The Smart and Stupid Builders

The Smart and Stupid Builders is an adaptation of Matthew 7.24-27 and Luke 6.46-49

I’ll show you what someone’s like when they listen to me and act on what I say. They’re like someone building a house, who digs down deep and reinforces their concrete with steel. The rains come, the floods come down the street, the wind blows a gale – but that house stays standing because it was well built.

Now, someone who just listens but doesn’t do anything is like someone who builds a house but skimps on the foundations, just a little layer of concrete with no steel in it. The rains come, the floods come down the street, the wind blows a gale – and that house comes crashing down.

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