1. Part 1b:
The Faith of Heroes Proved
Hebrews 11:20-28
by Samuel E. Ward
Pastor, Covenant Baptist Church

2. Introduction
You might be a Hero of the Faith if you . . .
A. Offer God what He asks of you instead of
only what you are willing to give or part
with. (Abel)
B. Live to please God rather self. (Enoch)
C. Take God’s warnings about judgment
seriously and seek His deliverance His
way. (Noah)

3. D. Leave your comfort zone to places or do
things armed only with the promise of
God’s presence and guidance. (Abraham)
E. Believe that God can do the impossible if
necessary in order to keep His promises
(Abraham)
F. Do not withhold from God what you
treasure most in your heart to use it as
He pleases(Abraham)

4. Every time we rely on a promise or obey a
command, we are performing act of
worship that pleases the very heart of God
and becomes an expression of our love for
Him.
(1 John 5:3-4 NIV) This is love for God: to
obey his commands. And his commands are
not burdensome, {4} for everyone born of
God overcomes the world. This is the
victory that has overcome the world, even
our faith.

5. We move on to consider other aspects of
the heroic expression of faith in Hebrews
eleven which become worthy examples of
our imitation.
G. Isaac and Jacob: Faith Communicates its
Hope in God’s Promised Inheritance to
Future Generations, Heb 11:20-21.
1. Isaac to his sons, Gen 28:3-4;
2. Jacob to his sons, Gen 48:20-21
3. Paul to the church, Col 1:10-14

6. H. Joseph: Faith Is Living Knowing That
This World Is Not Your Home, Heb 11:22.
I. Moses’ Parents: Faith Refuses to Do Evil
for the Sake of Personal Safety or
Convenience’s Sake, Heb 11:23.
J. Moses: Faith Believes that God’s Eternal
Rewards Are Better than the World’s
Material Ones, Heb 11:24-26;
Phil 3:4b-14.
K. Moses: Faith Is Pursuing God’s Will Even
Though it Incurs the Wrath of the Powers
that Be, Heb 11:27; Acts 5:27-29.

7. L. Moses: Faith Is Trusting God with the
Ways and Means of Your Deliverance,
Heb 11:28; 1 Cor 15:1-9.

8. The atoning blood of Christ has been shed for
our sins and we are called upon to repent and
trust in Christ’s death on the cross if we would
desire eternal life. There is no other way.
(John 14:6 NIV) Jesus answered, "I am the
way and the truth and the life. No one comes
to the Father except through me.
(Acts 4:12 NIV) Salvation is found in no one
else, for there is no other name under heaven
given to men by which we must be saved."

9. And this we must do by faith.
(Eph 2:8-9 NIV) For it is by grace you have
been saved, through faith--and this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- {9}
not by works, so that no one can boast.