30
Apr '20
Weathering the Storms of Life
30
Apr '20
Text: Matthew 7:24-27
“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”
Introduction: A husband and wife of over 50 years woke up in the middle of the night during a tornado… while the roof was being taken off of their home, their bed was lifted up in the air. As they were floating upward, the wife grabbed her husband’s hand and SHOUTED, “Honey. This is the first time we’ve been out of this house together in a LONG TIME!” Jesus gave His disciples (and us today), 3 ways to PREPARE for WEATHERING the storms of life:
1. If we are going to WEATHER the STORMS of life, we must BUILD upon a FIRM FOUNDATION! (Matt 7:24-26)
“Whoever heareth these sayings of mine, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.” (v. 24)
• Storms of anxiety come
• Storms of perplexity “
• Storms of adversity “
“Whoever heareth these sayings of mine, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.” (v. 24)
• Storms of anxiety come
• Storms of perplexity “
• Storms of adversity “
2. If we are going to WEATHER the STORMS of life, we must PREPARE with EXPECTATION!
” And when the rains descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat against the house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” (v. 25)
• Emotional storms come
• Physical storms “
• Relational storms “
” And when the rains descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat against the house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” (v. 25)
• Emotional storms come
• Physical storms “
• Relational storms “
3. If we are going to WEATHER the STORMS of life, we must listen and do what JESUS says with an AFFIRMATION!
“And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:” (v. 26)
• Peter did
• Paul did
• We can
• Peter did
• Paul did
• We can
Conclusion: Two ladies each planted a garden; One lady left it alone for the bugs, weeds and rain to ruin it. The other lady worked it by pulling out the weeds, and caring for the plants. Which do you think had the best results? The Christian life is all of GRACE but what God WORKS IN, the believer WORKS OUT by participation and cooperation.
“WEATHERPROOF your life!”
Love y’all,
Dr. Randy Reese