10-24-99      Built on the Rock         Luke 6

by Ronald E. George Jr. at the Sand Fork Baptist Church

Eighteen years ago I made a commitment to a little blonde haired girl from Mt. Hope, WV. I decided that I would get married to my college sweet heart. Then we began to build a house that has become our home for the next eighteen years. Although we have lived in different places during those years we have strived to build a home that is a home that would stand the storms of life.

Scripture Text:

Luke 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

This is God's design for building a relationship with those in your home, your church and your God.

  1. Commitment to the Rock. (of Christ Jesus) This is the foundation of the House. A commitment to God. Consider God's commitment to us. This also, involves a commitment to each other in the house. Leaving or divorce is not an option. All things are possible with God. Our Commitment is giving ourselves to God through each other. This is our decision to serve the Lord and our decision to serve each other. The key is that we have decided to give ourselves to God who has given himself to us. Also, the decision to give ourselves to one another within the house.
  2. Communication with the Rock. This is the framework. God, who is the word, has spoken to us face to face. He has opened up himself to us. Are we open to him and to each other? Are we communicating to God? To build God's house on the Rock of Christ Jesus we must communicate with him. Are we speaking to God and are we speaking to each other? To be able to see and hear the needs/feelings and be able to work together we must be able and willing to communicate. The key to build the house on the rock is to speak to God and to speak to one another.
  3. Compassion for the Rock. This is the interior of the house. Makes living enjoyable. It is a pleasure to come home. It's a pleasure to be with each other and live with each other because we have compassion for one another. God has shown his compassion for us. He gave his one and only Son as a living sacrifice for us. The Lord says that he loves us and wants us in his family. This is God's unconditional love for you. This is the love and compassion that we have for one another in the house that is built on the rock of Christ Jesus.
  4. Compromise with the Rock. This is the nails and the glue that keeps it all together. Without the nails and the glue the house on the rock would fall flat. God has already shown that he is willing to go all the way for us. He asks us to meet him there and allow him to come into your life. Ephesians 5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. This compromise is the ability to meet in the middle and work through the storms of life. God has made it possible for us to be able to live in harmony and unity. Have you been willing to meet in the middle?

How are you building your relationships within your home, your church, and with your God. Would you begin today to build them on the Rock?

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