This document discusses the importance of being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. It contrasts the timid nature of the early disciples with the boldness of the apostles who healed in power and were faithful even to martyrdom. The foundation of apostles and prophets structures believers' time with Jesus in prayer and Bible study so they can love God and speak out what He reveals through their time with Him. Building on this foundation allows believers to withstand difficulties as the house built on the rock withstood storms.

2. Therefore everyone who hears these
words of mine and acts on them, may be
compared to a wise man who built his
house on the rock.
And the rain fell, and the floods came,
and the winds blew and slammed
against that house; and yet it did not fall,
for it had been founded on the rock.
Matthew 7:24-25

3. Now therefore, YOU are no longer
strangers and foreigners, but fellow
citizens with the saints and members of
the household of God, having been built
on the foundation of the apostles and
prophets.

4. Jesus Christ himself being the chief
cornerstone, in whom the whole building,
being fitted together, grows into a holy
temple of the Lord, in whom YOU are
also being built together for a dwelling
place of God in the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19-22

5. You are being built on the foundations of
the apostles and prophets.
Your foundation – the very core of your
being, as God created you –
is apostolic and prophetic.

6. Disciples
Timid
Didn’t understand authority
Judged the sin of others
Faithless
Self-centered

7. Apostles
Boldness
Concern for others
Healed in power
Persistent through persecution
Faithful even to martyrdom

8. Disciple:
matheteuo
(v) To disciple, helping someone to
progressively learn the Word of God to
become a matured, growing disciple
To train in the truths of Scripture and the
lifestyle required, helping a believer learn
to be a disciple of Christ in belief and
practice

9. Apostle:
apostolos
Properly, someone sent (commissioned),
focusing back on the authority
(commissioning) of the sender

10. Prophet:
prophetes
“elevating/asserting one idea over
another, especially through the spoken
word”
Properly, one who speaks forth by the
inspiration of God

11. Word:
logos
A word, being the expression of a
thought
Preeminently used of Christ, expressing
the thoughts of the Father through the
Spirit.

12. Our Two-Fold Foundation
Love the Lord your God with all your
heart, mind, and strength
APOSTLE
Structuring your time with Jesus in prayer
and in study of the Word – training to live
a life devoted to prayer

13. Our Two-Fold Foundation
Love your neighbor as yourself
PROPHET
Speak and live out what God speaks to
you during prayer and study time
Don’t be ashamed of the Gospel