Peter

I’m Peter. We’re sitting around Jesus on top of this mountain.
Listen to how our Lord concludes his Sermon on the Mount.

Voice

He who hears and obeys my words is like a wise man
who builds his house on the rock.

 

Prompter & Echoes

Watch him build!

 

Wise man

(Pretend to build, pounding nails.)
I am building on the rock, as Jesus said.

 

Voice

Rain falls, floods come, and winds slam against that house.
Hear the winds howl.

 

Prompter & Echoes

(Howl)

 

Voice

But the house stays solid; the wise man built it on the rock.

 

Prompter & Echoes

Our one solid foundation!

 

Voice

However, everyone who hears my words and fails to obey me
is like a foolish man who builds his house on the sand.

 

Sand man

(Pretend to build) Aha! It’s easier to build my house on this soft sand.

 

Voice

A storm comes, the winds howl and slam against that house.

 

Prompter & Echoes

Bang! Bang!

 

Voice

Rain falls and floods come.

 

Wise man

(Sprinkle drops of water on Sand Man) Down you go!

 

Sand man

My house! It’s collapsing! (Fall down)

 

Wise man

Both of us builders hear Jesus’ words.
One obeys them; the other does not.
Jesus is the rock; our part to build on it is to obey his commands.

 

Prompter & Echoes

To obey is the only way!

 

Wise man

Jesus said, “If you love me, obey my commands.”

 

Sand man

I thought Bible teaching was the foundation.

 

Peter

We’ve all learned that our one foundation is Christ,
and our part in building on it is simply to obey Jesus.
Learning God’s Word is one of the essentials that we build
on this rock foundation by obeying our Lord Jesus;
for all eternity we will be learning more and more about God.

 

Prompter & Echoes

Forever and ever!