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Hebrews 11:17-22
TOPIC: “The Results of Faith”
INTRODUCTION:
A man fell off a cliff, but managed to grab a tree limb on the way down.
The following conversation ensued:
"Is anyone up there?"
"I am here.
I am the Lord.
Do you believe me?"
"Yes, Lord, I believe.
I really believe, but I can't hang on much longer."
"That's all right, if you really believe you have nothing to worry about.
I will save you.
Just let go of the branch."
A moment of pause, then: "Is anyone else up there?"
(Bits & Pieces, June 24, 1993, p. 3.)
I.
A WILLINGNESS TO OFFER UP THAT WHICH IS DEAREST TO US (Hebrews 11:17-19).
A. The most severe tests are those that call for total commitment.
(Hebrews 11:17a).
1. Severe tests call for us to sacrifice that which is most dear to us.
a. Abraham was called on to sacrifice Isaac.
b.
We are called upon to sacrifice dreams, relationships, prized possessions, etc.
(Rom.
12:1)
(Gal.
2:20)
2. God’s desire is that He become most important to us.
(Mark 12:30).
a.
He has already proven that we are most important to Himself (Rom.
5:8).
b.
His call to give up that which is most dear to us is really a call to make Him our all (Colossians 3:4).
· It is like us giving up all other relationships to prove our love for our spouse.
B. The most severe tests cause us to bank on God’s absolute faithfulness.
(Hebrews 11:17b-19).
1.
We must not only be willing to obey, but begin moving to do so.
(Hebrews 11:17c-18).
a. It’s easy to say that we are willing and never act in obedience.
· The example of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-31).
b.
It is a different matter to step out and obey.
2. We act in absolute obedience recognizing: the awesome power of God, the absolute nature of his love, and the inalterable nature of His promises.
(Hebrews 11:19).
a. Remember the awesomeness of His power.
(Matthew 28:18).
b.
Rest in the absolute nature of His love.
(Rom.
5:8).
c.
Reflect on the inalterable nature of His promises.
(2 Corinthians 1:20).
II.
A FOCUS ON THE FUTURE FULFILLMENT OF GOD’S PROMISES (Hebrews 11:20).
A. God’s promises are firm, even trough successive generations.
(Hebrews 11:20a)
1.
Time does not erode God’s promises.
a.
The promise that was good for Abraham was still good for Jacob and Esau.
b.
The promises made to those saints of old are still good for us.
· Promises of provision (PHIL.
4:19)
· Promises of salvation (Rom 10:13)
· Promises of power (Acts 1:8)
· Promises of reward
(Heb.
11:6)
(James 1:12)
B. We must keep our eyes fixed upon the fulfillment of God’s promises.
(Hebrews 11:20b)
1.
The source of the promise is God.
a.
The source of the promise to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph was God.
b.
The source of every promise in scripture is the Lord.
2. The source of its fulfillment is God.
(1 Thessalonians 5:24).
a. God has promised that He will fulfill his promises and He cannot fail.
III.
A WORSHIP OF GOD THAT LEANS ON THE STABILITY OF HIS WORD.
(Hebrews 11:21-22).
A. Faith enables us to worship God in all circumstances (even death).
(Hebrews 11:21).
1. Worship is an attitude of the heart, not state of the body.
(John 4:24)
(Psalms 51:17)
(Isaiah 57:15)
(Matthew 15:8).
a. Jacob was in a worshipful attitude even when he was about to die and knew it.
b.
Worship can be entered into even when physical circumstances are not the best.
· Some of the best worship I have experienced was in the middle of a sleepless night.
2. Worship is an attitude that must be demonstrated to others.
(Matthew 5:16).
a. Jacob worshipped with the sons of Joseph who had not been raised under his example.
b.
There are people who are looking to you to see true worship.
· Your children
· Your grandchildren
· New believers
· The Lost
B. Faith enables us to pass on the truth of God to others and help them to commit to following them.
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