A Hero:

Takes action

For the good of others

At a personal risk

Without regard for personal gain

(Wesley Autrey Pic)

[S]ince we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.

And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. . . .

Hebrews 12:1-2

NOAH

The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth,

and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.

Genesis 6:5

So the LORD was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.

Genesis 6:6

And the LORD said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth.”

Genesis 6:7

“Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky.

I am sorry I ever made them.”

Genesis 6:7

But Noah found favor with the LORD.

Genesis 6:8

Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. . . . Genesis 6:9

So God said to Noah, . . . “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. . . .”

Genesis 6:13-14

“I will confirm my covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives.

Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood. . . .” Genesis 6:18-19

Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

Genesis 6:22

BUILD YOUR BOAT

If you want to stand out,

you’ve got to stand up.

(Tiananmen Square

tank man pics)

If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Matthew 16:24-26

For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Matthew 16:24-26

Persevere even when there’s no apparent progress.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:9

If you want to build a good boat,

you need the right tools.

[H]e walked in close fellowship with God.

Genesis 6:9

What kind of boat do you want to build?

(Wesley Autrey Quote)