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Faith Throughout Jewish History vv. 30-38 The faith exhibited by God’s people in these nine verses is staggering.  Joshua led God’s people to march around Jericho for seven days. I can only imagine that the people of Jericho watched all of this in...

Throughout Hebrews 11, we seen that faith is trust and obedience, and that such faith pleases God. We have seen that those who had such faith forsook the pleasures of this world, and gave themselves to the promises of the next. In this passage, we...

Faith in the Midst of Testing Hebrews 11:17-19 Can you imagine the test of faith that Abraham experienced? God promised that Isaac was the heir through whom Abraham would father a great nation. Now, God commanded Abraham to kill Isaac. How could...

How will you die? One thing I love about this passage is that it talks about the way the faithful patriarchs died. The author of Hebrews shows us that they died the same way they lived—in faith. Throughout my ministry, I’ve been around death a lot...

Warren Wiersbe -- “True faith is able to wait for the fulfillment of God’s purposes in God’s time.” But while we are waiting, we must also be obeying.   Obey when you don’t see the way. (vv.8-10) Abraham obeyed when he did not know where he was...

*Last time we saw the nature and benefit of faith. *This time, we begin to see how faith functions in the life of the believer. *We start looking at significant Old Testament figures and how faith was evident in their lives, and what it led them to...

*(1) What does it mean to have faith, and (2) why is faith important for us?  *In our age, faith is reduced to a virtue that helps us to kick field goals (Facing the Giants).  *In Hebrews, the author is speaking to the Israelites that failed to...

James has given several tests of genuine faith **(faith that is proven by works, by a tongue that is bridled, being characterized by wisdom from above, by avoiding worldliness, pursuing God's will for our lives, the test of patience). But how do...

Faith without works is dead! James has given several tests of genuine faith (faith that is proven by works, a tongue that is bridled, being characterized by wisdom from above, avoiding worldliness, pursuing God's will for our lives). Now he...

How should we think about money and wealth? Is it good, or is it bad? Like so many other things (power, sex, food, etc.), money is a gift from God that can be held properly and used for good, or it can corrupt and distort us. There is a risk here...

1 Corinthians 15:3-4. "For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures." Our...

What does tomorrow hold?  What if I had asked you that question one month ago? The realities of the past two weeks changed all of our lives and reminded us that we know far less about the future than we often think. Our passage today is a strong...

The Marks of Friendship  James 4:1-12   The fights and quarrels James refers to in chapter 4 come from the worldly wisdom that was influencing God’s people in chapter 3.  In fact, the word "covet" in 4:2 comes from the same word James...

*What if you are a fool but just don’t realize it? *There is a difference between true wisdom (that which comes from God), and false wisdom (that comes from the devil). *Proverbs 14:12. “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the...

*What kind of damage can be done by the tongue? Gossip, falseteaching, etc. In what ways have you seen either of these happen in life? *According to scripture, how important is this whole issue of thetongue? The tongue is of great concern to James...

As believers, we must live continually in faith-filled obedience while investing everything we have for God’s kingdom. In this parable, Jesus offers practical direction about how we should live in readiness for his return.

Let’s think for a moment about Ephesians 5:25. “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”There is something true about modern Christians (young and old): They are often indifferent or dismissive of the...

In this text, we deal with the problem of partiality. Since partiality is contrary to the Gospel, it is a pitfall that every believer must avoid. Beware the Pitfall of Partiality "My brothers and sisters, do not show favoritism as you hold on...