I.  The History of Caleb

II.  What lessons do we learn?

  1)  He was a Man Wholehearted for God and His Promises

  2)  He was a Man of Faith

  3)  He was a Man of Courage for the Truth

I.    A Warning for Those Who Turn Back…(10:26-31)

II.   A Charge to Those Who Endure..(10:32-39)

I.    Faith is the assurance and conviction of an unseen reality (11:1)

II.   Faith looks to the future but rests in the present. (11:1)

III.  Faith wins God’s approval (11:2).

IV.   Faith has understanding (11:3)

Faith - The Universal Cause Of Every Man’s Approval From God

I.     How the author uses Habakkuk’s text as the lens for interpreting the whole Old Testament:  Hebrews 10:36-38

II.   The faith of Abel:  v. 4

III.  The faith of Enoch: vv. 5, 6

I.   The Examples of Faith (11:4-12; 17-22)

 a.   Faith produces righteousness (Abel).

 b.   Faith produces a life pleasing to God (Enoch).

 c.   Faith produces godly fear (Noah).

 d.   Faith produces obedience to God (Abraham).

I.  The Examples of Faith (11:23-38)

a.   Faith produces a fear of God that is stronger than a fear of the world (Moses’ parents-v. 23).

b.   Faith produces a healthy separation from the world (Moses-v. 24-25).

I.  Runners of the Past (12:1)

II. Runners of the Present (12:1)

1. Run Unencumbered (12:1)

A.    Lay Aside Every Weight

B.    Lay Aside Every…Sin Which Clings so Closely

I.   Three areas needing Encouragement:

1.   Strengthen the Hands that are weak

2.   Strengthen the feeble Knees

3.   Make straight paths for your Feet

II.   Five ways to Renew Spiritual Vitality:

I.   Six Observations about Discipline (12:3-11)

 # 1 - Discipline requires perspective (3-4)

 # 2 - Discipline is a key process in our education (5-6)

 # 3 - Discipline is a proof that we are legitimate sons (7)

I.    The Shakable Mountain of Performance (12:18-24).

II.   The Unshakable Mountain of God’s Performance (12:22-24).

III.  A Tale of Two Mountains (12:25-29).

IV.  Application:

a.   The gospel is based on the blood of His Son.

I.   A Final Exhortation (vv. 17-19)

A.    Responsibility of Church Leadership to the Congregation

B.    Responsibility of the Congregation to Church Leadership

 II.  A Final Prayer  (vv. 20-21)

A.   The Supremacy of Christ in Salvation

I.    Evangelism is a command.

II.  Seven excuses that hinder us from evangelism:

a.    Excuse #1- “I try to preach the gospel with my life.”

b.    Excuse #2- “God is sovereign…I can’t save people anyway… if God wants them saved, then they’ll be saved.”

I.     The Resurrection teaches us the uniqueness of Christ.

II.    The Resurrection implies substitution.

III.   The Resurrection proved that salvation is based on God’s performance.

IV.   The Resurrection secures our eternal joy.

V.     What is the significance of the Resurrection for me?

“Devote yourselves to prayer”

I.  Be Alert for Evangelistic Opportunities:  

“Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of  the opportunity”  Colossians 4:5

I.    God’s Witness in Nature and Moral Conscience –
Ps. 19:1-6; Rom. 1:19-23; Rom. 2:14-15

I.   Introduction to Genesis

I.      Day One (1:3-5)

II.     Day Two (1:6-8)

III.   Day Three (1:9-13)

IV.    Day Four (1:14-19)

V.     Day Five (1:20-23)

VI.    Did God created the universe in six 24-hour days? Three views.

I.     The creation of the animals (1:24-25).

II.    God’s plan for man- “let us make man” (1:26).

III.   God’s pattern for man- “in our image” (1:27).

IV.    The colossal implications of the “Imago Dei.”

V.     Application:

I.     Man is created both Male and Female (1:27)

II.    Man is to fill the earth (1:28)

III.   Man is to steward and subdue the earth (1:28)

IV.   Man is to live in the “good” of the gospel (1:31)

I.     Day Seven-Genesis 2:1-3.

II.    What is the significance of the Sabbath?

III.  Ten significant themes from the first week of creation.

I.      Intro and recap.

II.    The Four Views of Creation.

The Gap View.

The Day-Age View.

The Framework View.

The Literal Six-Day View.

1.    Setting the Stage: three quick technical issues
      a.)   “These are the generations of…”; used 11 times by Moses

      b.)    Is the order of creation different in chapter two?

      c.)    Theme of chapter two: God’s extraordinary provision for man

I.     Men And Women Are Created As Equal (Gen. 1:27; 2:21-23).

II.    Men And Women Are Created As Different (2:18-23).

III.   God Brings Them Together In Marriage (2:24-25).

I.   The Passage- Shame, Guilt, and Blame (3:7-13)

 a.   The Shame (3:7)

 b.   The Guilt (3:8-10)
 c.    The Blame (3:11-13)

II.  The Big Picture- Sin, Separation, and Total Inability.

I.     Serpent (3:1)

II.    Temptation (3:2-6)

III.   Death (3:7)

IV.   Gospel

I.     The Way of Cain.

II.    The Way of Abel.

III.   The Way of God.

IV.    Application:

 a.     Application for the Nation of Israel.

I.     God presents a covenant with Noah’s race (9:8-17).

II.    Noah’s race presents their need for God’s covenant (9:18-29).

The warnings: 

i.   A warning to drunkards.

I.     The Nations (10:1-32).

II.    The Scattering of the Nations (11:1-9).

III.   The Future Hope of the Nations (11:10-26).

IV.   Major Lessons from chapters 1-11.

I.     Intro into the context of I Corinthians.

II.    9 Realities of the Christian.

#1   Jesus Christ is central to the life of the Christian and to the life of    the Church. (1:1-9)

#2   Christians are sanctified in our Lord Jesus Christ (1:2)

I.   The message of the cross is foolishness to unbelievers, 1:18

II.  The wisdom of the world is made foolish by God, 1:19-20

III. The world did not find God through its wisdom, 1:21

IV.  God’s wisdom is found in the cross of Christ, 1:21-25
V.   Application   

I.     Paul's appeal in response to church divisions (1:10-12).
II.    Divisions are contrary to Paul's ministry (1:13-17).
III.  Application:
 a.   The Dangers of Hero Worship.