Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Dont hope in your good works, because all the good works in the world can never erase the debt of sin that you owe. The text says it is the substance of things hoped for. 12:2). Why did Moses do what he did? Faith recognizes that God sometimes tests us (17a) A. "It's the faith, Brother." Knowing the U nknowable. I know you believe in Christ." Rick is a consultant, conference leader, communicator, and coach. This sermon is yet another feeble attempt to do so. 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. I trust him." It is precisely this facet of faith that is needed when we face trials, adversity, and suffering, for, in those moments, it is difficult to believe God is who He says He is. Hebrews, Chapter 11, and Verse 1. He saw thousands of specific answers to prayer, which he carefully recorded and later published. There are many mysteries about this story. Whoever would draw near to God! But if you will starve the flesh and feed your faith, it will grow. The writer of Hebrews is expanding what he previously taught in verse 6: His standard for living is clearly laid out in scripture. Enoch got through his early years without too much trouble. Obviously sibling rivalry was present from the beginning. This faith lays hold of Gods promises and the reality of the unseen world, obediently applying those realities to present trials. The word confidence itself means full of faith. Seth lived 912 years (Gen 5:8). The difference is, the first man is looking with his unaided eye, whereas the second man is looking through a telescope. The reason that faith in God as creator comes first is not by accident. 2 For by it the men of old gained approval. How did Cain know Abel's sacrifice had been accepted and his had not? Hebrews 11 begins with a short general definition of what faith is. That is, God has placed in us a hunger to know who we are and where we fit in the universe. It punctured the van's gas tank and set off an explosion that ripped a hole through the backseat floor. But even if your progress is slow, you will still be moving forward. But what does that have to do with us? Since the two halves of 11:1 seem to be parallel, conviction (Greek, elenchos) would need to be taken in an objective sense, also, as proof of things one cannot see (ibid., VII:586). To go back to Howard Fineman's quote, it's all about pursuing (a great biblical concept) the one true God. Genesis 1:1, Habakkuk 2:4, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 11, Hebrews 11:1-16, Hebrews 11:1-3, Hebrews 1:1-3, Hebrews 11:8-16, Hebrews 12, John 1:14, Romans 8:24, Sermon Topics: If you doubt the truth of Gods Word, including His promises for the future, you cannot trust Him and thus will be distant from Him. All of us are on a journey going somewhere. Walking involves movement in a particular direction. Our weekly email connects you to the latest content and resources. There have been many triumphs/victories faith has obtained against incredible odds and we've seen that. If you seek Him, you will find Him. He wanted Meacham, an Episcopalian, to defend the Christian faith against the sulfuric criticism of Christopher Hitchens. It is a willingness to trust in, to rely on, and to cling to. For 65 years he lived for himself, but when his son Methuselah was born, he began to walk with God. As John Stott remarked, death is a "trivial episode" to the believer. What a loony tune!. The judgment of the world is about to come!. Enoch's story teaches us that death for the believer is not a traumatic event - though on earth it often seems traumatic. Navigating the challenges and joys of ministry life. Such faith, as we will see in the numerous examples of Hebrews 11, is down to earth and practical. a. It has to make a difference. Intro: Our text mentions a man named Abraham. On a lifespan of 90 years that would be about 18 years old. Since Gods promises are given in specific contexts, how can we know which of them apply to us now? For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith, he factored in eternity and looked to the reward. The Roman Catholic Church promised Jan Hus, the brave Czech martyr, safe passage to a hearing. 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. The word of God here does not refer to His written word, but to His spoken word. And it is Gods approval that counts, since He is the judge of the living and the dead! Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him (Jude 14-15). He offered a first-born lamb from the flock. Free shipping on books, Bibles, gifts, VBS, and church supplies of $50 or more. Ha! Adam lived 930 years (Gen 5:5). I need wisdom. When He sends difficult trials into our lives, whether persecution, the loss of our health, or the loss of a loved one, we have to trust Him, believing that He is acting in love to form Christ in us. Like love, faith is demonstrated indirectly by action. The unseen things we are convinced of, are things God has revealed. Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. Enosh lived 905 years (Gen 5:11). I often wonder if I would be a Christian if I hadn't been born in a Christina home, reared by Christian parents, lived next to a Christian church, surrounded by Christian people. (Amos 3:3). So a life of faith means a life in which we base our whole hopes on Him and on His promises. Scripture: It is the relationship you have with Jesus. Walking with God is the greatest pleasure. Just after I became pastor here, I had to take a stand on a matter that resulted in a lot of conflict. Faith does allow us to overcome the struggles we face in life. It is like the sound of a train on the tracks when it gets up to speed, and he died, and he died, and he died.. The fact that the author puts verse 3 at the start of his list of by faith examples, shows that faith in God as Creator is foundational to knowing God. Lesson 32: By Faith (Hebrews 11:1-3) Related Media It is essential for every believer to understand the nature of enduring faith. Seen through the eyes of a public that gasped at the enormity of their tragedy, Scott and Janet Willis faced unendurable grief. Thats what Enoch did. I dare say many people in our churches have made up their own religion. Sometimes it involves leaning into the wind. God has made Himself known in the Scriptures, and If you want to walk with Him, you must believe what He says about Himself. " This man is revered by over one-half the world's population. What matters about them is the relationship they have with Jesus. The flood came in the 600th year of Noahs life and if you compare that with the long years of Methuselahs life, you will see that God sent the flood in the year that Methuselah died. 9:4; 11:17), and three times in Hebrews (1:3; 3:14; and here). Any exceptions to the above must be approved by Unlocking the Bible, 1-866-865-6253. God rewards those who seek Him (Heb 11:6). You can't prove it in a laboratory. To that end, he devotes chapter 11 to an explanation and illustration of genuine faith that endures. To walk with God is to live in a constant, conscious enjoyment of the presence of God. Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Put Your Hand in the Hand of God The Rev. You cant walk with someone when you are hiding from them. Hebrews 11:8 Sermons: By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance. Again, this is clear from the numbers in Genesis 5. Rick has earned a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology in preaching from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Hebrews 11:6. All the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died (Gen 5:8). But if you want to savor a place and enjoy it, get out of the car and go for a walk. We don't even trust God. Delivered on Sabbath Morning, December 14, 1856, by the REV. Instead we find complexity, and diversity not only between religious communities but within it as well." That is why we need the preaching of the Word. Rick Ezell is the pastor of First Baptist Greer, South Carolina. He said the following about God: "Something is wrong here: War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption and the Ice Capades. God tests us so that we may know what is in our heart - 1 Peter 1:7 II. Death is like a river that separates us from the presence of God in heaven. Matt Papa. Because faith allows us to overcome, we need to understand faith. 1. So what do we have when we stand back and look at these three men who lived before the flood? Matter is not eternal. Some of the things that God says are not easy to accept. The Bible calls Noah a preacher of righteousness but he didn't have much to show for his efforts. Noah's faith saved his entire family. Understanding these principlestrust is essential for close personal relationships; truth is the basis for trust; and, truth must be expressed in love, which means, seeking the highest good of the other personshows why faith (trust) is at the heart of a relationship with God. 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 . Donald Hagner puts it this way (Encountering the Book of Hebrews [Baker], p. 142): From the examples of faith lifted up in this chapter it seems clear that what is not primarily in view is what we feel or possessassurance, confidencebut rather, how faith substantiates, or gives substance to, what is promised, how it provides evidence of what is believed about unseen and hoped-for realities. There is clearly a reference here to God revealing His name to Moses. Hebrews 11:1-2 (ESV) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For them it was all about the faith. Only the seed on the good ground bore fruit with perseverance (Luke 8:11-15). God walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden, but when they sinned, they hid from Him. If you do not come to Him in faith as your Savior, you will stand before Him in terror as your Judge! For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened (Matt 7:7-8). Genesis 4:4 says that God looked with favor on Abel and his offering. And the author of Hebrews is explaining that by way of illustration in Hebrews chapter 11. That would conflict with the entire teaching of the New Testament, that faith is simply the channel through which Gods blessings flow. To start saving items to a SermonFolder, please create an account. What were their growing-up years like? As we saw in chapter 10, Christs sacrifice on the cross is the only basis for forgiveness of sins. Later in the day that Russert died Howard Fineman of Newsweek magazine made this observation during a television interview: "Tim Russert Did Not Pursue False Gods, He Pursued the Real One.". A. Since God created all things from nothing, then everything owes its existence to God who spoke creation into existence. How can you live in a constant, conscious enjoyment of the presence of God? Sermon Archive "Faith That Works" - Hebrews 11. It has to change the way we live. All of us know about the great flood, the massive ark, and the gathering of the animals. 2:8-9). The subjective understanding is, faith means being confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see. An objective understanding is, faith means the reality of the goods hoped for, (Helmut Koster, Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ed. Here is something that everyone who loves the Lord will aspire. