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1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. 4 By faith Abel…

Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice…

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature,…

Theme: How do we live for God as exiles in this present evil age? 1 Peter 1:1 (ESV) 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 1 Peter 1:17 (ESV) 17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according…

4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because…

This is our 3rd week in the teaching portion of our EMPTY acronym, our flyover of the New Testament. It’s a 40,000 foot flyover, but its giving us a sense of the overarching message of redemption and seeing the connections of the New Testament back to the Old, and the flow of the story from Genesis on.…

Hebrews 11:1-10 Sermon Title: Confident Faith AND Radical Obedience Introduction Good morning once again. We are thankful to have you with us today. At this time any children that would like may be dismissed to our children’s ministry time out the doors there at the back of the sanctuary. I invite the…

Faith Studying faith is like drinking from a spiritual fire hose. The scriptures are filled with example after example of genuine faith, failed faith, earth shattering faith, and just enough faith. No matter which category of faith or place in your faith journey you are in, God has something to say to…

Scene 1/ There are times when the future isn’t looking good. This was certainly the case during the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Forces from the beaches & harbour of Dunkirk between 27 May & 4 June 1940. Entire Armies from England, Belgium & France were surrounded by the Germans. There was…

Introduction Today we are starting a new series on “Steps of Faith” We are going to look at how we can become more obedient as followers of Christ and focusing on our faith. We are going to spend some time looking at some giants of faith in the Bible People like Abraham, Joshua, Esther, Job, Mary and…

sola fide As good heirs of the Reformation, we all know that we are saved sola fide, by faith alone. Because of this we talk about faith, we promote faith, and we use the language of faith when we talk to each other. For all of this, when you try to pin someone down on what exactly faith is, that can…

Do You See What I See? My daughter, Arielle and her Kellen, were delighted last weekend when they took our grandson, and their nephew, Easton, for the weekend. They fished and played and camped out. It was a great weekend for all. But the highlight for my daughter was when they were cooking out and Easton…

We are continuing our series this morning in the Ephesians. Titled the Body Armor/ Armor of God. In the same way someone would not go into battle without equipment or play football without a helmet and pads, Christians must put on the armor God has given us to withstand evil temptations that come our…

Hebrews 11:1-7 Hebrews 11:1–7 (NASB95) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.…

Introduction We are coming to a close in our Series titled ‘The Forefathers of Faith’. In our series, we began by looking in depth: God’s Definition of Faith: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” The Importance of Faith in the Eyes of God: Heb.…

Introduction For the last few months on Sunday mornings we’ve been studying on the topic of faith using Heb. 11 and the patriarchs in the Old Testament listed there as our examples. Just as a side note - Justification in the eyes of God has always been by faith. They weren’t justified by works in the…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: God’s Definition of Faith: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith is believing…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: The Bible Explains what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: The Bible Explains what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: The Bible Explains what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith…

What does it mean to be prepared? PREPA´RED, pp. Fitted; adapted; made suitable; made ready; provided. What does it mean to prepare? prepare ■ verb 1 make ready for use or consideration. ▶ make (food) ready for cooking or eating. 2 make or get ready to do or deal with something. ▶ (be prepared to do…

Introduction Today we’re continuing our series titled ‘The Faith of our Fathers’ We began by looking in depth: As to what Faith is: Heb. 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Without rehashing, we learned that through this verse that faith is believing…

Introduction Last week in our Introductory message of this series ‘The Faith of Our Fathers’, we examined man’s CONTEMPORARY - AND CONTRARY definition of what Faith is, vs. what we find in the Scriptures. Man’s current view of faith states: (From m-w.com) (def) a(1): belief and trust in and loyalty to…

Introduction In times past I have often spoken of our American forefathers: George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams - those great Godly men upon whose blood, sweat, tears & - most importantly, prayers - was founded. The reason we have the liberties that we do, is because of those who came before…

Verses 16-20 Soldiers = Pilate’s bodyguards Governor’s headquarters = Praetorium - Pilate was the chief magistrate and this is his courthouse. Battalion /Garrison - 600 soldiers Clothed Him in a purple cloak ... They are doing this to humiliate Jesus who had already been mocked for being the Messiah…