By Faith: Is God Pleased? | Hebrews 11:5–6

In this message, we continue our By Faith series by looking at the life and testimony of Enoch. Before Enoch was taken by God, Scripture says he had this testimony: he pleased God. This sermon challenges us to examine our own lives and ask the honest question: Is God pleased?

Key Themes

• Faith is the way we please God. Pleasing God begins with trusting that He is who He says He is and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.
• Faith is not occasional—it is a walk. Enoch walked with God for 300 years. His life was marked by consistency, trust, and relationship with the Lord.
• Pleasing God requires obedience. Faith is demonstrated through surrender, submission, and choosing God’s ways over our own.
• God looks at the heart. A renewed mind and a pure heart matter to God. He is not only concerned with what we do, but why we do it.
• Faith shows up in how we treat others. A life pleasing to God bears fruit through love, generosity, service, and care for the people around us.

Key Scripture

Hebrews 11:5–6

Takeaway

To please God is a lifelong journey that can only be lived by faith.

The question is not just what people will say about us when we are gone, but what testimony we will have before God: Did we please Him?

By Faith: Walking When We Cannot See | Hebrews 11:8–10

Faith is not simply believing what God has said—it is moving in obedience even when the destination, process, and outcome remain unclear. In Hebrews 11, Abraham becomes the example of what it means to trust God enough to move when certainty is absent. Real faith is not built on what we can see, but on confidence in the One who has spoken.

Key Themes

• God doesn’t require perfect people—He requires trusting people. Faith has never been about perfection, but about a willingness to trust and obey God despite our flaws.
• Real faith requires movement. Faith is not passive belief. Biblical faith acts upon the Word of God, even when understanding has not yet been revealed.
• Obedience often leads into unfamiliar territory. God will frequently call us into seasons that feel uncertain, uncomfortable, and unfamiliar—not to harm us, but to grow us.
• Growth never happens in comfort zones. The process of faith requires leaving behind what feels safe so God can develop trust and dependence on Him.
• Doubt and faith cannot lead at the same time. When doubt takes control, compromise follows. Doubt causes detours, shortcuts, and often leads us to create solutions in the flesh instead of waiting on God.
• Faith waits while flesh rushes. God’s promises often involve seasons of waiting. Faith learns to trust God’s timing instead of forcing outcomes prematurely.
• Obedience impacts more than just you. Abraham’s obedience affected generations to come. In the same way, both obedience and disobedience influence those connected to our lives.

Key Scripture

Hebrews 11:8–10

Takeaway

Faith is not certainty in your circumstances—it is confidence in God’s promise.

Don’t let doubt preach louder than what God has already spoken. Keep walking, trust the process, and remember: you never know what’s waiting on the other side of obedience.

Podcast Episode Notes

The Remnant Church Podcast Sermon Title: By Faith: The Walk Is the Witness Primary Texts: Hebrews 11:5–6; Genesis 5:21–24 Supporting Texts: Jude 14–15; Amos 3:3

In this message, Pastor Stephen J. Walker continues the By Faith series by looking at the life of Enoch — a man mentioned only a few times in Scripture, yet honored in Hebrews 11 as part of the Hall of Faith.

Enoch’s life teaches us that faith is not just something we use for moments, miracles, or major decisions. Faith is the lifestyle of the believer. Enoch walked with God for 300 years, showing us that true faith is not an event — it is a daily, consistent walk with God.

This sermon calls us to examine our own lives with honest questions: Would God call me faithful? Does my life please Him? Am I walking with God, or am I trying to walk with Him while my heart is still at war with Him?

Faith does not only move our feet toward God; faith brings our hearts into agreement with God. Enoch’s witness reminds us that God is not simply looking for religious activity. He is looking for people who trust His character, agree with His word, walk faithfully with Him, and diligently seek Him.

Key Sermon Movements

1. Faith isn’t an event, it’s a lifestyle. Enoch walked with God for 300 years, proving that faith is more than a moment. It is a life of steady devotion, consistent obedience, and close relationship with God.

2. You can’t walk with God and war with God at the same time. Faith requires agreement. Amos 3:3 asks, “Can two walk together, unless they have agreed?” A heart in disagreement with God will struggle to walk faithfully with God.

3. Faith walks. Faith seeks. God rewards. Hebrews 11:6 reminds us that God rewards those who diligently seek Him. The life of faith requires persistence, effort, commitment, and a heart that remains 10 toes down for God because He has always been faithful to us.

Memorable Lines

“Faith isn’t an event, it’s a lifestyle.”

“You can only live by faith based on your proximity to the One who originated it.”

“Faith does not just move my feet toward God; faith brings my heart into agreement with God.”

“You can’t walk with God while your heart is at war with God.”

“Enoch was approved by God because he trusted in the character of God and the consistency of God.”

Reflection Questions

Would God consider me faithful?

Where does my allegiance truly lie?

Am I trying to walk with God while disagreeing with God?

Is my faith only active when I need something, or has it become my lifestyle?

Am I diligently seeking God, or casually approaching Him?

Closing Thought

Enoch’s life reminds us that the walk is the witness. He did not have to be known for much else because Scripture tells us what mattered most: he walked with God, pleased God, and was rewarded by God. A life leaned into Christ is a life that leads to true life — both now and in the kingdom inheritance to come.

Join us as we continue our By Faith Series.

Minister Jermain Wilson.

