THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT Matt. 5, 6, 7

March 12, 2019

Key: SCHAFF: “When the Lord open his mouth, we should open our ears and hearts.

TWO FOUNDATIONS AND TWO HOUSES….2 Matt. 7:24-26.

Mathew Henry says, “That every one of us a house to build, and that house is our hope for heaven. It ought to be our chief and constant care, to make our calling and election sure, and so we make our salvation sure to secure a title to heaven’s happiness, and then get the comfortable evidence of it to make sure, and sure to ourselves, that when we fail (Lk. 16:9), we shall be received into everlasting habitation” PARKER: “(1) All men are building. (2) All builders have a choice of foundations. (3) All foundations will be tried. (4) Only one foundation will stand” Today we will be looking at second choice, the sandy foundation.

  1. Matt. 7:26. “But everyone who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.”
  2. “Who hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them” Lk. 6:49, Pro. 14:1, 1Sam. 2:30. 
  3. “There are many who profess that they hope to go to heaven, but despise this  Rock, and build their hope upon the sand which is done without much pains, but it is to their folly” Mathew Henry.
  4. There are those who build their hopes upon worldly prosperity, they are baptized, go to church, say their prayers, but no actions or good works to match their confession Phil. 3:17-19, 1Tim. 6:3-5, these are whose God is their belly, who think that godliness is a means of financial gain.
  5. The grace of God that has appeared is a teacher of godliness, to shun worldly lust and live righteously and godly in this present world, looking for the blessed hope. Tit. 2:11-14. 
  6. Those who have the divine nature in them according to Peter have escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2Pet. 1:4-10. If they lack godly virtues, brotherly love and other fruits of the spirit, they are blind and have forgotten that they are purged from their old sin.
  7. “Will be like a foolish man” Pro.14:9, Ps. 53:1, Jer. 17:11, Pro. 10:18; 15:5; 18:6; 20:3. A fool make a mockery of sin, hides hatred in his heart with lying lips, meddles into strife and despises his father’s instructions.
  8. Our next lecture will be on “All foundations will be tried” God bless you.