by faith: sermons on hebrews 11
They believed because he believed. 2. Faith says, "I believe God. Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. One brother kills another in an outburst of rage and envy. Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 14, 1856, by the REV. Isaac's blessing of Jacob and Esau shows faith in God's promises, even when circumstances seem to contradict those promises (11:20). It is the doorway through which we enter the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. He believed that in His excellent goodness, God is ever willing to bestow blessings, and ever ready to reward those who come to Him. If you sense that the person is a hypocrite, conveying that he is something that he really is not, you will keep your distance. He is known as "The Father Of The Faithful. All of the others relate to a parade of characters from the Old Testament who trusted in God. Many martyrs have died at the stake because of their faith. If you want to get some place fast, get in a car. a. Results like these do not belong on the resume of a supreme being. Bur Hebrews 12 says they had not resisted unto blood. What they did, they did by faith. July 29, 2012. And Enoch walked beyond space and time into eternity. God is the great peace-maker: when we make peace we are walking with Him. The biblical view, that the eternal God spoke it into existence, is based on faith, but not on blind faith. With the threat of persecution looming over them, the Hebrew believers needed to be steeled to endure the coming trials by faith. Man looks on the outward and makes his judgments that way. Scriptures: His standard for living is clearly laid out in scripture. Since Gods promises are given in specific contexts, how can we know which of them apply to us now? Enoch was the seventh of these 10 generations from Adam to Noah. God is merciful and just, so when we do justly and love mercy, then we walk humbly with our God (Mic 6:8). 2 For by it the men of old gained approval. When you walk, you see things you dont notice from a car. Hebrews 11:8-10. Scripture: Hebrews 11:7-12 John Piper Sermon The Hope of Exiles on the Earth Jun 29, 1997 Scripture: Hebrews 11:13-22 John Piper Sermon Liberated for Love by Looking to the Reward Aug 3, 1997 Scripture: Hebrews 11:23-28 John Piper Sermon Faith to Be Strong and Faith to Be Weak Aug 10, 1997 Scripture: Hebrews 11:29-38 John Piper Message He had just warned in Hebrews 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, My soul has no pleasure in him. He quotes Habakkuk 2:4 which is also quoted by Paul and James. There is a third principle for close relationships: Truth must be expressed in love. It punctured the van's gas tank and set off an explosion that ripped a hole through the backseat floor. Hebrews 11:1 gives a definition, or at least a good description, of the faith that pleases God: "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see." "Confidence" is the translation of a Greek word that means "foundation." Faith is the foundation that . She writes that they prayed "sometimes with bitter disappointment, sometimes with a confidence that seemed infallible, and sometimes with frustration and a hurt so deep it ached." Lisa finally conceived, and 4-year-old Peter now brightens their lives. Verse 1 says that faith has substance. Faith is tangible, even though it is invisible. Abel had faith; Cain did not. You are currently impersonating {{userSessionData.email}}. The Bible calls Noah a preacher of righteousness but he didn't have much to show for his efforts. Hebrews uses the word three times. We read here about Adam, Seth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah. All have to cross the river. Eventually that orphanage grew to 2,000 children who needed food, clothing, and shelter every day. And I will let you in on the secret of when it will happen: When your son dies, the judgment will come., Pink asks this question: What effect would such a revelation have on you? Adam and Eve chose a different vision. You can be godly in a very ungodly world. It's easy to look at Enoch or Noah or Joseph or Moses or David and say, "I could never do that." Down deep in our hearts, we have believed a lie that the life of faith is restricted to a few "special" people. Enoch was taken soon after Adam had died. All the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died (Gen 5:8). Picture Seth, and Enosh, and Kenan, and Mahalalel, and Jared, and Enoch, and Methuselah, and young Lamech all gathering round the old man. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed. And that's why we've got to take it seriously. This runs through the whole chapter with one exception. Tim Russert was 100-percent right. When Noah and Mrs. Noah entered the ark, their boys went with them. It proves the reality of the unseen world. He had always believed in God, always come to worship, always offered the sacrifices. 9:4; 11:17), and three times in Hebrews (1:3; 3:14; and here). To walk with God is to live in a constant, conscious enjoyment of the presence of God. The truth is that God is not responsible for many of those things, fallen man is. What is the reward? In this sense, the phrase is parallel to our confession (ctive sense in 11:1: faith is the reality of the goods hoped for. Faith is the reality of what is hoped for in exactly the sense in which Jesus is called the [exact representation] of the reality of the transcendent God in 1:3 (ibid.). Your community. But this first one goes back to Genesis 1, to the biblical account of creation. George Muller was another man who made Gods promises real by faith, and proved in a visible way the reality of the invisible God. Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon (Isa 55:6, 7). 