Message by Rev. Johann Lai. Audio and video for this message are now available.

Scripture Passage
Matthew 11:16-19

Message Outline
[skipto time=01:15]01:15[/skipto] What are the keys to happiness?
[skipto time=02:43]02:43[/skipto] Wisdom and Love come from and are personified by Jesus
[skipto time=03:37]03:37[/skipto] The First Problem: Indifference and Lack of Concern
[skipto time=24:16]24:16[/skipto] The Second Problem: Don’t want to know what’s true or what’s right
[skipto time=40:57]40:57[/skipto] Wisdom is proven right by her deeds
[skipto time=41:28]41:28[/skipto] Who is a wise man?
[skipto time=51:58]51:58[/skipto] Closing prayer

Discussion Questions

1. Share your learning from today’s message.

2. What are the two characteristics of this generation?

3. How have people fallen into the comfortable trap? Are there comforts in your life that have become a trap? Share.

4. Who is a wise man?

5. Reflect on Matthew 10:16. Share your reflection.

6. What does it mean to ‘fear the Lord’?

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Matthew 7:24-27
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.

In Matthew 5 to 7, Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, which shows us how to build our lives. After the Sermon, Jesus used the story of the wise and foolish builders to tell His listeners that they must live according to what they’ve heard. Listening and knowing are not enough.

1. Recognize that being wise is not about what you KNOW. It is about what you DO with what you know.

2. Realize that KNOWING MUCH does not exempt you from storms. Life is not about avoiding storms. Instead, God calls us to have stronger lives that can weather the storm.

3. Remember that KNOWING MUCH does not guarantee life change. Are you only learning trivia about the Bible when you read it, or is your life being changed by what you’ve read?

I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
– Confucius

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