Living a God pleasing faith

Living a God pleasing faith

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  LIVING A GOD PLEASINGFAITH HEBREWS 11:1-10 Bishop Genesis T. Udang
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  • Heb 11:1Now faith is the assurance that what we hope for will come about and the certainty that what we cannot see exists. • Heb 11:2 By faith our ancestors won approval. • Heb 11:3 By faith we understand that time was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are invisible.
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  • Heb 11:4By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did, and by faith he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faith he continues to speak, even though he is dead. • Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away without experiencing death. He could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he won approval as one who pleased God.
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  • Heb 11:6Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently search for him. • Heb 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, reverently prepared an ark to save his family, and by faith he condemned the world and inherited the righteousness that comes by faith.
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  • Heb 11:8By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. • Heb 11:9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who also inherited the same promise, • Heb 11:10 because he was waiting for the city with permanent foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
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  •II Corinthians 5:7puts it this way: We live by faith, not by sight.
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  • Mar 2:1Several days later, Jesus returned to Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. • Mar 2:2 Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn't room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus was speaking his message to them • Mar 2:3 when some people came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men.
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  • Mar 2:4Since they couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. • Mar 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he told the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
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  • Luk_18:8 Itell you, he will give them justice quickly. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
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  HOW CAN WESEE FAITH IN ONE’S LIFE? • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WORSHIP GOD: Abel
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  WE CAN SEEFAITH WHEN WE WORSHIP GOD • Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings.
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  HOW CAN WESEE FAITH IN ONE’S LIFE? • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WORSHIP GOD: Abel • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WALK WITH GOD: Enoch
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  WE CAN SEEFAITH WHEN WE WALK WITH GOD • Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
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  HOW CAN WESEE FAITH IN ONE’S LIFE? • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WORSHIP GOD: Abel • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WALK WITH GOD: Enoch • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WORK FOR GOD: Noah
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  WE CAN SEEFAITH WHEN WE WORK FOR GOD • Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
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  HOW CAN WESEE FAITH IN ONE’S LIFE? • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WORSHIP GOD: Abel • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WALK WITH GOD: Enoch • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WORK FOR GOD: Noah • WE CAN SEE FAITH WHEN WE WILL WAIT ON GOD: Abraham
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  WE CAN SEEFAITH WHEN WE WILL WAIT ON GOD • Hebrews 11:9-10 By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
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  • Rom 10:17So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.