FAITH - God’s Unstoppable Power shown through people with Unstoppable Faith - part 1

Hebrews 11:1-7 | Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.

• What is faith?

• Why is faith difficult?

By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.

• What are some things you have faith in? (What do you believe about God, creation, the future, etc. that you can’t see?)

It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith. It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

• How did Noah prove through his actions that he had faith in God’s plans?

• Who else in the Bible can you think of that proved their faith by their actions?

• Faith pleases God. Why do you think this is? (Hint- faith shows in our actions— James 2:17)