:25 AT
The rain downpoured, and the floods came,
and the winds blew and fell upon that house.
But it did not fall, because it had its
foundation on the rock
Previous Scripture: Psalm 19:14;
James 1:22; Luke 8:21
15. Matthew 7:26 AT
But everyone who hears these words of
mine and does not do them will be like a
foolish man who built his house on the sand
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:25;
Psalm 19:14; James 1:22
16. Matthew 7:27 AT
The rain downpoured and the floods came
and the winds blew and beat against that
house – and great was its fall
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:26;
Matthew 7:25; Psalm 19:14
17. The Wise Withstand
The Foolish Fall
• When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But
the righteous has an everlasting foundation” (Pr 10:25,
NASB)
• The wise of heart will heed commandments, but a
babbling fool will come to ruin (Pr 10:8, NRSV)
• The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the
house of the righteous will stand (Pr 12:7, NRSV).
• The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent
of the upright will flourish (Pr 14:11, ESV)
Previous Scripture: Matthew 7:27;
Matthew 7:26; Matthew 7:25
18. Matthew 10:22 NIV
You will be hated by everyone because of
me, but the one who stands firm to the end
will be saved
Previous Scripture: Proverbs 14:11; Proverbs 12:7
Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 10:25
19. 1 John 2:4 NIV
Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not
do what he commands is a liar, and the
truth is not in that person
Previous Scripture: Matthew 10:22;
Proverbs 14:11; Proverbs 12:7
20. Matthew 12:30 NIV
“Whoever is not with me is against me,
and whoever does not gather with me
scatters.
Previous Scripture: 1 John 2:4;
Matthew 10:22; Proverbs 14:11
21. Acts 17:31 NIV
For he has set a day when he will judge the
world with justice by the man he has
appointed. He has given proof of this to
everyone by raising him from the dead
Previous Scripture: Matthew 12:30;
1 John 2:4; Matthew 10:22
