Sermon Outline:
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By faith, we hold on to promises we have not yet received.
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Faith believes that what we cannot see is greater than what we can see.
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By faith, we can exchange our lives and all this world for the sake of that future hope.
Family Discussion Questions:
Younger and Older:
- Does having faith in something mean we have no reason to believe it?
- Is Chrisitan faith just in the things that have already happened, like Jesus' death and resurrection?
- What was the difference between Abel's sacrifice and Cain's?
- What reward did Abel receive for having faith?
Deeper Discussion:
- How do the exhortations in 10:19-36 help us better understand what we are meant to take away from what chapter 11 teaches us about faith?
- In what way do the words for "conviction" and "assurance" also meaning substance, proof, or reality, strengthen the description of faith we have in this verse?
- What does our faith in the "visible" coming from the "invisible" tell us about what we should expect in the future?
- What does someone's acceptance of a health and wealth or socially acceptable gospel distortion say about their faith?