Pastor Mark wraps up our "By Faith" series in Hebrews 11 with a focus on verses 34-40. Between infertility, poverty, anxiety, disability, loneliness, sickness, persecution, depression, a difficult divorce, a debilitating disease, a tragic death, he sums up the passage with this: Life is unfair, then we die. We may not get all the answers we want in difficult circumstances but regardless we look to Christ who persevered through suffering for the joy set before him. Therefore we ought to, "Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."

In the world of increased digital connections, we also see a decrease in meaningful connections with our local communities. This matters for the body of the Christ because though following Jesus is a personal decision, it is ultimately a communal practice. Listen as Pastor Joshua Symonette, gives encouragement and biblical guidance for how we can reorient our lives to prioritize those around use.

God calls us to Himself, the most stable, certain, freeing place we can be. Yet when we encounter obstacles we sometimes hesitate to lead with faith and obedience to God. Dr. Dick Foth points us to Hebrews 11, using Abraham as an example of how we are to trust God through uncertainty.

The phrase "by faith" is repeated eighteen times in Hebrews 11. Sixteen of those are biographical — "by faith, Noah", "by faith, Moses", "by faith, Abraham". All of those "by faith" statements are as unique as Noah, Moses, and Abraham. The same is true of you. Listen as Pastor Mark unpacks how to cultivate faith with your fingerprint on it. Not your parent's faith. Not your pastor's faith but yours!

What step of obedience is God prompting you to take by faith today? It is easy to understand life through what we can see with our physical eyes. However, we see examples from Moses for how to see by faith in God's wisdom and understand which is far greater than our understanding. Pastor Joel draws out four challenges from Moses' journey with the Israelites, to help us see our world through the eyes of faith. Consider how your perception changes as you engage each challenge!