Hebrews 11:1-3, 27 - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible.

Main Point: Faith sees the invisible. Faith looks beyond circumstances to see who God is and what He can do

By Faith Abraham Traveled to Canaan Hebrews 11:8-9 By 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. 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.

By Faith Abraham Traveled to Canaan

By Faith Abraham Traveled to Canaan God called Abram from a place of comfort, familiarity, security and a known future to a place that was completely unknown

By Faith Abraham Traveled to Canaan Main Point: Faith sees the invisible. Faith looks beyond circumstances to see who God is and what He can do

By Faith Sarah Gave Birth to Isaac Hebrews 11:11 – And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.

By Faith Sarah Gave Birth to Isaac Story not just of faith, but doubt. Abraham and Sarah waited 25 years for the fulfillment of God’s promise

By Faith Sarah Gave Birth to Isaac Faith Principles: 1) Faith and doubt are not mutually exclusive 2) God doesn’t need our faith to accomplish his purposes

By Faith Sarah Gave Birth to Isaac Main Point: Faith sees the invisible. Faith looks beyond circumstances to see who God is and what He can do

By Faith Abraham Offered Isaac Hebrews 11:17,18 – By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.”

By Faith Abraham Offered Isaac 1) God is different from other “gods” 2) Story points to Jesus death and resurrection 3) Testing of Abraham’s faith – Gen. 22:5; Heb 11:19

By Faith Abraham Offered Isaac Faith principle: You don’t really believe God’s Word to be true unless you are willing to risk something valuable in obedience of His Word

By Faith Abraham Offered Isaac Main Point: Faith sees the invisible. Faith looks beyond circumstances to see who God is and what He can do

Main Point: Faith sees the invisible. Faith looks beyond circumstances to see who God is and what He can do Hebrews 12:2 - And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.