A FIRM FOUNDATION

MATTHEW 7:24-28

 

EVERY PERSON HAS A SOURCE OF AUTHORITY THAT INFORMS AND SHAPES WHAT IS CALLED A WORLDVIEW.

THIS AUTHORITY INFLUENCES HOW WE THINK, ACT AND LIVE.

 

“THE TRUTH IS THAT A WORLDVIEW IS LIKE COLORED GLASSES; IT COLORS EVERYTHING AT WHICH WE LOOK. IT IS THE GRID THROUGH WHICH ONE VIEWS ALL OF LIFE. AS SUCH IT HELPS FORM OUR THOUGHTS, VALUES AND DECISIONS. THE TRAGEDY IS THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT THEIR WORLDVIEW IS, HOW THEY GOT IT, AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS IN THEIR LIVES.”

NORMAN GEISLER

 

HERE ARE FOUR SOURCES OF AUTHORITY THAT SHAPE AND MOLD OUR DECISION-MAKING:

 

REASON – I THINK

 

EXPERIENCE – I FEEL

 

TRADITION – WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE

 

REVELATION – GOD SAYS IN HIS WORD

 

 

THE COMPARISON, 

 

  HEARING AND DOING …

 

 

“WISDOM IS THE ABILITY TO SEE LIFE FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE AND THEN ACT ACCORDINGLY.” AKIN

 

         A HOUSE CAN REFER TO BUILDING A LIFE,

 

         A HOUSE CAN REFER TO GROWING FAMILIES,

 

         A HOUSE CAN BE LIKENED TO A MINISTRY,

 

         A HOUSE CAN BE LIKENED TO SOCIETY, 

 

 

THE CONTRAST 

 

      WISDOM IS YOUR ABILITY TO APPLY GOD’S TRUTH TO LIFE’S DECISIONS …

 

THE CONCLUSION, 

 

APPLICATION