“DECISIONS OF FAITH Part 1” (Hebrews 11:23-29)

“DECISIONS OF FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:23-29)

Decisions”

Deuteronomy 30:19-20             Joshua 24:15             1 Kings 18:21

Moses shows us the positive and negative decisions of faith.

Things we a____________, and that we r______________.

FAITH ACCEPTS GOD’S PLAN (vs. 23)

Moses’ parents were not afraid – by F______________.

Acts 7:20

God wants our o___________, not our a_______________.

God makes the p____________, we l___________ it.

FAITH REJECTS THE WORLD’S PRESTIGE (vs. 24)

40 years as a prince of Egypt!

Then – a crucial decision….

The deciding factor?  His f____________ in God.

Acts 7:24-25

Who was the greatest man to ever live?  J______ the B__________

Matthew 11:11

Why?  He o_____________ and t____________ God.

1 John 2:15-17

All the things we hold dear?               Worthy?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“DEATH DEFYING FAITH” (Hebrews 11:20-22)

“DEATH DEFYING FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:20-22)

How will you die?          Looking forward or looking back?

Psalm 116:15

What inheritance will you leave?

ISAAC’S FAITH (vs 20)

Genesis 26:3-4

Isaac left the blessing of F______________.

JACOB’S FAITH (vs. 21)

Genesis 48:21-22

Jacob left the blessing of F______________.

JOSEPH’S FAITH (vs. 22)

Genesis 50:24-25

Joseph left the blessing of F______________.

Philippians 1:21                      1 Corinthians 15:58

WELL DONE?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“FAITH WORKS” (Hebrews 11)

“FAITH WORKS”

Does it work?

FAITH WORKS

Hebrews 11:1,6

Faith is putting your t____________ in someone or something.

Ask:  Reliable?  Kept word?  Promises? Reviews?  Track record?

Ask of G___ the same questions.

Habakkuk 2:4                                        Hebrews 10:38

Faith is only as good as the o___________ of our faith.

(1 Samuel 5)

The o_____ way to please God is by trusting him.  Only that works with God.

FAITH WORKS

Hebrews 11 – “By Faith”  they all d______ something.

Ephesians 2:8-10                    James 2:19-26

Real/Genuine Faith always has e__________ to support its claim.

Ephesians 4:11-16

We are not saved because we do the r_______ things,

but because we are saved, we to the r________ things.

TRUST GOD?  EVIDENCE?

IS HE WORTHY?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“THE LIFE OF FAITH Part 3” (Hebrews 11:8-19)

THE LIFE OF FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:8-19)

5 FEATURES OF A LIFE OF FAITH (demonstrated by Abraham)

THE PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH (vs. 8)

THE PATIENCE OF FAITH (vs. 9-10)

The Secret to Patience?         “Looking f___________”       Colossians 3:2

THE POWER OF FAITH (vs11-12)

Faith s____ the invisible, h_____ the inaudible, t______ the intangible,

and a___________ the impossible.

“Enabled to conceive” literally means:

THE POSITIVENESS OF FAITH (vs13-16)

“They all died”  Positive or negative?

“Aliens”            “Strangers”       “Welcomed from a distance”

Most positive thing about our faith?

Psalm 27:4                             Job 19:25-26           2 Peter 2:8-12

Nothing honors God more than t_________ him

Nothing honors God b____ trusting him.

THE PROOF OF FAITH (vs17-19)

He “offered” and p___________ his faith.

God “offered” his son, and proved his promise!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“THE LIFE OF FAITH Part 2” (Hebrews 11:8-19)

“THE LIFE OF FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:8-19)

Abraham shows us the “Life of Faith.”

Acts 7:2-5               Romans 4              Galatians 3:7, 29

5 FEATURES OF A LIFE OF FAITH (demonstrated by Abraham)

THE PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH (vs. 8)

Worldliness is not so much what you do – but what you ________ to do. 

THE PATIENCE FAITH (vs. 9-10)

The Pilgrimage requires P_______________.

“Strangers”                               “Lived in Tents”

The land was promised to Abraham, yet he N_________ received it.

James 5:7-8

True faith is d_________ to doubt, d_________ to discouragement,

And b___________ to impossibility.

The Secret to Patience?                        “Looking f___________”

“Heavenly Minded?”             Colossians 3:2               2 Timothy 2:2-4

Only when we are “heavenly minded” can we be of real “e_______ good.”

The City?

Ezekiel 48:35 – “G____ is there!”

KEEP LOOKING FORWARD – PATIENTLY TRUSTING GOD!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“THE LIFE OF FAITH Part 1” (Hebrews 11:8-19)

“THE LIFE OF FAITH”      (Hebrews 11:8-19)

How can you do what you want to do?

Abraham shows us the “Life of Faith.”

