FACING LIFE WITH FAITH SUNDAY'S OUTLINE

Hebrews 11:6 "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." I. FAITH IS: 1. BELIEVING when I don't see it. "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1 2. OBEYING when I don't understand it. "It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him and go out to a country God had promised to him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going." Hebrews 11:8 (GN) 3. GIVING when I don't have it. "...by faith (Abel) was commended as a righteous man when God spoke well of his offering ... " Hebrews 11:4b "Out of ... extreme poverty welled up rich generosity ... They gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability." 2 Corinthians 8:2-3 4. PERSISTING when I don't feel like it. "It was by faith that Moses left Egypt and was not afraid of the King's anger. He held to his purpose like a man who could see the invisible." Hebrews 11:27 (JB) 5. THANKING GOD before I receive it. M"By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days." Hebrews 11:30 "When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it and you will be given what you ask for." Mark 11:24 (GN) 6. TRUSTING if I don't get it. (Hebrews 11:35-40) "They were all commended for their faith yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better ..." Hebrews 11:39-40