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This chapter maybe,more than any other part of the written sermon called the Book of Hebrews; Ch. 11 is there to prove that the basis of OT spirituality or religion is God giving grace to undeserving people and people receiving that grace BY FAITH or TRUST. The writer demonstrates this by using like 15 specific examples (we've looked at all of them); he parades these towering figures, the B.C. her...

Let's see next what it is about these acts of faith that we are supposed to notice. In all three of the situations, it was an act of trusting submission or submissive trust, that seemed contrary to sensory evidence, and that was exercised in the context of despair. Let me unpack that: #1 – Submissive trust #2 – That seemed contrary to sensory evidence #3 – Exercised in the context of despair

Those who do actually believe will often see the beginnings of their faith, in childhood … Even before childhood, in the faith of their parents. Probably a lot of people here today would be able to say, "since I've come to believe, I've rediscovered my past, my parents, God working in my life before I had any consciousness of that work. And now with the eyes of faith, I see God at work in my past…...

Everyone has faith and everyone sees the world through belief in something. Faith in God's promises and His acts in history, THAT'S the faith BY WHICH the Patriarchs saw God and saw themselves and saw how to live and conduct themselves in an often-hostile world. Those are actually our three points: Faith is HOW to see/know God Faith is HOW to see/know OURSELVES Faith is HOW to see/know LIFE (it se...

If you're a Bible reader, what comes to mind when you think of Abraham? What are the big events in Abraham's life? He was called out of Ur and Babel in Mesopotamia. He received God's promise to be blessed and to BE a blessing to all nations. He received the promised son and heir and then… that big moment, the watershed, crisis-experience for Abraham – the sacrifice of Isaac. So, let's look at: #1...

Today, we meet the first woman on the list of people who lived, "by faith", that is Sarah. She's not the last woman on the list – more in verses 31 and 35. AND this first woman appears in tandem with her husband. What we really have here is an example of a couple believing together – marital faith/belief. So, let's follow our regular outline and ask, What IS the event used to illustrate faith from...

If you are not very familiar with the Bible and are hoping to get a basic grasp of it OR if you are inquiring about Christianity and are trying to learn how it all fits together into some sort of cohesive whole – THIS is a good day to be at Park Road. This passage is really, really important to the whole big picture. AND, in fact, if you DON'T get THIS part of the story, it's impossible to make se...

If you look carefully, you'll notice three FEATS Noah accomplished "by faith": Number ONE – he prepared an ark for the salvation of his family. Number TWO – by which he condemned the world. Number THREE – he became "an heir of the righteousness, which is according to faith".

Scripture: Hebrews 11:5-6 Speaker: T.J. Campo

Series: What It Means To Live By Faith Scripture: Genesis 4:1-10:4; Hebrews 11:4 Preacher: T.J. Campo

Now, as we come to THIS faith chapter, we find a very short introduction, a simple definition of faith. And THEN a series of examples; as if to say, "I can generally define faith, but I'll do much better to show it in the lives and experiences of all the characters of the Old Testament." And right off the bat, that tells us something but also excites us. God loves narrative. We seem to learn bette...

Real Christianity is inescapably communal. Togetherness in worship is an essential… it's an outgrowth of our basic ethic which is LOVE. Community, togetherness is nonnegotiable for orthodox, biblical, gospel-Christianity. The private, individualistic, DIY route isn't authentic Christian practice, isn't really beneficial. Radical togetherness in real Christian worship IS the New Testament norm. It...

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8 Speaker: Rev. Dr. Tim Sansbury  

In and around the story of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, we meet all kinds of fears. People motivated, moved, twisted, manipulating by fears. FIRST, notice how pervasive and powerful fear is. SECOND, some tactics people use to deal with fears. THIRD, what the resurrection speaks to our fears.

This one short sentence captures, the whole peak experience perfectly. It puts the whole story of Jesus Christ right there. It's not like Caesar, "I came, I saw, I conquered" but "He approached the city, He saw, and He wept." Three Grammatical Points – The OBJECT The SUBJECT and The VERBS i.e., At whom/what is this aimed? Who is acting? What ARE the actions?

Q: What's the core content of Jesus Christ's teaching? A: The Kingdom of God and here He helps us see it. Let's look at: The Way of the Bent and Broken The Way of the Kingdom and The Way for US in the modern world.

Scripture: John 11 Sermon By: Lucas Tanner

THIS particular discussion of money and possessions was initiated by an interrupter. Jesus wasn't talking about it but this guy busts in AS IF to say, "Hey, thanks Rabbi, for talking about all this great spiritual stuff but I have a REAL-LIFE issue and when you hear it, I'm sure you'll see how urgent it is…and then we can get back to all your pretty spiritual stuff. THE ISSUE IS MONEY – tell my br...

This encounter introduces a way perception that surpasses religion or spirituality or rules of morality. It opens up an approach to life that's un-self-conscious, joyous and fearless. First, we'll see the Old Perception, Second, the New Perception and Third, How to Start and Stay Perceiving In the New Way.

Scripture: Luke 5:1-11 Preacher: TJ Campo

This moment in the hometown synagogue becomes an occasion for US to think about OUR ideas about a Savior. What DO we hope to be saved FROM? What DO we think is good and evil; "us and them"? What's wrong with the world that needs to be fixed? How DO we think a Savior would fix it? What DOES it mean to join Him AND are you sure that YOU have? Our kind of people, "Good Country People" (as Flannery O'...

This is the Season of Epiphany so let's have one! WHAT child IS this? WHY include this odd incident? HOW might it affect you? WHAT child?

Luke 1.1-4; Acts 1.1-3

How are relationships clarified by the Gospel? That's the focus of Peter's words in this compendium or summary of all OUR relationships… What does the Gospel say to exiled believers about our relating to God…to ourselves, to one another…and to the outside world? The UPWARD, the INWARD and the OUTWARD relationships.

Speaker: Dr. John Stevenson Scripture: Ezekiel 10:4; Ezekiel 10:18-19