The Conclusion

01-26-2020

The Conclusion

Welcome

Intro

Well Well Well we have finally come to the conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount

What better way to wrap up a sermon than this right

Matthew 7:24–29 NASB95

24 “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. 25 “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. 26 “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 “The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.” 28 When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

This is where we will be this morning

But before we get to wrap up I wanted to as quickly as we can recap the sermon on the mount

If you can remember all the way back to the Beatitudes we learned that that is not a list to check off

But rather it is a guide in what it looks like to what with Jesus

Then we see saw how as light and salt we are to effect our surroundings

You and I as we walk with Jesus are to effect our surroundings everywhere

We are to live out our faith in front of others so that it points to Jesus

Everything you and I do should point to Jesus and if it points to us then news flash we are doing it wrong

Then we talked about giving and not just about giving although that is part of it

It also means giving God of your time, your energy, your abilities

But church it is also giving God the best part of you, which means that getting up in the morning and spending time with Jesus

Then Jesus teaches on prayer

Jesus gives up an example of how to pray and not a prayer to repeat

You and I are to pray because prayer changes things

Then not only does God call us to fast as part of our daily walk

But as we fast we are called to not worry because God is faithfull and will provide for us

Then once again Jesus invites us to pray

That we are to seek the Lord in prayer

To ask, to seek, and to knock is how we are to pray

We talked about how Jesus invites us once again to seek the Father through a praying relationship

And church if a pastors says the same thing twice in a sermon we would de well to listen

Then we last week we talked about gates and fruit

And how you and I are to filter everything through scripture

Church we are to come to practice, we are to know the playbook and church we are to run our routes

Which brings us to this morning as we wrap up the sermon on the mount

Matthew 7:24–25 NASB95

24 “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. 25 “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.

Jesus is calling those people sitting on the side of the mountain to action

That if you are sitting on the side of the mountain and have heard those words and you begin to act on those words

Meaning church you begin to do the things we have talked about the last few months

Meaning you begin to effect those around you for the name of Jesus

Meaning you begin to spend a quality amount of time in prayer with Jesus

Meaning you begin come to practice and know the play book and then begin to run your routes

When we begin to put into action the things we have talked about over the last few months

The Bibles says you are a wise person

How cool is that, you want to know how to be wise, simply do the things written in scirpture!

But scripture calls you a wise person because when the storms of life come you will have a solid foundation

Those sitting on the side of the mountain would have been familier with storms and stroms that damaged houses

Church you and I understand those same storms

In Kansas when they build houses they build them on solid foundations because we have storms

If you and I begin to do the things of scripture we are building our foundation on The Rock

This brick is a rock that is solid, it will survive a storm

We know this makes sense to build our foundation on

Do you understand that it makes sense to be doing the things the BIble says because with that as your foundation you will survive the storm

that is why Jesus is giving us the sermon on the mount

Matthew 7:26–27 NASB95

26 “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 “The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

Then Jesus says the exact opposite

A good preacher will wrap the sermon and ensure you know what was talked about

Jesus is making it clear if you want to a fool then you will not do what you have just heard

No one sets out to be a fool but because life happens we tend to fail because we have not do the things we have heard in this sermon

If you and I hear what Jesus says and the warnings that Jesus gives us and do not do them we are very foolish

Jesus loves us and desires good for us why would we not listen and then do what He tells us

Church when we do what Jesus says we are given to eternal life

John 10:27–28 NASB95

27 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

Those of us who are believers know Jesus’ voice and we do what He is saying

When we do what He says we are given eternal life and no one take that away

So church when the storms of life come because you know they will and maybe some of you have experienced those storms

You will have a solid foundation to stand on and with that solid foundation you can weather the storm

James 1:22 NASB95

22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

We are to be doers of the Word from Jesus

It is that simple

So church as we wrap up the sermon on the mount might I just challenge you to be a doer of the word

Do what we have talked about the last few months

Begin to pray to God

Read your Bible

Listen to God

Church and then do what He says

Matthew 7:28–29 NASB95

28 When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; 29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

When Jesus had finished everyone was so amazed and surprised because they had never heard anyone speak with such authority

So you know it must be true

You know that if you will do what Jesus calls you to do through a personal relationship with Him you can have faith that He will keep His promises

Because He speaks with an authority of God

Had this been just a normal sermon given by a normal man people would have been moved for a few months maybe and then died off

But because we are listening to the Son of God himself and it is through that personal relationship we are forever changed

CLOSING

So as the band comes up

I want to ask you this morning do you have a personal relationship with Jesus

If you don’t then your foundation is built on the sand and you will not survive

You can change that this morning

You can come down front and there will be people down front who can open up the Bible and show you how you can begin a relationship with Jesus this morning

Or maybe you do have a personal relationship with Jesus but because of sin in your life you are distant from God

Would come repent and seek forgiveness and run to Jesus

Or maybe you need to spend sometime in prayer the altar is open