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.. "Hebrews 11 tells us what it means to have faith and obtain life. Christ said he would return, but it has been 2,000 years! Faith A Sermon . Any date. Death for a believer is Christ taking us home. Whatever we may say about the two offering of Cain and Abel, the real difference was in the heart. Because he was looking to the reward (11:26). In The Greenville (SC) News, (June 24, 2008) a story about a recent survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life portrays our nation as one of "free-flowing spirituality" with a declining adherence to dogma "stunning." These verses are not so much a definition of faith but they show us the attributes of faith. 2. Let's read the text ( Hebrews 11:1-3 ): Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. When he is dead, it shall be sent. Enoch, the world as you know it will be washed away. 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.. What is faith? And in such a world, Enoch walked with God! Adam lived to see his great, great, great, great, great, great, grandchildren. That's a good statement any way you look at it, and it gains new poignancy after the sudden death of Tim Russert. He believed that in His excellent goodness, God is ever willing to bestow blessings, and ever ready to reward those who come to Him. Being unconditionally certain that it's true requires faith. This is also the case here as it says the evidence of things not seen. So faith has the idea of what would normally be considered impossible, possible. Cain farmed the soil while Abel raised livestock. For George Carlin, the comedian, religion and God weren't high on his list. You would think that a discovery such as human DNA, which shows amazing design, would cause all scientists to fall down in worship before God. Faith comes down to us as a gift from God. And for all of us, men and women alike, take heart from Noah's example. Those who are alive when Christ comes in glory will be taken across the river, without going through it. Enoch was surrounded by people who had no place for God. When the flood finally came, only eight people were saved: Noah and his wife, his three sons and their wives. Joseph Parker says, The fifth chapter of Genesis is the beginning of that long series of characters in human history which are extremely uninteresting. But note this. Here is a message especially for all the men. All we need is the courage to do what Noah did and to believe what God has said. We've heard and read that in the Bible's creation story innumerable times. All men and all boys, heed this word. The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Hebrews 11:23-29. Until recently, the nearly universal voice of the Church was the traditional view that God created all from nothing. Neither type of faith brought forth fruit to maturity. Hebrews 11 begins with a short general definition of what faith is. We're sorry, an error occurred. 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. God gave his one and only Son as the sacrifice for our sins. Our Savior broke the power of death when He rose from the grave. The prevailing current worldview, that matter always existed and that the current universe, including man, happened by sheer chance over billions of years, is based on blind faith, because there is no evidence to support it. Impossible Without Faith: Hebrews 11:17-40. Paul says, I press on (Phil 3:12). The author mentions Moses (11:24-26), who refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter, choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God. He considered the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; . Imagine what those in the Egyptian court must have said about Moses: He walked away from the wealth and prestige of being the son of Pharaohs daughter to lead a ragtag bunch of common slaves out into the Judean wilderness! We have to believe it all on the strength of God's promise. Faith says, "I believe God. But when Methuselah was born, Enoch knew that he needed help and he began to walk with God. Habakkuk lived in difficult times before the Babylonians came to take away Judah into captivity. 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. The Creator of heaven and earth; the sovereign Lord of the universe is your heavenly Father, and He is so intensely interested in you, so intimately involved in your life, that He would choose to walk with you! Dont hope in your faith, because faith in your faith cant save you. i. But He always relates to us in love. As long as there remain certain natural prospects, faith does not get on even as easily (if I may say so), as when all natural prospects fail. 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. Greear. