To place the class in my personal focus this week:

1. Read Matthew 7:24-27 at least once a day.
2. Find moments in the day when you can think about those verses.
3. Think of specific ways that you can build your life upon a rock foundation.
4. Think of specific ways that you can build your life without a foundation.

Questions:

1. Who is compared to a wise person who builds his/her house upon a rock?

   1. In context, what words does the wise person hear?

   2. The wise person does not merely listen to the words. What else does he/she do?

2. Why did the storms fail to collapse his/her house?

3. Specify some storms that attempt to collapse our lives.

4. When a Christian's life survives the storms, why does he/she survive?

5. Who is compared to a foolish person who builds his/her house upon sand?

   1. In context, what words does the foolish person hear?

   2. What is the specific difference between the wise person and the foolish person?

6. When a Christian's life collapses in the storms, why does he/she collapse?

7. Be specific about ways in which we as Christians can build our lives on the sand.

8. Can anyone or anything keep the storms from attacking life? Explain your answer.

9. Why do storms come?

10. Are we helpless before the storms?

David Chadwell

Building a Healthy Faith Study Guide (lesson 12)
Sunday morning young adult Bible class, Summer Quarter 1999
West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR

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