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PRInARY sGan Iii rop1c-story of Man who
/ Believed In Jesus. John $3.50
! JUNIOR TOPIC-Heroes OF Faith.
! INTERMEDIARY ToPIC-Ths victory
SENIOR MO AND ADULT ToP1c-The
place Of Faith In Religious Lila
In Hebrews, chapters 1-10 the
grounds Of faith are clearly set forth.
In this lesson It's. nature and glorious
triumphs are displayed.
|. The Nature Of Faith I'll :1-S).
1. Faith is the eye Of the soul. en-
abllng it to see the inviable w. -.
II is not merely intellectual assent TO
that which commends itself as being
reasonable. but It is the souls attitude
toward God. .'f
2. Faith seizes the things Of the
future and lives and walks in their
power in the present ". u. -
8. It enabled the "elders" to obtain
a good report ". o. 1t made Gods
promises 50 living and real to them
that 1t became the dominant force IN
their lives. ..
4. Faith enables us to understand
how the worlds were made ". 81. NO
man was present when God made the
worlds, 30 the foundation for our
knowledge is the Word Of God. The
one who has faith wholly believes
that Word.
II. The Triumphant Victories OF
Faith I'll :4ss.
Faith of the antediluvian Saints
wv. ~. As representative OF this
period three men are pointed out !:
(a) Abel. ". ~, who displayed his
faith In his worship. He took his
place before God as sinner and OF
fered a bloody sacrifice. thereby show
ing that he looked forward to Christs
atonement, which is subsdtutonary-
life for a life. (b) Enoch, who dis
played his faith in his walk In fel'
lowship with God ". 81. tc) Noah'
who BY faith stood loyal to God In a
time Of universal apostasy and wick
nedness ". y. Noah's task was q
stupendous and difficult one. he exc
cpted it in the face Of many q sneer
and taynt, but his faith carried him
through, I securing: 5 ccnri salvation for him
self and his family, -A.----
2. Faith Of the Hebrew saints w.
s&s). (a) Abraham {vy: $40, 1T.1s)'
Abraham went out not knowing
whittier he went, but he knew that
the Lord had spoken and that was
enough. BY faith he offered up Isaac
believing that God was able to raise
him up from the dead and fulfill his
promise that in Isaac the promised
seed should obtain. (b) Sarah through
faith received strength to conceive
seed when she was old, counting him
faithful who had promised wv. II. 12)
(c) Jacob BY faith pronounced
prophecy concerning Josepd's sons
". Ply. BY faith he penetrated tht
unseen and pronounced destlnie'
which should be experienced by then
both. ID Joseph by faith foresaW
the entrance of his people into th'
promised land and made them sweal
to carry hts, bones there for burial
for even his body. must not be lef
behind In the land of judgment ant
death ". 22). te) Moses wv. 23-2s)
Faith ih the hearts Of his parents
caused them to disregard the king
decree. Faith caused him to turn hi
back upon the honors Of Egypt ant
Identity himself with his enslave'
brethren.
III. Faiths Grand Exemplar az
I. p. 49,. ,.. t, +
Christ taking upon himself human
nature and passing through the trial
Of life to q Triumphant goal Is tn
supreme example for us. Those VIII
'ix their eyes upon him will () la,
aside every weight. To run with sue
cess all burdens must be cast of
Things which may not: be sinful Il
themselves, II they impede on
progress must be laid aside. (2) LIE,
aside. the sin which doth so easil
beset US. (3) Run with patience tn
race set before us. (4) Looking unit
Jesus. Our eyes must be steadfastl
fixed upon him. Having him as OH
example <,e will endure the cross. T
follow Jesus means suffering an
trials.
Love as a Word.