2:10; James 2:14-26). For more information, see ourPrivacy Policy. Light shines into the darkness, and we have reason to hope that the reign of death may not be forever. The French philosopher Pascal said that there is a "God-shaped vacuum" inside every human heart. We can't see sins forgiven, we have to believe it. Hebrews 11:6 "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him" (NIV). Now, what does it mean to live by faith? Since the birth of Seth, all of these patriarchs carried on living. What I am about to say will probably sound obvious (Duh!). the writer also was confident that the church would be able to stand the test. To draw near to God, we must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him (11:6). He believed so deeply and obeyed so completely and walked so intimately with God that it was natural for his entire family to do what he did. He speaks of straining forward toward what lies ahead (Phil 3:13). For by it the men of old gained approval. The clear implication is that the approval comes from God, as the rest of the chapter shows (11:4, 5, 6, 39). Today their grief is wrenching and unremitting, yet they continue on by faith. Whoever would draw near to God must believe that He is! We know that for sure from his prophecy recorded in Jude, but there may also be a hint of this in the name Enoch chose for his son. So it is. They are making up their own religion. It has even entered our language as a synonym for troublemaking - Raising Cain. Verse 1 says that faith has "substance." Faith is tangible, even though it is invisible. In our day, Abraham is held in high esteem by Jews, Muslims and Christians. The minivan ran over a large chunk of metal that had broken off the back of a truck. Those who are alive when Christ comes in glory will be taken across the river, without going through it. Yes, it is. How true that is. Bible > Hebrews > Chapter 11 > Verse 8 Library Free Downloads eBibles Hebrews 11:8 However, do we take faith as seriously as we ought? Just one tap away from sermons, blogs, and other resources. What does it mean to walk with God? On the other hand, sinners are unable to believe because of spiritual blindness (2 Cor. He is not focusing on the aspect of justification by faith, as Paul does in Romans 3. Last week we looked at Abel and saw from his story that faith listens to God. If someone lies to you or deceives you, you will not trust what he says or does. Enoch's story teaches us that death for the believer is not a traumatic event - though on earth it often seems traumatic. It refers to the repeated phrase, then God said (Gen. 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26). But He always relates to us in love. A Matter of Faith: My Sermon on Hebrews 11 Faith is a living, busy, active, mighty thing. Enoch was taken. Living with that "end" in mind, the Christian daily exercises faith in an unseen, almighty, and awesome God. 1. Adam and Eve disobeyed a single command in the Garden. A.W. [Published with permission from Dr. Arnold Lastinger.] So in developing the theme of enduring faith, our authors first point is that faith is the means of realizing spiritual reality. Faith was about my belief in God. And if you live out your faith every day, it's natural and normal to expect your family to follow in your steps. It is the first murder in human history. There is, of course, overlap between the objective and subjective senses of these words. Christ said he would return, but it has been 2,000 years! The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Hebrews 11:23-29. This faith lays hold of Gods promises and the reality of the unseen world, obediently applying those realities to present trials. It seems that the responsibility of being a father caused Enoch to feel that he needed God in a way that he had not felt before. In any case he walked with God for 300 years. The story of Enoch is told back in Genesis 5, where God records the generations from Adam to Noah, whose story we will look at next week. Those who kept their faith in the LORD in these awful times would live. 2:4). What is faith? Their response shows that by faith, they were making real in their present crisis the future promises of God regarding eternal life. But God is full of grace and mercy and soon after the death of Adam, God gave a wonderful sign that deaths power would be broken. This Son also maintains the universe by the word of His power. Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. There is much we don't know that we wish we knew. As Jonathan Edwards said as his final words, Trust in God and you need not fear (Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography, Iain Murray [Banner of Truth], p. 441). And Hebrews here makes this abundantly clear. For posting on the web, a link to this document on our website (www.UnlockingtheBible.org) is preferred. Hebrews 11 demonstrates that the life of faith is not a rarity. Take that faith away and we have nothing left. Some think that faith is believing something . Any exceptions to the above must be approved by Unlocking the Bible, 1-866-865-6253. What is the characteristic that binds all these triumphs/victories together? I don't know how much faith they had, but they had enough to follow the head of the family. According to Hebrews 11, faith is believing that God exists, that he rewards those who seek him and that we can hope in him because his promises will always be true. Faith proves or gives evidence for the things that we cannot see, thus giving us a conviction that these unseen things are true. Would you? And that of course is the thing that ultimately matters about us all. By faith he preached when no one would listen. As they burned him at the stake, he died singing! Bible Study & Sermon Videos; hebrews-11:2; Hebrews-11:2. 