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Hebrews 11:1 · BSB
11:1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
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…in front of us, but with a lot of us, that's not the story. But faith is something that God invites us to step into. The Bible defines faith inHebrews 11:1, saying, Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. You see, Rahab, she had confidence in what she hoped…
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…expecting. Hope is expectation. So notice what it says. Don't let go of what you're expecting. Faith and expectation obviously go hand in hand. InHebrews 11:1. Faith is the substance. Faith is the title deed. Faith is the grounds of your expectation. Right? So he says, don't let go of what you're…
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…been in the sermon series. Verse 1 which defines faith. And then we're going to go 17 through 19. So hear this word from the author of Hebrews.Hebrews 11 verse 1which says, Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Just a pause there. You'll see the conviction of…
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…friends, at its elemental base manner or entity, is what God plants in your heart. That's right. Okay? When you're born again of the Spirit of God.Hebrews 11:1said faith is a substance of things hoped for. If you look at that word substance, it means a foundation, the rudiment, that, the very beginning.…
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This summer we've been studying the subject of faith, which, according to the Bible's definition inHebrews 11:1, is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Because today is Father's Day, I'm going to look at the faith of two…
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…at the end of Hebrews chapter 10. Quoting from the Old Testament, verse 38, but my righteous one will live by faith. And then last week, again, inHebrews chapter 11, verse 1, you heard this in verse 1. Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, for the proof of what is not seen. What is not seen. I want you to make…
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…that this is a truth story, an actual correct, accurate narrative of the history of the world. And you and I believe that. Well, the Bible says inHebrews 11:1, now faith, that's the faith that you and I have, is the substance of things hoped for. It is the evidence of things not seen. What is it, brothers…
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…What is faith? Faith is where you believe something without evidence, faith is where you believe something without evidence. We have to look atHebrews 11 verse 1. It's gonna come up on screen there. Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. You haven't seen it yet,…
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…trust in someone or in something that we are convinced is true and reliable. The Bible has its own definition of faith, which is somewhat similar.Hebrews 11:1says, now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. In other words, faith is trusting what you cannot see and…
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…evidence. That's not what faith is. So, what is faith more positively? Well, perhaps the most direct definition in the scriptures comes fromHebrews 11, verse 1. It says, Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for. Now, by the way, the things that are hoped for are grounded with reason and evidence. So…
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…the thing he's called you to, you're going to trust God that that's going to happen, but you're going to pause. You're going to take a time out.Hebrews 11, verse 1says, Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. You've got to exercise faith in trusting God in these…
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…have bitterness and sorrow in your life, you will never further the kingdom of God, and you will never go further in your relationship with God.Hebrews 11:1says, Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. What are we if our hope is taken? We become powerless.…
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…uh, isn't it? Yeah, so now God made the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1 chronicles the account of the making of the world. Now, when you get toHebrews chapter 11, verses 1 to 3. Hebrews 11, verses 1 to 3 now says to us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It says by it the…
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…of your relationships. Where are we looking? So this question really has to do about faith. Now the definition we have of faith in scriptures fromHebrews chapter 11, verse 1, which is now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Now, this is an amazing definition because I just said…
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…Are you with us? Come on, let's go. So we're gonna read, it's an obvious one, so forgive me, but well, don't I'm not sorry. Uh we're gonna readHebrews 11, verse 1. Faith, now, faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Confidence in what we hope for, assurance in what we…
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…personally and toward God. They are both in Hebrews Chapter 11, if you would like to turn there. So let's turn there together. It's going to be inHebrews Chapter 11, verses 1and 2. All right, so Hebrews Chapter 11, and we'll start at the very beginning with verses 1 and 2. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,…
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…we experience. It's based on a thing that's outside of all of that, that proceeded from God and will never go away. Okay? It'll never go away. So,Hebrews 11, verse 1. I would, I'm not going to ask people to turn to most of the passages I'm going to read, but I do ask you to turn to this one. This is the key…
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…than what I feel. It's trusting in what God says more than how I feel. That's what faith is. I mean, think of how the writer of Hebrews puts it inHebrews chapter 11, verse 1. He says that now faith is what? It's the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. It says, even when I can't see it, even…
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…looks like— trusting Jesus’ word before you see Jesus’ work… and moving anyway. Faith is not just something you feel—it’s something you follow.Hebrews 11:1Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Faith is a conviction, a trust, a belief in what we cannot…
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…you to fall away from the living God. Thomas is doubting. He says, I need to see. I need to touch it. And that's the opposite of real faith.Hebrews 11, verse 1, shows us what real faith looks like. Says, now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the convictions of things not seen. In other words, to…
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