WORSHIPPING BY FAITH

WALKING BY FAITH
A STUDY OF HEBREWS 11

SERMON #4 WORSHIPPING BY FAITH
HEBREWS 11:1-4

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We have already learned that only one thing from us pleases God
and
is acceptable to Him. What is that one thing? It is Faith!

Heb. 11:6 says, "Without Faith it is impossible to please
God..."

Anything done any other way, no matter how humanly pleasing,
humanly appropriate, or humanly reasonable it may be, if it is
not done by
Faith, it is not acceptable to Almighty God!
In fact, we have already discovered that "Whatever is not of
Faith is
SIN!" (Rom. 14:23)
*No matter how good our intentions may be,
*No matter how practical or pragmatic our methods may be,
*No matter how sincere our motives may be,
Whatever is not of Faith is sin.

Note: Some people "box sin" in and believe sin is mostly:
*killing,
*murder,
*hatred,
*stealing,
*lying,
*etc.
And all of these are indeed sins. But God's definition of sin
is far, far broader than
most of ours. God's definition of sin says, "Anything not of
Faith is sin." By God's
definition:
*Bible study,
*prayer,
*church attendance,
*preaching a sermon,
*can all be sinful if they are not done in Faith.
Did you know even believing in God can be sinful if it is not
acc ...

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