9.6.15 // Your Super Power

YOUR SUPER POWER

Heroes – Part 1

Scott Young.com – Pastor of Hope

 

Hebrews 11:6 - Without faith no one can please God. Whoever comes to God must believe that he is real and that he rewards those who sincerely try to find him.

 

Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

 

THREE ESSENTIALS OF FAITH

 

1.    Confidence In God’s Word

Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

 

hupostasis ► Definition: (lit: an underlying), (a) confidence, assurance, (b) a giving substance (or reality) to, or a guaranteeing, (c) substance, reality.

2.    Belief In God’s Promises

 

Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Romans 4:18 -  Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. 

 

3.    Action Towards The Unseen

Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

 

elegchos ► Definition: a proof, possibly: a persuasion; reproof.

 

pragma ► Definition: a thing done, a deed, action; a matter, an affair.

 

James 2:20 - Faith without works is dead.

 

THE CREATIVE POWER OF FAITH

Hebrews 11:3 - By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.

 

Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, [9] not of works, lest anyone should boast.