1. The Exposition - God’s Gracious Plan

2. The Conflict Leading to a Crescendo - Man’s Rebellious Preference 

3. Denouement - God’s Will Always Prevails

4. The Epilogue - Reflection/Application

God’s ways at times are perplexing. What God desires for His servant Abraham is good, but His ways of doing it are not always understood. Therefore, a calculated faith is needed.

1. God Keeps Us Strangers & Aliens (v.13-16)

2. God Tests Us For Our Good (v.17-19)

Faith that impacts the day to day, when you don’t know what to expect from the day to day.

1. Faith When You Don’t Know the Place

2. Faith When You Don’t Know the Pace

3. Faith When You Doubt Know the Possibility

In Psalm 38 David expresses physical and spiritual pain as a consequence of his sin. In this psalm you learn a pattern of lament that is helpful for dealing with sin in a biblical manner. 

Hebrews 11:7 helps us understand how faith and simple obedience are connected.

In Hebrews 11:5-6 we behold 4 features/ingredients of Enoch’s walk with God, as a result shaping & influencing our own personal walk with the Lord.

1. A Pleasing Walk

2. An Enduring Walk

3. A Faith Driven Walk

4. A Reward Filled Walk

By faith Abel offered a gift that was accepted by God. May this text aid us to more faithfully worship the Lord.

1. The Gift Described (v.4a)

2. The Gift Accepted (v.4b)

3. The Gift That Keeps On Giving (v.4c)

As we begin a new series in Hebrews 11, we look at 4 ways this chapter ought to minister to you in the coming weeks.

1. Remind You That Instability Is Certain

2. Urge You That Faith is A Non-Negotiable

3. Challenge You To See That History Matters

4. Motivate You By Illustrating Faith

1. The Shepherd Knows Me (v.1-6)

2. The Shepherd Supplies & Sustains My Life (v.7-10)

3. The Shepherd Loves Me (v.11-18)

Jesus, the Bread of Life, teaches that

1. Hungry Stomachs Are Superficial 

2. Soul Satisfying Sufficiency Is Only in the Bread of Live

3. All A Supernatural Work of the Sovereign