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Hebrews 11:4 · BSB
11:4 By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
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…read another part from Hebrews this morning, Hebrews 11. We're gonna be dancing through Hebrews 11, 12, and 13 this morning. And so our key text isHebrews 11, verses 1 to 5. I'm sorry, 1 to 6. So if you have uh your Bibles, feel free to open them up. The words are gonna be on the screen behind me. And this is what the…
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Well, do turn with me in your Bibles to the Epistle to the Hebrews chapter 11, and our reading this morning will be from verses 4 through to 7.Hebrews chapter 11, verses 4through to 7, and this is what the Holy Spirit has said. Let us hear the words of God. By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice…
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…way. That's not the only reason why God had respect. There's much more to this. In fact, this part may be even more important. Let me read out ofHebrews chapter 11, verse 4. It talks about Abel here. Hebrews 11 and 4. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which, listen to this, you…
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…so much to talk about, and it's so true to what we're experiencing here at North Iron as children of God. And so I want you I want you to turn toHebrews chapter 11, verse 4. This is the the theme of this chapter. You've looked at it before, a very powerful verse, and I just want to dive a little bit deeper into this.…
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…And I think that we can see that it was actually the heart behind the gift that Abel gives. As a matter of fact, um, we can act we can see that inHebrews 11:4. Um, so as we dive in a little bit deeper, we can see so many different examples of um of what a worthy sacrifice is, as um as we watch all of the…
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…okay. It is a form of sacrifice that you bring. It can be burned. It can be consumed. It can create smoke, but that aroma won't even reach God.Hebrews 11 verse 4says, By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain. More acceptable. There's no participation trophies with God. There's no,…
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…for example, Hebrews 11, verse 6. Let's go there. Hebrews 11, verse 6. Hebrews 11, verse 8. It says, if you are there, please type or read.Hebrews 11, verse 4, sorry. Yeah. Exactly. Exactly. So, we see that Abel offered what? By faith. And which is the contrary of what Cain did, right? So, and you will…
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…of oppression and injustice. Their voices could not be silenced, despite perhaps great pressure, persecution, even intimidation. And as we turn toHebrews 11, verse 4tonight, we are being, as it were, summoned to listen to a voice that similarly refuses to be silent. And that voice is the voice of Abel. This is…
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…is God playing favorites? Here, Like what? What's God? Doing and we see this answer in Hebrews Chapter 11, verse four and I'll just. Read it for usHebrews. 11 verse 4it says by. Faith. Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice. To Cain, you see what? What God is after? It's the condition. Of the heart that…
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…of the surrounding passages and I was struck by some things. So in Hebrews 11 we see these kinds of phrases kind of cherry picking a little bit. SoHebrews 11:4, by faith Abel brought God a better offering. Verse 7, by faith Noah in holy fear built an ark. Verse 8, by faith Abraham obeyed and went, even…
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…of the surrounding passages and I was struck by some things. So in Hebrews 11 we see these kinds of phrases kind of cherry picking a little bit. SoHebrews 11:4, by faith Abel brought God a better offering. Verse 7, by faith Noah in holy fear built an ark. Verse 8, by faith Abraham obeyed and went, even…
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…because Hebrews chapter 11. Turn to your Bible. Who has your Bible? I forgot to even do the confession. Hurry, get your Bible. Get your Bible.Hebrews 11:4says that Abel, it was by faith that he offered a more excellent sacrif. Y'all see it. Read it for me. By faith, Abel, check your neighbor. Check…
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…this or not, but Cain and Abel and their story, they make it to the end of the Bible in the book of Hebrews. I want us to look at that because inHebrews chapter 11, verse 4, we're going to find a summary of Cain and Abel, and it explains why God accepted one offering and not the other. And it says, by what? Faith. By…
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…it this week. Read the whole thing, but at the very beginning it lists Abel and references our story. So we're going to just read the one verseHebrews 11, verse 4. It says by faith, abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. What does that mean? That's inferring that Cain brought an offering but he…
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…true and false worship. We read a passage earlier in Hebrews that I think helps us understand the difference. And I'm going to read it again here.Hebrews 11 verse 4says, By faith, Abel offered a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous. God commending him by accepting…
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…others in order to protect the fragile self. And to see that, I want to just quickly jump to the New Testament and how it understands Genesis 4.Hebrews 11 verse 4says this, by faith, Abel brought to God a better offering than Cain did. Now, when it says there by faith, that's not saying that Abel believed in…
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…Abel may not be one of the first names that would come to our mind, but yet the author of Hebrews finds it important to mention Abel here. InHebrews chapter 11 verse 4, it says, By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his…
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…merciful way for sin to be covered over. And in Abel's story of faith-filled sacrifice, we see the shadow of Jesus. When the author of the book ofHebrews, chapter 11, verse 4, said to us, Abel still speaks, he speaks gospel. He speaks of Jesus, the coming Savior. Just like Abel, Jesus was righteous. And just like Abel,…
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…or how we're going to serve after the service. He looked at Cain, He looked at Abel before he looked at the offering. And it's not until you go toHebrews Chapter 11, verse 4where you read what it is that God found in Abel that He did not find in Cain. Do you know what it was says here? By faith, Abel offered to God a…
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…his offering was not accepted. His heart wasn't right. His heart wasn't right. John tells us his deeds were evil. And I want you to listen to howHebrews chapter 11 verse 4explains this circumstance. It says, By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as…
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