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By Faith ~ Receive God’s promises of hope

By faith – men and women heard God’s promises and believed Him.  They are in the Hall of Faith in Hebrews chapter 11. Faith – what is the Biblical definition of faith? (NASB) Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Sixteen men and women are […]

Freedom in Christ

Each country has a history.  Each country has a date when it came into being. As followers of Christ we too, have histories before we received Jesus Christ as our Savior…for we are all sinners in need of a Savior.  His name is Jesus. (NASB) Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of […]

By Faith ~ depend on God

(NASB) Hebrews 11:33, 38 “who by faith…” 38 “…wandering in deserts and mountains, and caves and holes in the ground.”   Unknown heroes of faith are not always named in the Holy Bible, but God knows who they were.  Perhaps you are an unknown hero of faith, or you know of an unknown hero of […]

By Faith ~ believe God’s unchanging love

(NASB) Micah 7:18 “Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity And passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in unchanging love.” The unchanging, permanent love of God is for all who turn to Him by faith and believe that […]

By Faith ~ valued by God

  Through the years, many believers in the living God have suffered discomfort, persecution, joblessness, homelessness and being considered worthless. (NASB) Hebrews 11:33, 37-38 “who by faith…”  37 “…they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill treated 38 (men of whom the world was not worthy)…” The world sees many believers in […]

By Faith ~ faced death

(NASB) Hebrews 11:33, 37 “who by faith…”  37 “…they were put to death by the sword…” God’s people have died because of their faith in the living God of the Holy Bible. God’s people will die because their faith is in the living God. God’s people do die, not because of being persecuted for their […]

By Faith ~ resist temptation

REMEMBER: temptation is never sin!  Being tempted is not sinning.  Jesus was tempted; yet, He never sinned! (NASB) Hebrews 11:33, 37 “who by faith…” 37 “…they were tempted…”   Anyone who follows Jesus Christ will be tempted to turn from worshiping the living God and obeying His words.  We have the example Jesus gave us […]

By Faith ~ stand firm using God’s words

(NASB) Hebrews11:33, 37 “who by faith…” 37 “They were stoned…” Zechariah, son of Jehoiada was stoned to death by the orders of King Joash. The life of Jehoiada the priest The king was counseled by Jehoiada, Zechariah’s father, from the time Joash became king at the age of seven.  Jehoiada and the king restored the […]

By Faith ~ in God’s Inheritance

(NASB) Hebrews 11:33, 37 “who by faith…” 37 “They were stoned…”   Naboth was a man who owned a vineyard that King Ahab wanted for his own.  Naboth refused to give the king the land, it was his inheritance and by Jewish law it was to be kept in his family. King Ahab pouted and […]

By Faith ~ Be Faithful Following Jesus

  God’s people were treated harshly and with intolerance in the history of the Old and the New Testament.  God’s people are being treated unfairly and with intolerance today. False accusations, beatings, chained, imprisoned – what was experienced by men in the past is being experienced by men and women today. (NASB) Hebrews 11:33, 36 […]