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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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…Now, there are two passages that I think come into play here: one in Genesis chapter 4, one of them back in Hebrews chapter 11. Read the one fromHebrews 11:4first: “By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying…
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…I ain't gonna be that long I'm gonna move on let me move on I'm off the church but look at this talk about all of us and how we're living now inHebrews chapter 11 verse 4post-humans influence since people of faith our good influence should continue on after we're gone the good influences that we have on our family…
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…the Vibes. I can feel the questions. Echoing, what about Hebrews 11? What about Hebrews 11? Yes, we're going to talk about that but let me quoteHebrews 11:4by faith. Now, Saint Paul here emphasizes Deeds that are not done through faith. Are just ordinary just habits and you know you know do not appease…
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…to enter rest. It's something that I hope you've been trying in 2021 and that you will try and continue to excel in in 2022. The Bible says inHebrews chapter 11, verse 4 to 11or thereabouts, that strive or wrestle to enter into rest. Strive or wrestle to enter into rest. Most of us have to wrestle against things that…
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…in Hebrews 11. We're going to be turning back in a moment to Genesis 4, but I just want you to recognize that what the author of Hebrews says inHebrews 11:4, that Abel, though he is dead, still speaks, this is a lesson for us, and there are a number of lessons from the life of Abel. You've heard the old…
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…he's just bringing him an offering of his best, of something that cost him something. And and he wants God to see, I love you. And and if you look,Hebrews 11:4. Hebrews 11 4, it talks about Abel. It says, By faith, Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. He brought a better offering. By faith, he…
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…not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. (Heb. 11:4–5NASB) Notice the reference there to pleasing God being gaining God's approval. That was in verse 2, remember? Verse 6: “And without faith it is…
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…totality of scripture. In all of Scripture, he gets maybe four verses, and by any modern reading, this hero's story actually ends in tragedy. InHebrews 11:4, it says, By faith, Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. It was by faith he was approved as a righteous man because God approved…
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…what it means to have faith and to recognize the faith of many of these characters in the Old Testament. And so we'll be looking specifically atHebrews 11, verses 1 through 6today. If we don't have it on the screen, you can turn there. But as we get started, I wonder, have any of you ever heard anyone talk about the…
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…author of Hebrews is it's by faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous. That'sHebrews 11, verse 4. See, it seems to me that faith has made the difference between Abel's offering and Cain's offering. Abel has approached the Lord with an attitude…
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…eyes. There's truly a difference between the gift and the giver in God's eyes. Um, so important. We see this in the New Testament, as I said inHebrews 11:4. It says, by faith, Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain. That is, it's Abel's faith that made it a better sacrifice than Cain. Through…
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…have done with that. Praise God this morning that we get to look at the faithfulness of the Bible's very first martyr. So our text for today isHebrews chapter 11, verse 4. And beloved, this is God's word to us, written for his glory and our good. We would all do well to listen to it in order to believe its promises…
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…of Faith there in Hebrews chapter 11 and we know about those individuals who devote their lives to the Lord. Their after all they're written inHebrews 11:4reason people whom we can look back to it throughout the Old Testament scriptures and read about how they display. Their lives of faith. But amidst…
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…we get. So let me, without boring you with all of this, just give you a few verses that show something about this offering. Here's what we read inHebrews chapter 11, verse 4. And by the way, often when something happens in the Old Testament that's hard to understand, if you find the New Testament reference, it will…
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…for our attention, you will hear the voice of God in your life. You were created to hear him speak. So desire that. Today we're going to move on toHebrews chapter 11, verse 4. But before we actually go through that, I want to ask a really obvious question. Obvious questions are the best because they're just a formality.…
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…for our attention, you will hear the voice of God in your life. You were created to hear him speak. So desire that. Today we're going to move on toHebrews chapter 11, verse 4. But before we actually go through that, I want to ask a really obvious question. Obvious questions are the best because they're just a formality.…
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…we are those who have faith and, therefore, preserve our souls. And that leads us to our section this morning. Please pray, or please read with meHebrews chapter 11, verse 1 through 7. Now, faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it, the people of old receive their commendation. By…
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…a, at a, at the level of the Hebrew, and in the, and the, and the cultural context, we actually get a bit of a hint about that. In, in the book ofHebrews, chapter 11, verse 4, it talks about how, uh, Abel's sacrifice was accepted, because it came out of faith. In other words, it came out of a desire, to have a…
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…that came from the two brothers. Something that came from their hearts. And they wanted to bring God an offering. And when we look at the text inHebrews 11:4, there is an interpretation on why God accepted the offering of Abel and not of Cain. In Hebrews 11:4, we just read that the way that Abel brought…
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