Is your faith in God or in your faith? Many will only believe in what they can see, hear or touch. We must have faith in the invisible.

1. Faith In Faith
Faith Is the Ability to See the
Invisible!

2. Introduction
 Do you have faith in God?
 Do you have faith in Jesus?
 OR:
Do you have faith in faith?

3. Faith in Faith
“Americans have faith in faith. Most
believe that there would be less
greed, materialism, and crime in the
country if more people were
religious.” Pew Survey released
January 9, 2004.

4. Faith in Faith
“Religion is the best way to
strengthen moral values,
increase volunteerism, and
strengthen the family,
respondents said.”

5. Faith in the Invisible?
 Most have faith in what they see or
touch
 Can your faith see the invisible?
 Turn with me to Hebrews 11 – the
Hall of Heroes in the faith

6. Hall of Heroes – Hebrews 11
V. 3 – Creation – By faith we understand that
the worlds were framed by the word of God, so
that the things which are seen were not made
of things which are visible
V. 7 – Noah – By faith Noah, being divinely
warned of things not yet seen ,
V. 11 – Sarah – Saw her child before
conception

7. Hall of Heroes – Hebrews 11
V. 13 – Patriarchs – These all died in faith,
not having received the promises ,
V. 19 – Abraham – concluding that God was
able to raise him up, even from the dead, from
which he also received him in a figurative
sense.
V. 23 – Moses – Parents saw a beautiful child

8. Hall of Heroes – Hebrews 11
V. 26 – Moses – esteeming the reproach
of Christ greater riches than the treasures
in Egypt; for he looked to the reward
V. 27 – Moses – By faith he forsook
Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king;
for he endured as seeing Him who is
invisible

9. What about us today?
 Most of us only believe in what we can touch, taste,
feel, smell or see.
 We are like Thomas, who wanted to touch the side
of Jesus.
 John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said to
him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them,
"Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and
put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my
hand into His side, I will not believe."

10. What about you?
“Can you honestly say you know for
certain, without any doubt, there IS
a God who sent His Son, Jesus
Christ, to die for our sins?”

11. According to the polls
According to a recent poll
commissioned by the Pew
Research Center, more
Americans believe in God and in
miracles now than a decade ago.

12. According to the polls
The survey reveals that 71 % of
the respondents never doubt the
existence of God. In a similar poll,
which was issued in 1987, the
figure was only 60%.

13. And now what?
Popular talk radio host Dr. Laura
Schlessinger questions the state of
America’s spirituality and feels that
our society is in the midst of a
morality crisis.

14. And now what?
 So, which is it? Is our society
growing closer to God or farther
away?
 I believe the apparent contradiction
lies in the quality of one's faith.

15. Conclusion
 Are you able to see the
invisible?
 Do you have faith in God?
 OR – Do you have faith in faith?