St Petersburg Presbyterian Church

The Big Idea: The Christian life is a race — not a quick sprint, but a long, grueling marathon. Because of this, we often grown weary and lose heart and are tempted to quit. The writer to the Hebrews urges us not to do that, but to press on with endurance, running the race that is set before us. He tells us how to run and gives us motivations to stay in the race and finally cross the finish line w...

The Big Idea: Biblical faith is never practiced in the abstract, but always at street level. This is what we have been learning from Hebrews 11, God’s ‘hall of faith.’ In our passage this morning, we discover that faith in God is demonstrated and strengthened as it triumphs over great obstacles and perseveres through great sufferings. Ultimately, true saving faith keeps looking to Jesus for all th...

The Big Idea: This morning’s scripture continues our walk through the “Hall of Faith.” Through well known events such as the Exodus and the collapse of the walls of Jericho, God’s word calls us to know that he is faithful and that we can trust in him through adversity. We can do so because God is greater than our difficulties, He carries us through our difficulties, and He triumphs over our diffic...

The Big Idea: The lives of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph illustrate for us what genuine saving faith in Jesus Christ looks like. They show us that obedience to God doesn’t come from our own efforts or will power, but from believing God’s promises and relying on His character, even in the face of life’s most difficult challenges.