LEGACY OF FATIH

Hebrews 11:32–40 CSB

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead, raised to life again. Other people were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Others experienced mockings and scourgings, as well as bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they died by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, and mistreated. The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground. All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

Hebrews 11:32–38 CSB

And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead, raised to life again. Other people were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection. Others experienced mockings and scourgings, as well as bonds and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they died by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, and mistreated. The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

Samson fights the lion

Judges 4:6 CSB

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Hasn’t the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, ‘Go, deploy the troops on Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the Naphtalites and Zebulunites?

Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego

Daniel 3:25 CSB

He exclaimed, “Look! I see four men, not tied, walking around in the fire unharmed; and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

Elijah restores life

1 Kings 17:22 CSB

So the Lord listened to Elijah, and the boy’s life came into him again, and he lived.

100 of the Lord’s prophets hiding

1 Kings 18:4 CSB

and took a hundred prophets and hid them, fifty men to a cave, and provided them with food and water when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord’s prophets.

Hebrews 11:39 CSB

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

“approved” = they were tested through their faith NOT perfect

Hebrews 11:2 CSB

For by this our ancestors were approved.

Hebrews 11:13 CSB

These all died in faith, although they had not received the things that were promised. But they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.

Hebrews 11:40 CSB

since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

“perfect” = complete/finish

Hebrews 10:25 CSB

not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.

Ephesians 1:21–22 CSB

far above every ruler and authority, power and dominion, and every title given, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him as head over everything for the church,

LEGACY OF FATIH

LEGACY OF FAITH

Main Idea: We should be inspired by the legacy of faith of those before us.

Key Question: Are you leaving a legacy of faith to inspire others?

1. A legacy of faith is evident. (v. 32-38)

2. A legacy of faith is tested. (v. 39)

3. A legacy of faith is motivational. (v. 40)