The document outlines four tests of a real believer based on the story of Abraham in the Bible: 1) A willingness to follow God's leading without knowing the outcome, as when Abraham left his home at God's command; 2) Patience to wait for God's promises to be fulfilled even when the timing is unclear; 3) Faith in God to solve impossible problems, like Abraham and Sarah's belief that God would give them a child in their old age; 4) Trust that God has a purpose even through senseless tragedies, as when Abraham was willing to sacrifice Isaac at God's command before being stopped.

1. FOUR TESTS
OF A REAL BELIEVER
Text: Hebrew 11:8-19

2. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
James 2:19
‘You believe there is one God. Good! Even
the demons believe that. And they
tremble!’

3. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
George Gallup says that 96% of all
Americans say, "I'm a believer" and yet it
has absolutely no influence on their
lifestyle.

4. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
Hebrew 11:8
"By faith, Abraham when he was called to
go to a place he would later receive as
his inheritance, obeyed and went even
though he did not know where he was
going."

5. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
v. 8
"Abraham moved immediately even
though he didn't know where he was
going.“
A real believer will follow God's leading
without knowing where.

6. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
Rick Warren says,
‘If your faith hasn't led you to take any
risks it's not faith.’

7. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
Hebrews 11:9
"By faith, Abraham made his home in the
promised land like a stranger in a
foreign country and he lived in tents as
did Isaac and Jacob who were heirs
with him of the same promise."

8. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
A real believer will wait for God's timing
even though he doesn't know when.

9. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
Hebrews 11:11-12
"By faith, Abraham, even though he was
past age, and Sarah herself was
barren, was enabled to become a
father because he considered Him
faithful who had made the promise…

10. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
Hebrews 11:11-12
… And so from this one man and he as
good as dead came his descendants as
numerous as the stars in the sky and as
countless as the sands on the
seashore."

11. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
Genesis 18:9ff
"The messengers came and said, `Where is
your wife Sarah?' they asked Abraham.
`There in the tent,' he said. Then the
Lord said, `I will surely return to you
about this time next year and Sarah
your wife will have a son.' …

12. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
Genesis 18:9ff
…Now Sarah was listening at the entrance
of the tent which was behind him.
Abraham and Sarah were already old
and well advanced in years and Sarah
was past the age of child bearing so
Sarah laughed to herself as she

13. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
Genesis 18:9ff
…`After I'm worn out and my master is old,
will I now have this pleasure?' Then
the Lord said to Abraham, `Why did
Sarah laugh and say "Will I really have
a child now that I'm old?" Is anything
too hard for the Lord? …

14. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
Genesis 18:9ff
…I will return to you at the appointed time
next year and Sarah will have a son.'
Sarah was afraid so she lied and said, `I
didn't laugh,' but he said, `Yes, you did
laugh.'"

15. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
A real believer will expect a miracle
without knowing how.

16. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
4. A SENSELESS TRAGEDY
Hebrews 11:17-19
"By faith, Abraham, when God tested him
he offered Isaac as the sacrifice. He
who had received the promise was
about to sacrifice his one and only son.
Even though God had said to him,…

17. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
4. A SENSELESS TRAGEDY
Hebrews 11:17-19
…`It's through Isaac that your offspring will
be reckoned'. Abraham reasoned that
God could raise the dead and figurative
speaking he did receive Isaac back
from the dead."

18. FOUR TESTS OF A REAL BELIEVER
1. A MAJOR CHANGE
2. A DELAYED PROMISE
3. AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
4. A SENSELESS TRAGEDY
A real believer will trust God's purpose
without knowing why.