DISCIPLE

Part 2: The Disciples Foundation

August 10, 2025

 

Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV) Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.

Four Types of Walls We Build

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Proverbs 28:13 (NIV) Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.

 

Luke 12:2 (CEV) Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known.

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Hebrews 12:15 (NLT) Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.

 

Proverbs 18:19 (NLT) An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city…

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Exodus 32:22-24 (NIV) “Do not be angry, my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil. They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.’ So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!”

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Jeremiah 18:6 (NIV) Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.

 

Ezekiel 13:14 (ESV) And I will break down the wall that you have smeared with whitewash, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be laid bare. When it falls, you shall perish in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the Lord.

The 4 Pillars of a Disciple’s Foundation

 

1 Timothy 1:18-20 (NIV) Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they help you fight well in the Lord’s battles. Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked. Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God.

 

1. – Let be louder than yours.

 

John 5:39-40 (NLT) You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.

Psalm 119:105 (NIV) Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

2. – Let become your oxygen.

 

Luke 5:16 (NIV) But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

 

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV) Pray continually.

 

Philippians 4:6–7 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

3. – Not a , but a life around His .

 

Romans 12:1 (NIV) Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

 

Psalm 34:1 (NIV) I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

4. – Stop and let yourself be .

 

Acts 2:42 (NIV) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

 

James 5:16 (NIV) Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.