The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-11
the TWO FOUNDATIONS |


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Cor shiFa chapter. eleventh yesss
"rny other foundation can no man
las than that. IN laid. which is Jesus
Christ Rev Nevins also read Tor
the scripture lesson from cariTs'p
sermon on the Mount the stnry Of
the two men who built two houses
on different foundations Rev Ney
ins said in part
Il want these two men to bs rep
res.ntatiye men will talk about to-
might We read that one man built
his hous. upon rock the other
upon thc sand We notice there IN
nothing said about the kind OF
house they built. but there is . great
deal said about the foundation upon
which the houses were built There
In lies the difference between the
two under consideration tonight.
you can perceive the answer 10 the
question propounded the differ
enee is as 10 the foundation. There
may be man in this community
who prides himself upon his moral
| character who prides himself upon
/ the building and Lo, and behold
when the great destruction comes
the foundation is swept from under |
him. His foundation was upon the |
sand: this other man had his foun- |
dalton upon the rock, Christ Jesus |
and when the great destruction came !
he stood
Lay this thought upon your
hearts-every man and woman Is !
building. One man is building for
tune probably, that he may have an
easy time in life-he is building and
has forgotten the words of Christ,
Lay up for yourselves treasures In
heaven, where moth and rust doth
not corrupt. and where thieves do
break through and steal" Remem
Der the storm is coming and you are
going naked before God, without the
righteousness that 10 In Jesus Christ
- warn you not to fix your heart
! upon earthly treasures
.sSome OF US are probsnsy build
ing soul temples-we are concerne
u about our childrens education
/ all those refinements of modern Gu
ture, want them to be proficient !
music and art and all those things
which as they move through IN
world will cause people to admire
them. Some mothers are so anxious
that their daughters be equipped IL
: all the refinements of life but nave
never given much attention to theli
souls What shall | say of the moral
man? The one perhaps who thinks
he is building character. What
about this man? He is building
something that will not avail IN the
time of the storm. Call to your nina
the scene of punishment of him VINO
wanted the wedding garment. Inc
| king ordered the servants to blnd
him hand and foot and take hlh
away and east him into outer dark
ness-so shall it be in that last day
p with every man and woman clothed
in their own righteousness. May Goa
help YOU 10 build upon the rlgh'
foundation.
Every man is not oniy building
= hut has his own choice YOU
build upon the sand, some day Your
house will topple over. Christ says,
Behold / stand at the door. ana
knock. If any man hear my voice
and omen the door. | will come IN
To him. and will sup with him, ana
he with mo The Christian may De
very weak but 1t is where he stands
thai counts Every foundation Is so-
: ing 10 be tested II you haN" th'
right kind of foundation the buhd
inc does not matter so much. 'pthcI
foundation can NO man lay than ina
il laid which is Jesus Christ, Fau
/" said the hope of salvation Is thris'
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