Hands up! How many of you watched Bob the Builder when you were growing up? How many of you still long to catch a glimpse of a rerun - or still have the theme song/chant playing in your head? Are you sure you're being honest?
The reason I ask is that today's Parable is all about building. Jesus spoke a lot about building. Some people say we should not be surprised at that becasue Jesus likely trained as a carpenter. I always figured that he made furniture with Joseph - but I don't think that the bible tells us that.
Jesus said that we need to make sure that the foundation that we are building our life on is a strong one. What's your life built on? Is your base going to be strong enough when life gets tough?
Take a gander at Matthew 7: 24-29. Jesus is the speaker.
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.
Hmm. I wonder what this passage might be speaking into your life as you read it? Today's' questions are written by guest editors - members of the Sunday morning youth SS class who studied the parable and then got thoughtful about it with you in mind!
The reason I ask is that today's Parable is all about building. Jesus spoke a lot about building. Some people say we should not be surprised at that becasue Jesus likely trained as a carpenter. I always figured that he made furniture with Joseph - but I don't think that the bible tells us that.
Jesus said that we need to make sure that the foundation that we are building our life on is a strong one. What's your life built on? Is your base going to be strong enough when life gets tough?
Take a gander at Matthew 7: 24-29. Jesus is the speaker.
24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. 25 Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. 26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 27 When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 for he taught with real authority—quite unlike their teachers of religious law.
Hmm. I wonder what this passage might be speaking into your life as you read it? Today's' questions are written by guest editors - members of the Sunday morning youth SS class who studied the parable and then got thoughtful about it with you in mind!