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A CALL TO RISK! Hebrews 11:1

A CALL TO RISK! Hebrews 11:1

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 On this day in 1620, the Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 separatist pilgrims aboard

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 What would drive any group to leave what they know and embark upon a journey of great discomfort and uncertainty?

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Dynamic of Faith will always be a call to risk!

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Vocation of Faith “Then He said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.’” Matthew 4:19

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Vocation of Faith Calls Other People to the Kingdom through Faith!

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Dichotomy of Faith “But Jesus said to him, ‘Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’” Matthew 8:22

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Dichotomy of Faith A Desperate Claim Upon Our Deepest Loyalties!

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Inclusion of Faith “As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, ‘Follow Me.’ So he arose and followed Him.” Matthew 9:9

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Inclusion of Faith Jesus opened God’s Love and Grace to all People!

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Demand of Faith “And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.” Matthew 10:38

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Demand of Faith “Not only something worth Living for, but also worth Dying for!

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Devotion of Faith “Jesus said to him, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.’” Matthew 19:21

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 The Devotion of Faith Targets Our Weakest Places!

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 So…. Where do you Need to Risk?

FAITH: A Call to Risk! Hebrews 11:1 So…. Where do you Need to take a Step of Faith?

A CALL TO RISK! Hebrews 11:1