<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-19&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;+ Faith alone secures ouracceptance with God.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Genesis 15:6&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ephesians 2:8–9 &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Romans 4:1–5&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;+ Faith alone demands humilitybefore God and others.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;+ Faith obeys God&amp;#39;s word withouthaving all the details or all the answers.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;James 2:21–24&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;+ Faith is future oriented&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark rocky peak high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” – JRRTolkien, The Return of the King.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;+ Faith believes God more thancircumstances&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;+ Faith withholds nothing fromGod, no matter how precious&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-19 + Faith alone secures ouracceptance with God. Genesis 15:6Ephesians 2:8–9 Romans 4:1–5 + Faith alone demands humilitybefore God and others. + Faith obeys God&#39;s word withouthaving all the details or all the answers. James 2:21–24 + Faith is future oriented &quot;There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark rocky peak high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” – JRRTolkien, The Return of the King. + Faith believes God more thancircumstances + Faith withholds nothing fromGod, no matter how precious

Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages

The Abraham Story | Hebrews 11:8-19

The Abraham Story | Hebrews 11:8-19

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