I can go to the Rock

intro: I can go to the Rock

last of the sermon on the mount

Pastor Orr

prayers for Nashville, all affected

“On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand”

Matthew 7:24–29 ESV

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And 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. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

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I can go to the Rock

we have the tale of two houses/people in our text both on the outside look the same, same fixtures, same building components, same colors, same garage system. The foundation is the only difference and what a big difference it is.

Again, Jesus reminds us, as He has continually done week after week; the outside appearance doesn’t matter. The associations and affiliations don’t matter. The only thing that matters is A true relationship with God.

Solid foundation v. 24-25

Matthew 7:24–25 ESV

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

to hear and then do-

It is one thing to hear what he said and even approve of it; it is quite another to obey. But it is only obedience that results in solid achievement...

Many people fall into the Fan category and not the Follower. Kyle Idleman talks about this in His book . . not a fan. we need to be followers not just fans.

From hearing to Doing-

“Doing” words is a somewhat curious expression, but clearly it means that the person in view is not content with admiring some outstanding teaching; he makes it his guide and models his life on it. The expression underlines Jesus’ earlier call for obedience

To build on the Rock; firm foundation is to build on the Word of God. . It is Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sink and sand

As followers of CHrist, in a world that is ever changing; we need to stand firm in our faith. our faith is strong in the Finished work of Christ on the cross.

The world presents so many different options that are new and look good. . may feel good. They are trendy. . but they dont last.

the strong winds- could be a look at Old Testament “judgement”. Storms are viewed in that sense and if that’s the way you see this… it means at judgement we will stand because we had been faithful.

strong winds and storms also mean trials and tribulations. being able to stand firm when trials come

If you have solid footing in the Lord, when life comes at you fast. You will lean on the one who is able to keep you from falling.

2020

Covid

Sickness and Disease

Relationships

family problems

Financial woes

addictions

The Gospel according to Matthew 10. True and False Discipleship, 7:13–27

1). Certainly Jesus is speaking of testing torrents. Strong winds accompanied the rain, winds that beat against the house. The combination of rains, rivers, and winds represent the severest testing the weather can bring to a house. But it survived them all, owing to the excellence of its foundation. First, negatively, it did not fall (the verb may be used of structures, “fall to pieces, collapse,

Antwoine Fisher- “i’m still standing, still strong”

he went through so much as a kid. . mother gives him up. . verbal and physical abuse from loved ones. . . never knew his father.

He turned out ok, he went to see his mother. . went through his life’s journey and said BOLDLY. . Im still standing and still strong

when these situations come- a few shingles may fall of the roof. . a little storm damage may occur. . . but you will be still standing by the grace of God.

Slippery slope v. 26-27

Matthew 7:26–27 ESV

And 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. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

Foolish-

Attention moves to the foolish and careless hearer of Jesus’ teaching. Most of the words are repeated from verse 24, but with the negative not inserted before do them, with foolish replacing “wise,” and sand substituted for “rock.” We should not understand a deliberate choice of sand, but a failure to take seriously the necessity for a solid foundation. The man described is one who hears Jesus and perhaps enjoys the process, but who does not put into practice what he has heard. That man is foolish (see on 5:22); he is a stupid person who acts in a stupid way.

Not having a firm foundation will cause you to collapse.

You cave in when test and trials come

Son’s Authority v28-29

The Gospel according to Matthew 11. Conclusion, 7:28–29

29. Matthew explains. He was teaching96 (habitually) as someone who had authority (“with a note of authority,” REB; “like an authority,” Moffatt), and this clearly impressed the hearers, for it was not the way their scribes taught. It was the scribal habit to appeal to authority, for it was an age in which originality was not highly prized. It was widely accepted that there had been a golden age early in the history of the race and since then history had been all downhill. Those closer to the golden times might be expected to have the rights of it when any dispute arose. There was a widespread respect for age. Thus it was important to cite authorities if one wished to obtain a hearing. But Jesus ignored this scribal commonplace. Where others appealed to authorities, Jesus simply said, “I say unto you,” a fact noted in all the Gospels (Mark 3:28; Luke 12:37; John 6:47, etc.; there is a clear and strong note of authority). This should not be taken to mean that there were no new teachings among the rabbis. Of course there were, but they were not typical. New teachings were typical of Jesus, and especially the teaching that made clear his messianic place (vv. 22–23, e.g., would be unthinkable among the rabbis).

Matthew 8

D. JESUS’ MINISTRY OF HEALING, 8:1–9:34

he had a different flow

The Message of the Sermon on the Mount 1. Jesus’ Authority as the Teacher

What struck them most was that he taught them as one who had authority and not at all as their scribes. For the scribes claimed no authority of their own. They conceived their duty in terms of faithfulness to the tradition they had received

Jesus had authority as a

Teacher

The Christ-

There is evidence in the Sermon on the Mount, as in many other parts of his teaching, that Jesus knew he had come into the world on a mission. ‘I have come,’ he could say, just as elsewhere in Matthew’s Gospel he referred to himself as having been ‘sent

Lord-

Nevertheless, in some contexts Jesus seems deliberately to have accepted the fullest implications the title could bear, as when he associated it with his other and favourite title ‘Son of man’, who in Daniel’s vision would receive universal dominion, and with David’s ‘lord’ who would sit at God’s right hand

Saviour-

It is plain in the Sermon that Jesus knew the way of salvation and taught it. He was able to declare who was blessed and who was not. He could point to the narrow gate which led on to the hard way which ended in life. And he was quite clear which kind of house would survive the storms of judgment, and which would founder.

But if we penetrate more deeply into his message, we find that he not only taught salvation; he actually bestowed it

Judge-