SF044 - THE FAITH OF ABEL (Hebrew 11 4)

Hebrews 11:4; Genesis 4:

Introduction

Abel is God’s first hero of Faith!

He was a common man, a sinful man a man just like you and me.

If Abel can be a hero of faith so can I.

What made Abel a hero of faith?

Not his ability but his availability

Not his scholarship but his relationship

Not who he was but whose he was.

It was all by faith!

The Bible says that by faith he offered a better sacrifice.

The Bible says that by faith he was commended as a righteous man.

The Bible says that by faith he still speaks though he is dead.

1A.      Abel’s worship

He brought the proper sacrifice.  (Genesis 4:4a)

It was a bloody sacrifice

Hebrews 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

It was a substitutionary sacrifice  (Ephesians 1:7)

He came with the proper attitude.  (Genesis 4:4b)

Abel did not produce His sacrifice it came from God.

Abel’s sacrifice was based on His faith in God not the work of his hands.

2A.      Abel’s Witness

A witness of God’s grace

Abel did not deserve for God to accept him or his sacrifice

It was God who declared that Abel was righteous.

A witness of God’s faithfulness

“he is dead, he still speaks”

Application

Do you have the faith of Abel?

Examine your worship.

Examine your witness.