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. This was Gods provision for multiplying the human population in its earliest generations. The greater the difficulties, the easier for faith. Nothing is impossible with God. By faith he endured, as seeing Him who is unseen (11:27). The seed sown on the rocky ground sprang up quickly, but it also quickly withered and died when trials hit. That parable serves as a useful backdrop to our text last week (10:32-29), where the author urges his readers on to enduring faith. By exercising this kind of faith the ancients gained the warm commendation of God. God is the reward of those who seek Him. Whoever is as inclusive as you can get. Today we come to the story of Enoch, where we learn that faith walks with God. "You gotta come down and defend the faith, Brother." For more information, see ourPrivacy Policy. ''Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The first verse of the Bible hits us squarely with a vital fact: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. You cannot begin to understand yourself, other people, world history, or God if you reject the early chapters of Genesis. You will not share personal information because you are afraid that the person will use it in a way that damages you. The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (John 1:14). Faith is the telescope that brings the future promises of God into present focus. Abel had been killed, but that was before Seth or any of his descendants were born. The order is crucial: first the man, then the offering. Copyright, Steven J. Cole, 2004, All Rights Reserved. God is the great peace-maker: when we make peace we are walking with Him. You are the church, and Lifeway is here to serve you with biblical resources for everything life brings your way. Since the birth of Seth, all of these patriarchs carried on living. Today their grief is wrenching and unremitting, yet they continue on by faith. In Hebrews 10:39 he says to the congregation, "You are those who are of faith. But true faith, faith that rests on God and his Word and believes all that he has said, true faith sees the unseen and say, "Yes, it is true.". Before we look at these three aspects of faith, it may be helpful to explain something about the nature of faith with reference to relationships. Hebrews 11:1 has always been a difficult verse for me to get a handle on. Faith proves to us the fact that the things we presently cannot seeGod, angels, demons, heaven, hellare very much true and real. In other words, faith applies the reality of Gods promises and the unseen world to life in the present, visible world. As they burned him at the stake, he died singing! So how can you draw near to God? Either way, it is Christ who will take us up, and we will be at home with Him. (Hebrews 11:1-3) God spoke the universe into existence. One brother kills another in an outburst of rage and envy. Their answer (Dan. He wants them to become imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises (6:12). Hebrews 11 paints a picture of what a life of faith looks like. By their choice, sin and the sinful nature entered the human race. Saving faith comes as Gods gift, not as a human effort (Eph. But, I have since pondered his question many times and I have sought to answer it. And I want to make two observations from them: i. Adam was still living when Enoch was born. He's Where the Joy Is by Tara-Leigh Cobble, Black Church Leadership & Family Conference. ( Hebrews 11:1) A definition of faith. Have Faith, Hebrews 11:1-3 - September 5th, 2021. He uses the aorist tense in the infinitive "to please". God invites you to live in the constant, conscious enjoyment of His presence. Hebrews 11:1-16 NASB. That's as fine a tribute as you are likely to find, and not just about a public figure. 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. If you look at the end of Luke 3, you will see that this is the line of descent into which Jesus Christ was born. This motive of love must undergird all verbal expressions of truth (Eph. Genesis 5 is a chapter of numbers and as every accountant knows, the numbers tell a story. In just four brief verses (Genesis 5:21-24), we have his entire life history. Hebrews 11:1-6. . Death becomes the doorway into the unfiltered presence of God. Hebrews 11 demonstrates that the life of faith is not a rarity. By faith he preached when no one would listen. Hebrews now refers to creation itself. When you walk, you see things you dont notice from a car. Martin Luther " Do not be afraid, little flock ," Jesus tells us in today's gospel reading ( Luke 12:32-40 ). Suddenly there is a break in the clouds. Order Curriculum, Literature, and Church Supplies, by Rick Ezell on Wednesday, January 01, 2014 at 7:00 AM. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that God has put eternity inside every human heart. 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. these people were heroes. Any duration. Concerning faith, he wrote (George Muller of Bristol, A. T. Pierson [Revell], p. 437, italics his): It is the very time for faith to work, when sight ceases. To draw near to God, we must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him (11:6). If you would like to download two encouraging, FREE full-length MP3s of Tony's popular sermons: "The Sovereignty of God" and "How to Handle a Crisis," you ca. I think we take faith for granted. After he arrived, they said, We promised you safe passage here, but not a safe return. They threw him in prison and condemned him to death because he condemned many of their corrupt practices, which were contrary to Scripture. Adam and Eve disobeyed a single command in the Garden. Log In Create an Account. God is merciful and just, so when we do justly and love mercy, then we walk humbly with our God (Mic 6:8). Such people as Enosh, Mahalalel, and Jared are respectable plodding quiet men who said goodnight to one another regularly, remarked briefly upon the weather and died.. You may say, Thats just the way I feel, and thats true. Notice the word ungodly or ungodliness occurs four times. Enoch was the seventh of these 10 generations from Adam to Noah. It renders the first phrase (p. 847), in faith things hoped for become realized (or, reality). Faith proves or gives evidence for the things that we cannot see, thus giving us a conviction that these unseen things are true. 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