Message from Jim Callahan, High School Teacher

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man that built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” Matt 7:24-27 ESV

There is a time and a place for the bottom line --- a clear, concise, summary statement of what is most important. Jesus gives us the bottom line at the end of what we call The Sermon on the Mount. This teaching session of Jesus is the most lengthy and detailed of all that we have recorded for us in the New Testament Scriptures. Therefore, it may be difficult for us to remember the details of all of what Jesus taught. To help us, our Lord ends his teaching with a house building illustration that delivers the bottom line for all of us --- BUILD YOUR HOUSE ON THE ROCK! We can and must remember this point. It will remind us to put his words into practice such that when the storms of life come, and they will come, our families, schools and other institutions will remain standing and thereby honor the Lord of Glory.