Better Things
(Hebrews 11:35-12:3) Believers now have both the opportunity and obligation to continue in the same faith as those heroes listed in Hebrews 11. Yet on this side of Christ's resurrection,...
Unlikely Believers and Unbelievable Victories
(Hebrews 11:30-34) Regardless of how strong you consider another Christian, without the grace of God, victory is impossible. We are all enabled to live victoriously the exact same way, by...
Faith Over Fear
(Hebrews 11:23-30) Biblical courage grows out of faith. While we can easily look around at the adverse circumstances and become fearful, God desires His followers to look up to Him...
Parental Faith, Personal Faith, and Pioneering Faith
(Hebrews 11:23-30) Today's passage presents three distinct steps of faith. Because of God's design, these three types are all essential for the work of the Lord to be done. Listen...
When It Comes Time to Die
(Hebrews 11:20-22) Unless we are caught up in the rapture, everyone has a scheduled date of death. The thought of death, when filtered through Scripture, has a purifying effect on...
What About the Next Generation?
(Hebrews 11:20-22) There is no greater joy or higher privilege than watching the next generation personally carry on in the faith. Have you ever considered that you are a link...
4 Things to Do with God’s Promises
(Hebrews 11:13-16) The voice of fear says, "Go back!" The voice of faith says, "Go forward!" When we take God at His Word, His integrity is on the line, and...
Sara Herself
(Hebrews 11:11-12) Each of us has to trust God for ourselves at each step of our lives. While we can benefit from the faith of those around us, we cannot...
Headed Home
(Hebrews 11:8-10) We are strangers in this world and pilgrims to the next. This world really is nothing more than a temporary dwelling place for Christians. Even the thought of...
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
(Hebrews 11:8-11, 17-19) When was the last time you took a true step of faith? You could mark the step not by fluctuating feelings or a foolish impulse, but by...
Prove It!
(Hebrews 11:10, 17-22) Genuine faith will always be tested and proven. Some results of these tests are rewarded by God, but all of them can be read by other believers....
Building a Household of Faith
(Hebrews 11:8-9) Faith is always setting something in motion. Taking a step of faith has an immeasurable ripple effect on those closest to you, especially your family. However, you must...
True Faith Takes a Stand
(Hebrews 11:7) To profess to be a believer yet refuse to share your faith with someone else is the antithesis of what true faith looks like. Sincere faith is willing...
Get Your Family in the Ark
(Hebrews 11:7) While you cannot save your family, you can set the stage for their salvation. By praying for their souls and presenting the gospel to them, God will honor...
Faith Near the End
(Hebrews 11:7) The only way to feed your faith is by having a healthy diet of the Word of God. The Bible is a vital part of a growing Christian's...
1 in 750 Million!
(Hebrews 11:5) The character of interest today is mentioned at the beginning of the Bible and the end. The faith by which he walked with God caused him to stand...
The Last Testament
(Hebrews 11:4) What kind of testimony are you leaving behind? When your story is finished, what will be said about your faith in God? If you want to die in...
The Key to It All
(Hebrews 11:6) There is only one way to please God - by faith. As you seek Him, the Lord will reward you. Yes, there will always be problems in the...