In this Sunday morning message, Pastor Stephen J. Walker opens Luke 7:1-10 and teaches from the story of the centurion whose faith amazed Jesus. Though this Roman soldier had not seen Jesus move in his own home, he had heard enough to believe that one word from Jesus was all he needed.

This message reminds us that great faith does not wait until it sees everything. Great faith moves because it has heard the good news of who Jesus is. Through the centurion’s humility, character, and confidence in Christ, we are challenged to believe Jesus at His word.

When doubt creeps in, when life feels uncertain, and when we are desperate for God to move, great faith bows low, asks boldly, and believes firmly: “Lord, just say the word.”

Scripture: Luke 7:1-10

1 Samuel 8

Before Israel ever received a king, they first rejected the One they already had. In this message, we explore how a shift in delight led to a dangerous exchange—choosing control over God’s providence. When our hearts drift, we begin to desire substitutes for what only God can be.

Key Themes

• When delight decreases, substitutes increase. Israel didn’t ask for a king because God failed—they asked because their hearts shifted.
• Comparison kills faithfulness. Wanting what others have can lead us to distrust what God has already provided.
• Don’t trade providence for control. The desire to control outcomes can cause us to reject God’s leadership for human solutions.
• God may allow what He doesn’t approve. Sometimes God gives us what we insist on—but not without warning us what it will cost.

Key Scripture

1 Samuel 8

Takeaway

Before God lets you have it, He’ll show you what comes with it.

Don’t abandon God’s rule for the illusion of control—because what you choose over Him will eventually rule you.

God Over Everything: Delight in His Word (Part 2)

In this message, we continue exploring what it truly means to delight in the Lord. Delight is not just a feeling—it’s a practice rooted in God’s Word. We cannot separate loving God from obeying what He has said. If we truly delight in Him, we will submit to His truth and live it out.

Key Themes

• Delight is rooted in the Word. You can’t love God and ignore His voice. His Word is how we know Him, follow Him, and grow in Him.
• Grace empowers obedience. God doesn’t just command obedience—He gives us the grace to walk it out. Real life, provision, and victory are found in obeying His Word.
• We need spiritual sight. Without God opening our eyes, we can read Scripture and still miss its power. We must ask Him to reveal His truth to us.
• We are sojourners. This world is not our home. God’s Word is our guide, our wisdom, and our direction in a world that does not follow Him.

Key Scripture

Psalm 119:17–20

Takeaway

God’s commands are not meant to restrict you—they are meant to sustain you.

True delight in God is seen in a life that longs for, trusts, and obeys His Word.

What if the difficult seasons in your life aren’t distractions—but invitations?

In this message, we explore what it looks like to delight in the Lord even when life is hard. Scripture teaches us that our joy isn’t rooted in comfort, but in Christ. Through trials, pressure, and uncertainty, God is not absent—He is actively shaping, refining, and drawing us closer to Him.

Difficulty has a purpose. It reveals where our trust truly lies and teaches us to depend fully on God. When we shift our perspective, we begin to see that even hardship can produce spiritual growth, deeper faith, and lasting joy.

Series: Life of Christ Text: Matthew 14:22–33 Speaker: Minister Jermain Wilson

🌊 Main Question

Will you survive the storm—or will you sink in it?

🧭 Key Thought

The storm isn’t sent to destroy you—it reveals where your focus is. Survival is not about the storm around you, but your focus within it.

👣 Key Points

• Jesus Sends You Into Some Storms The disciples were in God’s will and still found themselves in trouble. Obedience does not exempt you from storms.
• Jesus Comes in the Middle of the Storm He may not stop it immediately, but He will show up in it. Sometimes what looks like fear is actually Jesus drawing near.
• Peter Walked on Water… Until He Looked Away Faith begins when you fix your eyes on Jesus. Fear begins when you focus on the wind and waves.
• Focus Determines Outcome When Peter looked at Jesus, he walked. When he looked at the storm, he sank.
• Jesus Still Saves Sinking People Even when Peter began to sink, Jesus immediately reached out. Failure in the storm doesn’t disqualify you—it reveals your need for Him.

🔑 Takeaway

If you want to survive the storm, keep your eyes on Jesus. The moment your focus shifts, your faith follows.

🙏 Closing Thought

The storm will test you—but it will also reveal you. The question isn’t if the storm will come… The question is: where will your eyes be when it does?

Glory on the Water | The Life of Christ Series

In this message from Mark 6:45–52, we look at the moment Jesus walks on the water and what it reveals about who He is. This passage is not just about a miracle—it is about how Jesus reveals Himself in the middle of life’s storms. Sometimes the very storm we are trying to survive is the place where Christ intends to show us His glory.

Key Themes

• Pride dies where prayer lives. Jesus withdrew to pray in the midst of pressure and expectation, showing that intimacy with the Father sustains the mission.
• There’s glory in the storm. The disciples struggled against the wind, but the storm became the setting where Jesus revealed more of who He is.
• Trust grows through experience. Jesus allowed the disciples to face the storm so they could learn to trust Him more deeply.
• Don’t miss the holy moment. Even after witnessing miracles, the disciples struggled with hardened hearts. When our focus stays on the storm, we can miss the presence of Jesus standing right in front of us.

Key Scripture

Mark 6:45–52

Takeaway

Jesus does not only reveal His glory after the storm—He reveals it in the middle of it. The question is whether our hearts will recognize Him when He comes.

Take heart. He is with you. Do not be afraid.