1. Hebrews 11:30-40 Courage Demonstrated in Faith –Jericho- 7 days Joshua 6 –Rahab- saved from destruction She welcomed the Hebrew spies Joshua 2 –Prostitute, gentile, Canaanite, Amorite Gen. 15:16 –Gideon –Barak –Samson –Jephthah

2. –David and Samuel- 1 Sam. 17:46 –Prophets –Who by faith Conquered kingdoms Performed acts of righteousness Obtained promises Shut the mouths of lions Quenched the power of fire Escaped the edge of the sword From weakness were made strong Became mighty in war & put foreign armies to flight

3. Women received their dead back by resurrection –Others Tortured Not accepting their release –Looking to obtain a better resurrection Mocked and scourged Chained imprisonment Stoned Sawn into Tempted Put to death with the sword

4. Walked around in sheepskins and goatskins Destitute Afflicted Ill-treated Wandering in deserts, mountains, caves and holes in the ground –All these faith hero’s gained approval, yet Did not receive what was promised 1 Peter 1:10-11 Because God provided something better for US –So that apart from us they should not be made perfect