Abraham's story is hardly one of moral perfection. So how can he be such a model of faith given all that Abraham did?

Be encouraged! Don't let anyone tell you that your role as a Christian at home or at work is insignificant. It has global, salt-of-the-earth, light-of-the-world significance! This means that everything we do as a Christian has purpose and a global impact.

Since Abraham realized that God had made everything from nothing, he knew it was thoroughly rational to believe that if God wanted to give him and Sarah a child in their old age, God would just do it. Do we believe like this today?

We can know for sure that what God says is the way to be saved IS the way to be saved. It's not a matter of opinion or a private, indefinite, uncertain best guess. Pastor Josh talks about faith.

The inheritors of the world are not those on Forbes' list of the 500 richest men, and they aren't the political ruling class or the Hollywood celebrities. So who are the inheritors of the world?

Often we think of the Christian life in a stained-glass-window way, where everyone is perfect and moral. Today we look at Abraham, by no means a perfect man, as an example of faith. We should find this deeply encouraging.

Paul tells us to go to the greatest king of all time, David, an amazing man who wrote many songs and won numerous battles. What does King David say is the blessed life?

We tend to rely on authorities and look for footnotes, but the Sermon on the Mount is the King teaching about the Kingdom. When Jesus says, "I tell you," it's a claim to supreme authority.

Paul is putting two approaches in justaposition against each other. He is trying to dramatize the uniqueness of Christianity. We expect life to go one way, and then there is a sudden shift.

A lot of people think of faith as just a passive belief. Paul says we should look at the life of Abraham to learn about faith.