Title: LIFE IN THE LIGHT

Text: Hebrews 11-12

Tracing: Preached at PM service at SDCC on 5/13/90.

Topic: Perseverance

Theme: Our Advantages Over Old Testament Saints.

Nutshell: ÿÿIf ÿthose biblical heroes in Hebrews 11 ÿwere faithful in ÿtheir

state ÿof ÿcomparative ÿdarkness, ÿHOW MUCH MORE ought ÿwe ÿto ÿbe

faithful who can see Christ!

Objectives:

Prim Goal :

Intnd Aud.:

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Intro.: Last week we considered the life of Faith as a "Life in the Fog",

demonstrating how faith is a willingness to trust God where we

cannot see - to a certain extent, we all have some fog in our

lives and there will always be areas in which we must simply trust

God --

HOWEVER!

It is also true that the fog is lifting! Much less is

obscured in our day than in theirs - so HOW MUCH MORE should we

also be faithful (practice Trusting Obedience)!

Body: We are living in the light as compared to these Old Testament

saints who lived in darkness. There is still room in our lives

for genuine faith in God, trusting despite our inability to see,

but we can see much more!

We have more light in at least Four Respects:

I. WE HAVE THEIR EXAMPLES!

They demonstrate genuine faithfulness, worthy of imitation.

They prove again and again God's trustworthiness.

They show God's mercy at times of failure.

Don't minimize the Old Testament! Rom. 15:4

We are a "New Testament Church" as opposed to a "'Modern'

Church" meaning that we seek to get away from the distortions and

corruptions that 1900 years of human tradition, compromise,

innovation, and misinterpretation have burdened the church with

and return to the headwaters where the pure water is. Instead of

listening to what John Q. Expert said about a particular doctrine,

we want to know what scripture says!

We do not mean that we are a "New Testament Church" to the

neglect of the Old Testament!

II. We See from Proximity! v. 13

These saints saw only from a distance, through the Holy Spirit

and the prophets. They could see the shape but not the details.

We see through History and the Newer Revelation. Our Redemption

is complete except for the judgement.

III. We Have a Landmark, a pioneer, an example - in Christ. 12:2

IV. We Have Suffered Less. 12:4

Conc.: Why should any 20th Century Christian ever turn away, ever

shrink back?

THERE IS NO EXCUSE!

 

Comments:

 

Prepared by Scott L. Purcell

Minister of Stokelan Drive Christian Church

1501 Stokelan Drive

Malden, MO 63863

(314) 276-2343

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