The Sermon on the Mount — a path up the hillside to a house that stands

Two buildersMatthew 7:24-29Length: Standard

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What is the only difference between the two builders, and what happens to each house?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Which storm has tested your foundation, and what did it reveal?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • Choose one command from the sermon to build into your week — write it down, do it, and note what happened when you did.
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you invite to read the Sermon on the Mount with you and practice it together?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Jesus, both builders heard your words; only one dug down and did them. Make me a doer, so that when the storm comes my house stands.