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Introduction
Hudson’s career change - from Batman to piano teacher?
Batman much more exciting…
Our culture loves stories of heroes - whether it’s Marvel movies or ordinary people performing heroic acts.
- a chapter of heroes - men and women who trusted God even when it didn’t make logical sense to trust God.
An inspiring chapter!
William Borden - Imagine - a 16 year-old-boy and an heir to the biggest company in the United States - - Death - “No Regret”
https://outreachmagazine.com/features/discipleship/31313-william-borden-life-without-regret.html
Inspiring stories - how do I have that kind of faith?
My faith seems so weak in comparison - yours probably does as well.
- Jewish believers needed encouragement!
Because of persecution considered leaving Jesus and going back to Judaism.
Writer: Don’t go back!
These Jewish Christians needed to be reminded of those who had gone before them - they placed their lives on the line as they awaited the coming of the true hero: Jesus.
Hebrews: “Put your eyes on the real hero - because He is better than anything the Jewish faith has to offer you.”
Writer - Don’t go back - Jesus is better than anything Judaism offers!
And, consider those who’ve gone before you - men and women of faith who longed for the day the Messiah would come.
- We are are not the kind of people that shrink back.
We, like the OT Saints, are people of faith.
As we get closer to end of 100 Day Journey - is a great place to stop and remind ourselves of where we’ve been on the journey.
A great place to stop and consider our own faith - because your faith has been weak like these early Jewish Christians.
Three simple ways to walk by faith:
Trust what God has shown you.
- The writer gives the most famous definition of faith in the Bible.
Faith is confident certainty - Faith is confidence that God is and will do what He promised He will do.
The writer begins his list of people who walked by faith.
He begins with Abel and Enoch before vs. 6 - Enoch pleased God by faith therefore - “Without faith it is impossible to please God.”
And - God reward those who seek Him - God honors faith!
Noah - Build an ark in the middle of the dessert when it hasn’t even rained?
Abraham - Leave homeland and follow - someday I will give you land and descendants.
Through you all the nations of the earth will be blessed () What a promise!
Abe 75 years old - Not the time for a career change and planning for a family.
(Imagine the conversation with Sarah… “Let’s go… I don’t know where we’re going, but let’s go...”) Left everything looking for a better homeland… (vs.
10)
Sarah - trusted God would keep His promise.
Vs. 13 - 16 Abe and Sarah didn’t see numerous descendants and a land of their own.
They didn’t see the blessing but trusted God to give future generations what they hoped for - looking for a better place.
vs. 17 - Abe - sacrificed Isaac believing that God would resurrect him.
Isaac - future blessings on his sons.
Jacob - future blessings on Joseph’s sons -
vs. 21 - Jacob - blessed Joseph’s sons as he died in Egypt - Born in Egypt but they are mine.
() - believing that they would leave Egypt some day.
Joseph - “Take my bones out of here.”
Moses - traded the comforts of wealth and prestige of growing up in Pharaoh’s home for a life - “chose to be mistreated rather than the fleeting pleasures of sin.” (11:25) “Considered the reproach of Christ greater.”
(11:26) Moses joined himself with the God’s people just like Jesus would do 1500 years later.
Passover - imagine - Blood on doorposts?
What?
Egyptians - “What are you doing?”
Faith to cross the Red Sea - Fear of taking that first step - Would sea swallow?
Faith at walls of Jericho - Here’s a battle strategy: March around the city one time for six days and on 7th day do it 7 times.
Faith of Rahab - Hide Jewish spies?
Why did all of these people act in such bold faith?
One word: revelation.
While we can’t see God, faith isn’t blind acceptance of God.
Faith is not believing without evidence.
Instead, faith is trust based on what God has shown you about Himself.
- examples of people who responded to God’s revelation.
Noah - didn’t just decide to build a boat.
God showed Him.
Abe - God told Abe to leave.
God visited Sarah.
Burning bush for Moses.
Word of the power of God spread to Rahab.
God is not asking us to trust on blind faith - He’s asking us to trust based on revelation.
God has gone to great lengths to reveal Himself to us:
Revealed Himself in Creation -
Revealed Himself in Creation -
Revealed Himself in your conscious - sense of right and wrong - where did that come from?
- set eternity in your heart.
Revealed Himself in your circumstances - You’ve seen God at work at just the right time - No other way to explain it than God - a healing, strength to make it through, etc.
Revealed Himself in His Word - wants us to know Him and plan of salvation
Revealed in His Word - given us the Bible to know Him and how
Revealed Himself at the cross - Not an out there somewhere God, but near - desiring relationship with us - and made it possible through death and resurrection of Jesus.
What has God shown you?
God has gone to great lengths to reveal Himself to you - you can trust Him!
How have you responded to what God has shown you?
With trust?
Or, are you ignoring His revelation?
Staci revealing that she was interested in me - Green light to pursue.
Do what God tells you.
Faith is not simply believing that God exists.
Faith isn’t really faith until you act on your belief.
Faith is doing what God tells you.
Noah built.
Abraham left.
Sarah prepared for a baby.
Jacob blessed.
Joseph instructed.
Moses chose his people.
Joshua fought.
Each of these people of faith did something in response to the revelation of God.
- Faith without works is dead.
So what if you believe there’s a God?
How has that changed your life?
How are you living in response to what you say you believe?
Consider how these OT believers set an example of how to obey:
We obey reverently (vs.
7 - Noah’s reverent fear) - I obey out of awe.
We obey precisely - ( - Noah built the ark exactly as God told Him.) - No shortcuts in faith.
No half-way obedience.
No delayed obedience - delayed obedience = disobedience.
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