This chapter discusses examples of faith from the Bible and encourages the reader to have faith like these biblical figures. It provides a list of people from the Bible and their examples of faith, such as Abraham being tested and waiting, Moses refusing and choosing, and Rahab hiding spies. The chapter says being around people of faith encourages trusting in God rather than doubting. It warns that taking one's eyes off Jesus and focusing on other people or problems can cause one to lose ground in their faith. It encourages enduring hardship to finish the race of faith with joy through obedience, exaltation, and salvation.

1. Chapter 11

2. Great Questions to Ask
Do you understand what faith is?
How does one please God?
Which city are you looking for?
How many examples of faith does it
take to help you understand what is
faithfulness? (11:32ff)?Which one of these are
going to save you?

3. Faith In Action
Abraham – Was
Tested
Isaac, Jacob, and
Joseph – Hoped
Moses – Refused,
Chose and
Forsook
Israel – Followed
Israel – Marched
Rahab – Hid Spies
Others – Suffered
Able – Offered
Enoch – Pleased
Noah – Prepared
Abraham – Went
Abraham – Waited
Sarah – Trusted
Patriarchs – Sought
All areConnected
(vs. 39, 40)

4. Being surrounded by great people of faith
encourages one from doubt to trust; from hope
to conviction; from idleness to action
Faith’s Expectation
Describing a runner who has been disqualified from
running in the race because he broke the rules.
When one takes his eyes off Jesus and begins to
look at his fellow saint for direction his pace is
upended. When one looks at the suffering in the
world rather than the one who brings all comfort;
when one looks at the sinners in the church rather
than the one who did no sin; when one looks at how
some church is “getting it done” rather than looking
at how Jesus got it done he LOOSES GROUND.
There is an agony
Christians must
endure to finish the
race set before us!
Let us never tire,
never weary, and
never ever give up!

5. Joy of the Cross
• Joy of Obedience
• Joy of Exaltation
• Joy of Salvation