Hebrews 11:17-19 (Gen. 22)

“Abraham: The Will Wielded by Faith”

Introduction:

I. All True Faith Will be Tried (17) (Gen. 22:1)

II. God Prepares Us for the Trials He Sends (Gen. 22:1)

III. Faith Trials Touch our Deepest Longings (Gen. 22:2)

IV. Faith Trials Prove our Love and Reverence for God (Gen. 22:12)

1. Our Love for God

2. Our Fear of God

V. Faith Trials can Bring the Promises of God & the Commandments of God into Apparent Conflict (17-18) (Gen. 22:3, 21:12)

VI. The Object of the Faith that Triumphs Through Trials is the God Who is “ABLE”. (Heb. 11:19)