My sermon from 5/20/12 entitled Faith Tested from Hebrews 11:17-19 is online.  The sermon examined the story of Abraham’s test to offer Isaac as a sacrifice and sought to show, first of all, that faith can be tested.  Many of us think that the Christian life is a life of ease and comfort, but the Bible never paints that kind of picture.  Even the greatest heroes of the faith were tested.  This was true of Abraham.  However, there was great hope in this text as we saw how a faith that is tested is strengthened.  Abraham emerged from the testing with a deeper, abiding trust in a good and all-wise God who had commanded him to obey and had given him promises.  This is where our faith can be strengthened as well, as we trust in God.

Hope you enjoyed a great Lord’s Day.

My sermon from 4/29/12AM was entitled Faith’s Obedience and Look and came from Hebrews 11:8-10.  This got to help in our faith from the example of Abraham.  Throughout the Bible, Abraham and faith go together, so it made sense in this chapter showcasing faith in the Bible, we would find Abraham.  Our writer wants us to learn that faith is how the righteous live, or, in this context, it is how we persevere in this world.

Abraham gave us a lot of help by showing us how an active faith is tied to immediate obedience.  Believing God is who He is should cause us to obey Him and what’s He revealed to us in His Word.  Further, faith has a look to it.  Faith is consumed with eternity.  If there’s ever anyone in the Bible who could have rested in a promise, it would have been Abraham, but Hebrews 11:9-10 showed us that Abraham lived in the promised land as a foreigner because he was looking to a future promised by God Himself.  There are many applications for us in this passage, then.  I hope you were helped by it and live this week with a faith that displays itself by obeying and looking heavenward.