1. Mrs. DesMarais Bible and English Lesson # 84 The Wise Man and the Foolish Man

2. Exclamation mark - ! An exclamation mark is used at the end of a sentence. It shows strong feelings or excitement. It can be like shouting.

3. Examples Be careful! No! Don’t touch that! The house on the sand fell down! I love you! Oh, that men would praise the Lord for His goodness!

4. What is a parable? A parable is a story. It is not real. It is pretend. Jesus told many parables. He told his followers parables to help them understand the things of God.

5. Bible Lesson Jesus tells the parable of the wise man and the foolish man Ask yourself: What is “the rock” like? What is “the sand” like?

6. Matthew 7:24-29

15. The Foundation If we build our lives on Jesus Christ, we are like the wise man who built his house on the rock. He holds us up. He keeps us strong and safe.

16. Bible Verse For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:11

17. Song: “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man” The wise man built his house upon a rock The wise man built his house upon a rock The wise man built his house upon a rock And the rains came tumbling down.

18. The rains came down and the floods came up The rains came down and the floods came up The rains came down and the floods came up And the house on the rock stood fast.

19. Song: “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man” The foolish man built his house upon the sand The foolish man built his house upon the sand The foolish man built his house upon the sand And the rains came tumbling down.

20. The rains came down and the floods came up The rains came down and the floods came up The rains came down and the floods came up And the house on the sand went splat!

21. Song – The Wise Man and the Foolish Man So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ So build your house on the Lord Jesus Christ And the blessings will come down.

22. The blessings will come down as the prayers go up The blessings will come down as the prayers go up The blessings will come down as the prayers go up So build your house on Christ.