Having concluded his main argument in the 12th chapter, our author now tries to get in the last word on just about every aspect of the Christian life.

Jesus is central to the plan of salvation.

And now that Jesus, the promised Messiah, has come, a new covenant between God and man is in effect.

The old is invalid, so there’s nothing to go back to.

It takes discipline to make a disciple.

We’re going to look at several victors in faith, and some who weren’t, on the surface anyway, so victorious. And then focus on the One who perfects our faith and brings ultimate victory to all who are faithful.

Obviously not everyone agrees on the value of walls, and sometimes they do what we expect them to do, and sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they keep us safe and secure, but sometimes walls fail. This morning we’re going to explore three walls, walls that stand, walls that crumble, and walls to build upon.

The Bible confirms that if we have faith in God there is no need to live in fear. And as we discovered when we began our study of faith in the Faith Chapter, faith is best understood by looking at the lives of those who lived by faith.

How long do you hang on to a promise?

God blessed Abraham by fulfilling His promises to him through his son, his grandson, and eventually through God’s own Son, who was born of Abraham’s seed.

Who knows what God will do through our children, and their children, if we’ll have the faith of Sarah and Abraham.

The Apostle Paul said we walk by faith, not by sight. But most of us would rather walk by sight.

We’re going to look at that definition and the first three examples the author of Hebrews used to illustrate three fundamental elements of faith: a future element, a present element, and a past element.