Faith Obeys God - Sermon on the Faith of Abraham (Hebrews 11:8–16)

Scripture

• Hebrews 11:8–16

About this sermon

Pastor Colin Smith preached this sermon on the faith of Abraham from Hebrews 11:8–16 as part of the series "Living By Faith." By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. (Hebrews 11:8–16) Open the Bible is the teaching ministry of Pastor Colin Smith. Our mission is to use a broad array of modern media to help people around the world meet Jesus. We do this by opening the Bible for them, helping them open the Bible themselves, and equipping them to open the Bible with others. ▶️ SUBSCRIBE to our channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcvklWZjMN1Gvn3P7Eh6IOA/?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 BROWSE more teaching content https://openthebible.org/ 📚 READ Daily Devotionals https://openthebible.org/daily/ 👨‍🏫 GROW with our practical training for leaders https://openthebible.org/leaders/ 📱 DOWNLOAD the Open the Bible App https://openthebible.org/app/ 📖 LEARN the Bible Story https://openthebible.org/open-the-bible-story/ 🔗 CONNECT with Us on Social https://www.facebook.com/OpentheBibleorg https://twitter.com/OpentheBibleorg https://twitter.com/pastorcolins https://www.instagram.com/openthebibleorg https://www.pinterest.com/openthebibleorg/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/openthebibleorg/

Topics

• Faith
• Obedience