Sermon Tone Analysis

Hebrew 11:1-40

In this passage of scripture we are given a list from the beginning of time up to the moment of pepole who were faithful and were a testimony of what it means to faithful.

( Read through the examples) It beigins with a definition of faith in verses 1-3

Faith is the things hoped for.

Salvation, eternal life.

Faith is the what is the very base of the world and its foundation is tings we cannot see or really completly grasp.

But still this litany of people trusted in God and were never disappointed.

We can find this throughout history in the lives of people like the missionary Lottie Moon in China, D.L Moody in Chicago, Henry Blackaby in Saskatoon and I could go on and on.

People who trusted that God would led them and that He would do a great work if they were faithdful to trust His directing.

In our text today found in

We see that when it comes to faith it is not just for a few chosen individuals that God uses it is for all who have recieved Jesus as Lord.

Faith is the starting point of our journey with God and it is the ending point that need to press on to.

Faith has no majical formual, it does not exclude any of us or let us off the hook.

Faith must be the fabric of a life that follows Jesus.

Lay aside every wieght weight in our lives.

What is holding you back.

2. Give up the sin the ensares you.

Problem is we like to hang on to those things.

3. Focus on Jesus not the world.

He will give you the Faith you need..

Our journey of faith needs to only begin small.

It is not that God is asking you to start your Faith in such a big way as we see in Hebrew 11.

Do you think these people were giants of the faith from the very start.. Think of Moses he was afraid he was inadquate to speak for God.

Yet he would by faith led the people of Israel out of Egypt throught the desert, through the sea on dry ground, he would help the people trust God to feed them each day with food from heaven, But his first encounter with God was a little shakey.

I know that the first time I was asked to preach I would think are you sure God this was a good idea.

When God would take my family to Oklahoma I would ask was this a good idea and when we had cupboards empty except for the roaches and sliver fish that shared then with us.

And let me not forget the fleas that took up residence in the house with us and the poisones spiders on the poarch.

I had to look to Jesus and say Lord I believe help my unbelief.

He would time after time take care of us.

I am not alone in this many, many before me who trusted God would see God work.

What is God asking of you?

Will you have just that little faith ?