The document discusses faith from several biblical passages. It describes faith as being sure of what is hoped for and certain of what is not seen. It provides examples of people in the Bible who demonstrated faith, including Noah building the ark, Abraham obeying God's call to leave his home, Abel offering an acceptable sacrifice to God, Moses leaving Egypt without fear of the king, and the walls of Jericho falling after being marched around. These people were all commended for their faith, yet did not receive what was promised in their lifetimes, as God had planned for faith to be made perfect together with believers.

2. 17 Consequently, faith
comes from hearing
the message, and the
message is heard
through the word of
Christ.

3. 17 Consequently,
faith comes from
listening, and
listening comes
through the word of
Christ.

5.  Matthew 9:27 As Jesus went on from
there, two blind men followed him,
calling out, "Have mercy on us, Son of
David!"
 Matthew 9:28 When he had gone
indoors, the blind men came to him, and
he asked them, "Do you believe that I am
able to do this?" "Yes, Lord," they replied.

6.  Matthew 9:29 Then he touched
their eyes and said, "According to
your faith will it be done to you";
 Matthew 9:30 and their sight was
restored. Jesus warned them
sternly, "See that no one knows
about this."

8. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Now faith is being sure
of what we hope for
and certain of what we
do not see..

9.  JAMES 1:6-7 (NIV)
 But when you ask, you must believe
and not doubt, because the one who
doubts is like a wave of the sea,
blown and tossed by the wind. 7That
person should not expect to receive
anything from the Lord.

10.  Hebrews 11:7 (NLT)
 It was by faith that Noah built an ark to
save his family from the flood. He
obeyed God, who warned him about
something that had never happened
before. By his faith he condemned the
rest of the world and was made right in
God's sight.

11.  Hebrews 11:8 (NLT)
 It was by faith that Abraham
obeyed when God called him to
leave home and go to another land
that God would give him as his
inheritance. He went without
knowing where he was going.

12.  Hebrews 11:4 (GNB)
 It was faith that made Abel offer to God
a better sacrifice than Cain's.Through
his faith he won God's approval as a
righteous man, because God himself
approved of his gifts. By means of his
faith Abel still speaks, even though he is
dead.

13. Hebrews 11:27
By faith he left Egypt, not
fearing the king's anger; he
persevered because he saw
him who is invisible.

14. Hebrews 11:27 (GW)
Faith led Moses to leave Egypt
without being afraid of the king's
anger. Moses didn't give up but
continued as if he could actually
see the invisible God.

15. Hebrews 11:30
By faith the walls of Jericho
fell, after the people had
marched around them for
seven days.

16. Hebrews 11:38
the world was not worthy
of them.They wandered in
deserts and mountains, and
in caves and holes in the
ground.

17. Hebrews 11:39
These were all commended
for their faith, yet none of
them received what had
been promised.

18. Hebrews 11:40
God had planned
something better for us so
that only together with us
would they be made
perfect.