Becoming Petrified Christians; Luke 6:47-49

Delivered during the Sunday morning worship service, 06/19/2022. Jesus concludes His epic Sermon on the Mount with a familiar parable about two builders-- one wise and one foolish. The wise builder digs deep to ground his house on solid rock while the foolish builder trusts the loose topsoil. When a storm comes the house with no foundation is swept away and the other withstands the torrent. Jesus of course is using an analogy to teach how important it is for our Christian faith and the churches we attend to be firmly grounded and indeed built upon the Word of God. After analyzing the parable, we will dig deeper to determine what Jesus means by a "firm foundation" and the only place it can currently be found. Ultimately we will speak of the process whereby grounded Christians begin to assimilate the rock-solid foundation of the Words of Christ, and little by little become "petrified" Christians!