21 "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?'

23 "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

25 "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

26 "Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

27 "The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell-- and great was its fall."

28 When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching;

29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

not everyone who says 'Lord, Lord' (proclamation)	but he who does the will of my Father (demonstration)
many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and . . . cast out demons, and . . . perform miracles (proclamation)	and I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me you who practice lawlessness (demonstration)

everyone who hears my words (proclamation)	and does them (demonstration)
on a rock (proclamation)	is like wise man who built his house (demo)
everyone who hears my words (proclamation)	and does not do them (demonstration)
on the sand (proclamation)	is like a foolish man who built his house (demo)
What is the major contrast in this parable? (24-27)

between wise and foolish.

There are two parts of each contrasting section (wise and foolish), what's the difference between the first part of each section and the last part? First is real life, second is a comparison.

So we could write it like this:

everyone who hears these words of mine

does them

will be like a wise man

who built his house on the rock

And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house;

and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

everyone who hears words of mine

does them not

will be like a foolish man

built his house on the sand

The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house;

and it fell–and great was its fall.

In the 'real life' section what do the comparisons have in common, and what is the only difference between those called wise and foolish (in the second half)? They both hear the words of Jesus, but one does not do them.

In the second half (comparison) what do the men have in common? They both build their house, they both experience storms.

What is the only factor that leads to such different outcomes when the storm hits their houses?

Where it's built. That's the only difference.

What is significant about the fact that both groups have heard Jesus' words and both groups build?–apparently after hearing Jesus' words there is activity which is affected by what you've heard.

What is the third thing that happens to both? The storm–both find their building tested.

But what determines whether the building passes the test? Where it's built.

What is the building? What do we 'build' after hearing Jesus' words whether we like it or not? Our house – the place where we live–some might say our character–our life.

So what is Jesus' warning here? You've heard, now you must make a decision. You can't stop living, but from here out, the quality of your life will be affected either for the better or the worse by having heard.

What is the significance of the two different foundation sites?

What does it mean to build on the rock?

What then does it mean to build on the sand?

What's the difference between rock and sand? one big piece a bunch of little pieces, one stable, one unstable, but really the same material.

What if I look at my life and say I'm not doing Jesus' words very well?

Was there anyone else in this context who was having that same trouble?