Living

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Living By Faith

• Hebrews 11

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Great Cloud of Witnesses

• Heb. 121
• Cloudhost, multitude.
• What great cloud of witnesses?
• Of what do they bear witness?
• Heb. 1113.
• The witnesses recorded in Heb. 11.
• People who have died having faith in Gods
  promises.

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By FaithHeb. 11

• Able vs. 3
• Enoch vs. 5
• Noah vs. 7
• Abraham and Sarah vs. 8, 11, 17

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By FaithHeb. 11

• Many others vs. 20ff.
• Isaac, Jacob, Joseph show faith in future
  promises vs. 20-22.
• Moses vs. 23-29
• Joshua vs. 30
• Vs. 32 All of Gods servants made great
  sacrifices.
• Vs. 35ff the nature of their sacrifices

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Lay Aside Every Weight

• Ch. 12 looks to these examples and says now it is
  your turn! What will you choose?
• If we are to follow such examples of faith we
  must lay aside every weight.

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Lay Aside Every Weight
Evil companions Immodest clothing Ungodly
Activities Anger Pride Doubt Fear
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Lay Aside Every Weight

• We can be like Noah, Abraham, and David
• But we must be willing to serve God BY FAITH
• Prov. 35 Trust in the Lord
• A weight is anything that prevents us from doing
  this.
• By faith means taking Gods hand allowing Him to
  carry us where He wills

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Conclusion

• Many people say they have faith.
• What is your faith like?
• The people of Heb. 11 were great, not by their
  own strength, but because they acknowledged Gods
  way is better
• What about you?