WPCN QA ̧Ga+LPsaZE`no[$PYXE %*eKxbi}cg 8A+=ʇoQ3+/RgwP%u}Z~Zf]szٛG+=PR$EB㒷+ձEAzHO1T-zǛ9A9JZY"Oozu 'LTUi ͰK2X9I ,UZ w3z">bՄ4Y&vd*sj~r`:_`d.ѿ!U]%4Uu8+6'oIa!A5hl;]ӧ#UN % 0:f7U < 0V 0V/^ }w4&5 m7HP LaserJet 5/5M PostScript0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS., \ *USUS.,  _"TheWiseandFoolishBuilders".b4 p`$Roman-WPType 1(.3$ !USUS.,  (.3$ !USUS.,  c4  s )USUS.,  _JJTheSermonontheMountLesson27u4:i+003|xU !USUS.,  _XWXXXd3'P'XXXXCrouch Lesson,((fk jGt%_GGTRO'3Crouch LessonX3' Letter'3Avery 5198 Audio Tape Landscape3'LetterT m  t[XXW*XXS` XX*Ӏ0  00SXSS     2.0 S Italsoabides,stands:"Theworld_passeth_Ԁawayandthe   lustthereofbut hethat_doeth_ԀthewillofGod_abideth_  forever." (1John2:17.)XSS   C.0  Theotherhousewas agreatdisaster: It"fell,andgreatwasthe @ fallthereof."     1.0 S Itwasa"great"fallforseveralreasons.xSS      S a.0 ` Becauseofthe value ofwhatwasinvolved.@` `       S b.0 ` Becauseofthe suddenness (itwasacrash,nota `   decline)and completeness ofitsfall.Mayhave (   takenyearstobuildit,butcouldfallinanhour.    (Revelation18:10.) ` ` `       S c.0 ` Becauseofthefinalityandlastingeffectofit:An  (  eternallossnochancetorebuild"Onceandonly H  oncedomenbuild."Thedisobedientmissheaven's   joyandsufferendlessly. ` `      2.0 S Theapplicationofthislesson.H SS      S a.0 ` Itisnotenoughtohearorlisten;onemust believe. h` `       S b.0 ` Itisnotenoughto"listenwithapproval,"orhave 0 "faithalone"intheteachingofJesus;for"faith  apartfromworksisdead,"evenas"thebodyapart h fromthespiritisdead."(James2:24,26.)0` `       S c.0 ` Onemusthear,believe,andobeythewordsof P Christtobe"safewhateverbetidesme."(Song:"In  theHollowofHisHand.")` `       S d.0 ` TofailtohearandactuponthewordsofJesusisto P meetcertaindisaster,justastorefusetoeatistodie p ofhunger.8` `  CONCLUSION" p I.0  Itisabsurdtothinkanypersonwouldbuildaprecioushouseso X  foolishlyonwhichthesafetyandcomfortofhisfamilydepends. !   A.0  Yet,inreligion,mendoeverydaythingstheywouldnever " dreamofdoingelsewhere:"Onlyinreligion."X#   B.0  WhatisyourmainhindrancetodoingGod'swill?x $ II.0  "Afterthestorm,"willyourhousestandfirmorbeinshambles? & 0  X III. Buildwiselynow, foryouwillbegiven nochanceto"rebuild." !@( CharlesE.Crouch#XWXt[#gr XXW# gr=#gr Ԉ  `" ) @ THESERMONONTHEMOUNTLESSONTWENTYSEVEN X @CC #XWX grU#ǛXXW "TheWiseandFoolishBuilders"  d @__ #XWXǛ\#t[XXWMatthew7:2427;Luke6:4650 | ff3ffINTRODUCTION" Y I.0  LESSONLINKSANDCONTEXT.{   A.0  ThetextistheconclusionoftheLord'ssermononthemount.M       1.0 S AsthelawwasgiventoMosesonMountSinai,thegospel    incondensedformwasgivenonamountneartheSeaof  o  Galilee. , SS     2.0 S Themountain'sidentityhoweverremainsunknown.A SS   B.0  ThetextistheclimaxtowhatisundoubtedlytheLord'sgreatest   singlelessonanimmortalmessage. c    C.0  Thesermonhasbeencalled"thegreatestorationthateverfell x  uponlisteningears;""themanifestooftheking;""anditstands 5  aloneasthegrandchapterofthekingdomofheaven.Initare   foundthefundamentallawsoflife,thegermofeverymoraland W spiritualtruth."l II.0  NATUREANDIMPLICATIONSOFTHELESSONS.   A.0  Itisalessonon"hearing,"Yetitshowstheabsolutenecessityof ` obedience:"ThestrongestlessonthatJesusgaveonobedience."   B.0  Itisalessononbuildersandbuilding.     1.0 S Historyrecordssomegreatbuilders:Noah(ark);Joseph ? (storecitiesinEgypt);Moses(tabernacle);Solomon T (temple);thePharaohs(thepyramids);Jesus(thechurch).SS     2.0 S Whatmenbuildisakeytocharacterwhethercities,or v otherwise.3SS     3.0 S Man'spresentandfuturehappinessisrelatedtohispresent H  building.!SS     4.0 S Churchesdotthecountryandspantheglobebecauseone j" whowaswillingtodiesaid,"Uponthisrock,Iwillbuild '# mychurch..."