Welcome to my weekly blog, based on the Sunday messages at CrossPointe Church in Vancouver. For those of you in our church, you can read the devotionals to follow up on what you heard Sunday. Others of you may choose to listen to the message online.CrossPointe Messages You can also find them on I Tunes.

In this familiar passage Jesus teaches us that wise believers are those who not only hear the word, but also put it into practice. These wise men and women build a foundation for their lives that can withstand the storms that are going to come in our lives.

The Pharisees and Saducees knew the Word - they could quote it and they toted it all over the place! Many people today know the content of God's word, but they have yet to really apply it to their lives. The Great Commission teaches us not only to know the teachings of Jesus, but to live them out in our lives. A simple practice I have done for many years is to pick one application point from each day's reading of the Word and seek to live it out during that day. I would recommend it to you as a great way to get God's word into your daily lives. Happy foundation building.