Acts 7:2-5               Romans 4              Galatians 3:7, 29

5 FEATURES OF A LIFE OF FAITH (demonstrated by Abraham)

THE PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH

“When called” literally means “when he was ___________ called.”

Abraham’s background:

Isaiah 51:1-2

Our “pilgrimage”?         2 Corinthians 5:17    Romans 12:2

What is “worldliness”?               Action or Attitude?

Worldliness is not so much what you do – but what you ________ to do.

1 John 2:15-17                       James 4:4

Holiness means __________________, set apart for G___________.

The Paradox?  The highest mark of spiritual maturity, just like the worldly person, is being able

do what you w______________.  (Hebrews 11:24-26)

The Difference?  A mature Christian wants what _________ wants!

Abraham called God’s Friend.

Isaiah 41:8                             James 2:23

DOES GOD CALL YOU HIS FRIEND?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“OBEYING IN FAITH Part 2” (Hebrews 11:7)

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“OBEYING IN FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:7)

Abel w_____ in faith, Enoch w_____ in faith, and Noah o_____ in faith.

Genesis 5-7

Works? Good Life?      James 2:26       1 Timothy 6:18      Ephesians 2:8-10 

Genuine, true faith always has _________ to support its claim.

Proof that Noah’s faith was genuine:

NOAH RESPONDED TO GOD’S WORD

NOAH REBUKED THE WORLD

Hard jobs are always easier to deal with than hard p___________.

Noah’s day?           2 Peter 2:5              Genesis 6:5-6          1 Peter 3:19-20

God’s judgment is always tempered with his m___________.

1 Peter 3:20

Has it changed?                        Matthew 24:37-39    2 Peter 2:4-10

NOAH RECEIVED GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS

Noah was the first person in the Bible called “____________.”  (Genesis 6:9)

All Believers are considered as “righteous” by God because he sees us as sees J___________ C______________.

Romans 3:22

WHAT SAVES YOU?

            Not your faith.                         Not your obedience.

             ONLY GOD’S F_______ - HIS G__________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“OBEYING IN FAITH Part 1” (Hebrews 11:7)

“OBEYING IN FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:7)

Abel w______ in faith, Enoch w______ in faith, and Noah o_______ in faith.

Genesis 5-7

Works? Good Life?       James 2:26             1 Timothy 6:18        Ephesians 2:8-10

Genuine, true faith always has ___________ to support its claim.

Proof that Noah’s faith was genuine:

NOAH RESPONDED TO GOD’S WORD

“Warned about things not yet seen”       (Hebrews 11:1)

What had Noah not seen yet?

“In holy fear” – literally means ________________________________.

He treated God’s word with great r____________ and a______.

The Ark?

The Symbolism of the Ark?

NOAH REBUKED THE WORLD

NOAH RECEIVED GOD’S RIGHTEOUSNESS

WHAT SAVES YOU?

            Not your faith.

                        Not your obedience.

                                    ONLY GOD’S F_______ - HIS G__________.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“WALKING IN FAITH Part 2” (Hebrews 11:5-6)

“WALKING IN FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:5-6)

Genesis 5:21-24

Enoch shows us a life that p__________ God.

ENOCH BELIEVED GOD IS

N___________ can please God apart from F________________.

ENOCH SOUGHT GOD’S REWARD

Everything God has is a reward for F_____________.

ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD

Walking implies:

  • A________ with God. Amos 3:3
  • Same N_______. 2 Corinthians 5:17
  • Cleansed from S______ .           2 Corinthians 5:21    1 John 1:6-7

God only walks with H___________.

  • Surrendered W________.

“Walk in the Spirit”        Galatians 5:22-23

  • Continuing F_________. Colossians 2:6-7

ENOCH PREACHED GOD        Jude 13-14

ENOCH ENTERED GOD’S PRESENCE

Psalm 116:15                         1 Thessalonians 4:17 

WHO ARE YOU WALKING WITH?  WHERE GOING?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“WALKING IN FAITH Part 1” (Hebrews 11:5-6)

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“WALKING IN FAITH”

(Hebrews 11:5-6)

Enoch shows our destiny “In Christ”:

W________/F_______________ with God.

Genesis 5:21-24

Enoch shows us a life that p__________ God.

ENOCH BELIEVED GOD IS

N___________ can please God apart from f________________.

How can we know God is?

1 John 5:10

ENOCH SOUGHT GOD’S REWARD

Not enough to believe God is, must also believe God is:

Can God be found?  Be known?

1 Chronicles 28:9     Psalm 58:11            Proverbs 8:17         Jeremiah 29:13        Luke 11:10

The rewards for faith?

John 3:16                Matthew 6:33

EVERYTHING GOD HAS IS A REWARD FOR FAITH!

THEREFORE, ENOCH:

WALKED WITH GOD, PREACHED FOR GOD,

AND ENTERED GOD’S PRESENCE.