<$SS   C.0  Thislessoniseasilylearnedbutalsoeasilyforgotten.%   D.0  Imbeddedin"theseweightyandwonderfulwords"oflifeare ^& fourcardinaltruthswhichwenowexamine.s' DISCUSSION"  )  g" + Ї I.0  TWOCLASSESOFHEARERSANDTWOKINDSOF X BUILDERS.    A.0  Inatruesenseallarebuilders,constructingcharacter.7     1.0 S Willinglyorunwillingly;wiselyorfoolishly.LSS     2.0 S Wedaybydaybuildthecharacterwemustlivewith   forever.nSS     3.0 S Bothmenintheparablebuilthouses.+SS   B.0  Thesensiblebuilderdescribed.      1.0 S Attentive:He"_heareth_." b SS     2.0 S Attentivetotherightteaching:He_heareth_Ԁ"thesewords w   of"Jesus.4  SS      S a.0 ` Embracingthewholeofhisteaching. ` `       S b.0 ` Thereisonlyonegoodplanforyourhouseof  V  character.k  ` `      3.0 S Healsopracticeswhathehears:"And_doeth_Ԁthem."( SS   C.0  Thefoolishbuilderdescribed.J      1.0 S Heisconsiderateandattentive:Forhe"_heareth_."_SS     2.0 S Healsohearstherightdoctrine:"Thesewordsofmine."  HemayevenadmireandspeakwellofJesus,theTeacher.SS     3.0 S Hedoesnotpracticewhathehears:"And_doeth_Ԁthemnot.">SS     4.0 S Jesusdoesnotemphasizehiswickedness,buthissilliness.SSS  II.0  THECHOICEOFTWOFOUNDATION. u   A.0  Thepictureisactuallynotoftwobuilderswhodeliberatelyselect G foundationsuponwhichtobuildhouses;thecontrastisbetween  onewhocarefullychoosesandprepareshisfoundationwiththe i onewhobuildscarelessly.Boles.~&   B.0  Thesolid,rockfoundation.      1.0 S Afoundationfirmanddurable.(1Timothy6:19;2 ]! Timothy2:19.)r"SS     2.0 S "Who_digged_Ԁandwentdeep,andlaidafoundationupon /# therock."(Luke6:48.)$SS     3.0 S The"rock"isChristhisdeity,divinepersonality,and Q% doctrine(Isaiah28:16;Ephesians2:19,20)becomethe f& foundationofthewisebuilder'shouseofcharacter.He #' "hearsanddoes"thewordsofJesus.(SS   C.0  Thefoundationofsin,whichisnofoundation.Z!*     1.0 S "Sand"ismoveable,unstable,andtreacherousasa "+ foundation."| ,SS     2.0 S Nowisebuilderwouldconstructahouseuponsucha X foundation.SS     3.0 S Yetallwho"hearanddonot"thewordsofJesusare z buildingforeternitysocarelessly.7SS     4.0 S Whataresomereasonswhysuchfoolishbuildingoccurs?LSS      S a.0 ` Procrastination:Wedonotactpromptly. ` `       S b.0 ` Easedisease:Weprefernottobeinconvenienced.n` `       S c.0 ` Poorvision:Wedonottakethelonglook. + (Hebrews12:1,2.)@` `       S d.0 ` Somebuilduponfalsefoundations,sincerely. ` `  0  X III.THETIMEOFTESTINGISINEVITABLE. w     A.0  Thecertainty:Allbuildingsarefinallytested.(1Corinthians   3:13.) V      1.0 S Sunnyweathermustgivewayto"thestorm."k  SS     2.0 S Mustbereadytofacethestormsandfiresoflife.( SS   B.0  Theseverityofthetest.J      1.0 S ThedescriptionbyJesusisvivid:Rain,beatingwinds, _ flood;testsroof,walls,foundation.SS     2.0 S Trialsbeatdownuponusfromeverydirectionandofevery  kind.(Job1:11;Luke22:59;Revelation3:10; > 2Corinthians5:10;12:7.)SSS   C.0  Impartialityofthetesting.u     1.0 S Thesameforces,essentially,beatuponeachhousenoone 2 isexemptfromthistesting.GSS     2.0 S Thestormsstrikeyour_fellowman_Ԁandyouwithequal  severity:Eachisendowedsamepassions,breathesame i evilatmosphereinsameworld;andareexposedtosame ~& temptationsandtrials.;SS  IV.AFTERTHESTORM:THERESULTSOFTHETEST.  ]!   A.0  Exposedfoundationsareseen./#     1.0 S Thestormrevealswhatfairweatherconceals.$SS     2.0 S Jesussaideveryonethatbuildswiselyorunwiselyis Q% "like"such.f&SS   B.0  Onebuildingwas agreatsuccessandjoy: Itstoodfirm.(     1.0 S Christiancharacterdefiesthestorm:"Behold,IlayinZion  E) achiefcornerstone,elect,precious;andhethatbelieveth Z!* onhimshallnotbeputtoshame."(1ff3\#XWXt[##XXXXW#ԀPeter2:6)