4:4). Reminder: You are currently impersonating {{userSessionData.email}}. Hebrews 1:1-3 tells us that Gods agent in creation was the Son. Like love, faith is demonstrated indirectly by action. Now the writer lays down an axiomatic truth. We couldn't. Muller had no savings accounts and he refused to make the needs of the ministry known, even to potential donors. You can only understand that by faith, because no one was there to observe it. This leads me to ask two questions: Do you have it? Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah (Gen 5:21 22). Again, this is clear from the numbers in Genesis 5. His faith saved his entire family. That's the power of a godly leader. All we need is the courage to do what Noah did and to believe what God has said. We can't see the soul in heaven. God has made Himself known in the Scriptures, and If you want to walk with Him, you must believe what He says about Himself. The eternal God brought physical matter and time into being by His powerful word alone! You will always be on guard. The Greek word, hypostasis, occurs twice in Paul in the sense of confidence (2 Cor. So how can you draw near to God? THE FEEDING OF FAITH: You are not born with faith as you need to have it. That you are God's creature, that you have rebelled, that he is holy and you are guilty as a sinner before him, that he sent Jesus Christ into the world to atone for sin, that by believing in Jesus his righteousness and the virtue of his death are imputed to you so that your guilt is swept away and you are accounted righteous in God's sight, that, if you believe in Jesus, you have been made a new creature in Christ, have been given a summons to live a new life and the power to live it, that when you die and your body is laid in the ground, your soul will be immediately and gloriously in the presence of God in heaven, and Jesus Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead and to vindicate those who have trusted in him, and that endless bliss and perfect satisfaction of human life, body and soul, awaits, at the resurrection, those who have trusted Jesus Christ. God gives us the faith required to please Him. And in such a world, Enoch walked with God! Some of you may think that 65 sounds quite old, but at this point, Enoch was about a fifth of the way through his life. Hebrews 11 paints a picture of what a life of faith looks like. And John MacArthur, with his rich, expository style of preaching, draws out the lessons we can learn from each of them. All the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died (Gen 5:11). " This man is revered by over one-half the world's population. Sermon on Hebrews 11:1-6 | Faith Facts Faith Facts (Hebrews 11:1-6) "Faith is the victory! We don't trust our government officials, we don't trust our bosses, we don't trust our neighbors, we don't trust our doctors, we don't trust our pastors. Those with true faith accept God's word, focusing on assurance about what we do not see, looking beyond the situation as it can be perceived by natural vision. Therefore, now is a good time to tackle the subject of faith. He speaks. i. Enoch got through his early years without too much trouble. God gave this marvelous sign that one day even death itself will be conquered. God will do whatever it takes to get us back. Back then, there were only eight true believers in the whole world. God gives you a new assignment, and you know that you are out of your depth. From 1977-1992 he was the pastor of Lake Gregory Community Church in Crestline, California. For 120 years he preached the truth and called the society around him to repentance. Whoever would draw near to God! For the believer in Jesus, death is a transition from this life to the next. You will not share personal information because you are afraid that the person will use it in a way that damages you. In fact, Adam was still living when Enochs son Methuselah was born and when Enochs grandson Lamech was born! People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? Think about this: Walking with God! That is the greatest privilege possible. Let me remind you that you may believe what you want, think what you want, act like you want, but there is only one way to God and that is through faith in his Son, Jesus Christ. He saw thousands of specific answers to prayer, which he carefully recorded and later published. He is one of only two people in the Bible who did not die - the other being Elijah. If you do not come to Him in faith as your Savior, you will stand before Him in terror as your Judge! A. W. Pink (An Exposition of Hebrews [Ephesians 4 Group], p. 652) uses the analogy of two men standing on the deck of a ship, looking in the same direction. The Roman Catholic Church promised Jan Hus, the brave Czech martyr, safe passage to a hearing. "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Hebrews 11:6. Fathers, listen up. To walk with God means that you are at peace with Him. You are watching the official sermon video of Sierra Bible Church. Abel found the righteousness that comes by faith. It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment (Heb 9:27). Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. By Faith the Invisible is Made Visible (Hebrews 11:1-2) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the elders: The great examples of godliness all had different circumstances and personalities, but they all had one thing in common - faith. Abels sacrifice of a lamb from the flock points forward to Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29). Some of you who are younger are trying to figure out if you will follow Jesus. He created the things that are from things which are not. Humans might fabricate things out of the dirt or use material from creation for their buildings, but not God. Hebrews 11 begins by telling us what faith is: Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Heb 11:1). The evidence of our eyes is against all of this. Jesus: The Truer and Better Object of Faith: Hebrews 11:1-6. (2) Faith enabled people in the past to overcome. Certainly Cain represents all those people in the world who believe they can make up their own religion. Rather, his emphasis is more on the operation and outworking of justifying faith in the face of trials (John Owen, An Exposition of Hebrews [The National Foundation for Christian Education], VII:5, 7). Sons and brothers, pay attention. Dont go looking for a God of your own imagination. Thirdly, God chose the Son who is His express image to purge our sins. I think we take faith for granted. That is, God has placed in us a hunger to know who we are and where we fit in the universe. Justification by faith is one of the central doctrines of the Christian faith. The writer of Hebrews had told the church in chapter 10 of the trials they had already endured for the faith. The hoped for things we are sure of, are things God has promised. 2/19/2023 Pastor Tom Harper presents a message entitled "Faith That Works" - Hebrews 11. 2Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. These first generations lived for many years, but they had one thing in common: All the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died (Gen 5:5). And were all in it for the same reasonto fuel the churchs mission of making disciples. Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah (Gen 5:22). You cant walk with someone when you are hiding from them. Both faith and works come from God. Since the day that Enoch began to know God, he must have been thoroughly enthralled at God's goodness to reward him. So, Adam was still living when Enoch was born. (Amos 3:3). Ten generations are recorded. You have to factor in eternity. When the boys entered the ark, their wives went with them. Hebrews 11:1 has always been a difficult verse for me to get a handle on. Ages (worlds) is a Hebrew way of referring to the creation from the standpoint of its successive duration. God teaches us by pointing to real-life examples of faith in action. Whoever is as inclusive as you can get. Finally, By faith we understand that the ages [lit.] If you seek Him, you will find Him. And it is Gods approval that counts, since He is the judge of the living and the dead! Impossible Without Faith: Hebrews 11:17-40. Copyright, Steven J. Cole, 2004, All Rights Reserved. Here is a message especially for all the men. What is faith? Check reviews on By Faith Sermons on Hebrews 11 from Reformers Bookshop: Endorsement'As an expositor of Scripture I regard Manton with unmingled admiration. Ten generations are recorded here from Adam to Noah. Arguing from the greater to the lesser, since God can do the hard thing of creating everything from nothing, His is able to do the lesser things as well. I need a pure heart. It is also the power of a godly husband and father. The principle is this: Trust is essential for close personal relationships. So, this was soon after the death of Adam, and before any of the other patriarchs died. It will sustain you in the trials that you face right now! But as Paul explains (Rom. But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.. God said to Abraham, Do not be afraid I am your shield, your very great reward (Gen 15:1 NIV). All of us know about the great flood, the massive ark, and the gathering of the animals. The order is crucial: first the man, then the offering. No wonder we jump from one job to another and from one relationship to another. We have far more spiritual advantages than Noah had. Men, God holds you accountable to set the pace for your entire family. How does a person who struggles with doubts get faith and grow strong in faith? What exactly had Adam taught his sons about the proper way to approach God? He literally gave away all of his money and possessions and, by faith, founded an orphanage in Bristol, England. But even if your progress is slow, you will still be moving forward. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Thats what Enoch did. It is not a list of great things that you have accomplished. These elements of relationships also apply to our relationship with God. I suspect that Adam had explained that God required a sacrifice. This story points us to the hope we have in Jesus who broke through the power of death and ascended into heaven. You hear, touch and smell things that you miss in the car. It's the faith. But I often see people violate this principle in their personal relationships, causing much damage. But when you believe in His Word about salvation, you gain understanding about the origins of the ages that makes everything in history fall into place. You are the church, and Lifeway is here to serve you with biblical resources for everything life brings your way. He managed to save his own family - and no one else. Sermon: Living By Faith in God - Hebrews 11. That is what faith is: Faith is believing there is another dimension to life other than those which can be touched, tasted, seen or felt. It is important to define or give substance to such an abstract noun as faith. And the author of Hebrews is explaining that by way of illustration in Hebrews chapter 11. By faith he believed God regarding things he had not yet seen. This sermon is yet another feeble attempt to do so. Dont hope in your faith, because faith in your faith cant save you. By any standards this is a remarkable story. Death is like a river that separates us from the presence of God in heaven. This grim reality runs like a relentless drumbeat throughout the chapter. 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