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Wednesday Bible Study Notes
HTCC Bible Study
September 27, 2012
FAITH: What it Is and What it Does!!
Read: Hebrews 11: 1-40
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An Important Word in the Bible
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Ephesians 2:8-9: We are saved by faith in Christ
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Romans 5:1: We are justified by faith in Christ (Justification, in Christian theology, is God's act of declaring or making a sinner righteous through Christ's atoning sacrifice.)
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Faith Defined
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The assurance of things hoped for
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The conviction (evidence) of their reality
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Believing God to the point of action
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Humanity’s favorable response to God’s revelation
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Actions
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Speech
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Assurance
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Praise
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Healing
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Joy
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Peace
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Love
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How do Faith Affects our Lives?
Where can you find faith in the Bible?
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Faith Made Abel Worship God (v.4)
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We do not know many details of Abel’s faith
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We do not know just how much was revealed to him
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Remember that Adam walked with God
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We do know that his faith caused him to worship God
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Picked the choicest lamb as an offering
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Brought it to the place of sacrifice
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Something wrong with the life that does not worship
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Can’t I be saved and stay away from church?
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Something wrong with the faith experience
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Faith looks for opportunity to worship
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Faith Made Enoch Walk with God (vv. 4-6)
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He walked with God (Gen. 5:221-24)
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How our walk will be changed if we trust in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17)
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He pleased God. Can that be said of your life?
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Is God pleased with the places you choose for recreation?
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Is god pleased with the books you read?
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Is God pleased with the words that you speak?
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Is God pleased with the plan you have for the future?
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His walk of faith delivered him from death
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Faith Made Noah work for God (v. 7)
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The tragic story of the decline of humanity into sin (Gen 6)
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Grace triumphs: God will save Noah (v. 8)
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But if God will save, there must be real faith that produces works
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Noah will build an ark because he believes God
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Every swing of the hammer says, “Faith”
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Every swing of the axe says, “Faith”
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Every felled tree says, “Faith”
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Every move of the brush as he applies the pitch says, “Faith”
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So faith will make us work today
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Caring, sharing, Witnessing
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Fishing for men
Conclusion:
Has Faith Begun In Your Life?
What Has Faith Changed In Your Life?
Where Are Faith’s Evidences In Your Life?