Be Confident Series
Hebrews 11
I.
The description of Faith
a. Not
blind optimism- Hope so attitude, feeling
b. It
is confident obedience to God’s Word in spite of circumstances
c. Substance
d. Evidence-
“conviction”
e. Witness-
“obtained a good report”
II.
The demonstration of Faith
a. Abel-
worshipping
i.
Abel’s offering was accepted and Cain’s
was not
b. Enoch-Faith
walking
i.
Picture of rapture for God took him.
ii.
He did not die
1. Direct
contrast to Abel
c. Noah-
faith working
i.
Built the Ark
1. Exactly
as God said – obedience
2. Despite
what the world said
3. Probably
no ocean around
4. Did
not rain
5. Took
100 years
a. Methuselah
– oldest man died right before flood, perhaps God waited?
d. The
patriarchs- faith waiting
i.
Abraham waited in God’s time
1. Obeyed
when he did not know how God’s will would be accomplished
2. Obeyed
when he did not know when God would fulfill His promise
3. Obeyed
when he did not know why God was so working
e. Moses-
faith warring
i.
The refusal of Faith- Moses chose not to
stay in a cushy position in the Pharoh’s court
ii.
The reproach of faith- when he left the
palace he NEVER went back to that lifestyle.
iii.
The reward of faith- “Moses chose the
imperishable, saw the invisible, and did the impossible.”
f. Joshua
and Rahab- faith winning
i.
Joshua belived God in every instance-
Defeating Jericho
1. Walls
were 40 foot
2. They
came down just by the sound of the trumpets and shouts
ii.
Rahab- was a harlot
1. Saved
by grace- other in the city was marked for death
2. Saved
by Faith- she knew about God and what he was about to do
a. She
didn’t know much
3. Saved
unto good works- she protected the spies
g. Various
heroes of faith
i.
Gideon- a farmer, faith did not grow
strong right away
1. Barak
was the same
ii.
Samson- did not cut his hair or drink
wine
1. He
believed God to help and deliver him
iii.
David
iv.
Daniel- stopped the Lion’s mouth
1. Shadrack,
Meshack, Abednigo- fiery furnace
v.
Others had faith- Hebrews 11:36.
