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Ep 72 – Hebrews 11:39-40 Mar 08, 2017

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In today's episode we come to the end of chapter eleven of Hebrews. In these two closing verses, verses 39 and 40, the author sums up all the characters he has listed in his great hall of faith. They were all commended for their faith, but none of them ever received what had been promised – at least not in their lifetimes. God had something bigger, better and greater in store for all of them. Ultimately, their hope and faith had been in God and they had been willing to trust Him for whatever He had in store for them. The fulfillment of all their hopes and the focus of all their faith was the coming of the Messiah, the Savior sent by God to redeem a lost world and provide a means by which sinful men could be made right with a holy God.

While all of these individuals made it into the hall of faith, all those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ also occupy that same space. And one day we will join them, having received something far better than we could ever imagine.

Ep 71 – Hebrews 11:32-38 Mar 07, 2017

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Today's episode contains a much lengthier list of individuals than we've covered so far. As if he is running out of time and space, the author provides with us with six additional names and throws in the prophets for good measure. But the one thing all of these people had in common was their faith. But their faith wasn't always accompanied by ideal circumstances or perfect outcomes. Each has a different story of faith, but they all share a common focus for their faith: God. Some suffered for their faith. Others discovered the truth that, by faith, it is possible to grow strong even in weakness. Sometimes faith leads to victory. Other times it results in death. But faith in God never disappoints or fails to deliver.

Ep 70 – Hebrews 11:31 Mar 06, 2017

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Today we'll get introduced to an unlikely character in the great hall of faith found in Hebrews chapter eleven. Verse 31 presents us with Rahab, a woman the author and the book of Joshua both describe as a prostitute. And yet, this woman of ill repute is listed as having had faith in God. In fact, it was her faith in God that kept the spies safe and her family alive. Faith isn't tied to our spirituality or superior morality. It's based on the reliability and reality of God. Rahab's sinful lifestyle had earned her a well-deserved death, but this unlikely source, a prostitute, placed her unwavering faith in God – and lived.

Ep 69 – Hebrews 11:29 Mar 05, 2017

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In today's episode, based on Hebrews chapter 11, verse 30, we'll be looking at the faith demonstrated by the people of God when they followed His somewhat crazy-sounding counsel regarding the city of Jericho. It would be their first battle in the promised land and, rather than strapping on their swords and shields and going toe-to-toe with the enemy, there were instructed to spend a week hiking around the walls of the city – in silence. They would eventually defeat the city of Jericho, but without firing a single arrow or throwing a solitary spear.

Ep 68 – Hebrews 11:29 Mar 04, 2017

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Today, we'll be in verse 29 of Hebrews chapter 11, and this time, instead of Moses, we'll be looking at the people he led – the newly-freed Israelites. This verse deals with the well-known and much-debated story of the miraculous parting of the Red Sea. Over the centuries, there have those who have written this story off as either myth or a case of literary license. But the author of Hebrews believed it was a real-life event that revealed the actual faith of flesh-and-blood people like you and me. As amazing as the parting of the Red Sea might have been, the real miracle was that the people of God had the faith to step out and walk the path between those two walls of water. And the author of Hebrews makes it clear that they did so "by faith."

Ep 67 – Hebrews 11:28 Mar 03, 2017

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In today's episode, we take another look at the faith of Moses. This time, we'll deal with his faith as related to the first Passover. The story is found in Exodus chapter 3 and it contains one of the most powerful illustrations of faith as belief in action. Moses would demonstrate that it is one thing to say you have faith in God, but a completely different thing to put shoe leather to that faith by stepping out and doing what God has called you to do – no matter how strange it may sound. Sometimes God asks us to do the impossible and improbable. But faith believes and acts on that belief, trusting God enough to obey Him.

Ep 66 – Hebrews 11:27 Mar 02, 2017

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In today's episode, called "Waiting on God in faith," we get another glimpse into the faith of Moses. This time, we'll be looking at verse 27 in Hebrews chapter 11. Moses is forced to leave Egypt because he had killed an Egyptian. But did he leave in a state of fear or faith? The Exodus account seems to paint a slightly different picture than that of Hebrews. But when we combine these two divinely-inspired passages, we get a much clearer picture of what was going on and how Moses left Egypt by faith, not motivated by fear.

Ep 65 – Hebrews 11:24-26 Mar 01, 2017

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Today's episode is based on Hebrews 11, verses 24-26 and deals with Moses. The great emancipator of God's people. Moses, as we have already seen, was spared a death as decreed by Pharaoh. His parents, acting out of faith in God, placed their infant son in a papyrus basket and set him afloat on the Nile. Discovered by Pharaoh's daughter, Moses would grow up the royal court. But the day would come when he would reject his royal pedigree and choose instead to suffer with the people of God. And according to the author of Hebrews, he did so by faith.

Ep 64 – Hebrews 11:23 Feb 28, 2017

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In today's episode, based on Hebrews 11, verse 23, we're going to look at Jochebed and Amram. Not exactly household names. These were the parents of Moses and the author is going to use their actions concerning their newborn son as a further demonstration of biblical faith. Living in a day when the tide had turned against the people of Israel living in Egypt, they were forced to trust God with the life of their son. The Pharaoh was out to destroy him, along with all the other male Hebrew infants. And while the Pharaoh was considered a god by his own people, Jochebed and Amram were putting their faith and hope in the one true God.

Ep 63 – Hebrews 11:22 Feb 27, 2017

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Today, we're in Hebrews 11, verse 22. And this one deals with Joseph, one of the sons of Jacob and the young man whose life went from favorite son to hated sibling. Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, Joseph would end up in Egypt, where his lot would include life as a slave, false imprisonment, and an unexpected, meteoric rise to the second-highest position in the land. But the main thing mentioned about Joseph in the book of Hebrews is his bones. While he fully expected God to fulfill His promise to return the people of Israel to the land of Canaan, he knew he wouldn't live long enough to join them. But his bones would.

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