Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church
500 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore 678106
Proverbs 4:20-23 (KJV)
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they arelife unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it arethe issues of life.
Hymns: RHC 441 Faith Is the Victory 445 O Master Let Me Walk with Thee 451 Ready!
Hebrews 11:32a (KJV)
32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon…
Gideon’s Faith
OUTLINE
(1) Faith to Obey God’s Call
(2) Faith to Fight God’s Battle God’s Way
(3) Faith that Perseveres Till Final Victory
2 Timothy 1:1-5 (KJV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, mydearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, andpeace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I thank God, whom I serve from myforefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Hymns: RHC 178 At the Cross, 333 Yesterday, Today, Forever, 334 Sweet Peace, the Gift of God’s Love
Hebrews 11:31 (KJV)
31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Rahab’s Faith
OUTLINE
(1) Fearfully Confessed the True God
(2) Courageously Followed the True God
INTRODUCTION
Paul commented Rahab similarly in Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Rahab can hardly be called a role model of faith for who she is, a harlot, a prostitute. A woman of particular low morals, she sold her body for filthy lucre, she sold herself without regard to reputation, without regard to personal dignity. She was an immoral woman. This woman lived in the gutter or the back streets of society. She was undeniably a guilty sinner, rebellious, unclean and wicked.
Proverbs 4:10-13 (KJV)
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.
Hymns: RHC 287 Wonderful Grace of Jesus, RHC 288 Are You Washed in the Lamb, RHC 289 Grace Greater Than Our Sin
Hebrews 11:27-28 (KJV)
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. 28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
Moses’ Faith (2)
OUTLINE
Faith’s Humbling Choice/Sanctified Choice
Faith’s Heavenly Reward/True Riches
Faith’s Heavenly Courage to Fear God Rather Than Man
Faith’s Humbling Submission to God’s Way of Salvation
INTRODUCTION
We make decisions daily. Some decisions bear their weight in life as life transforming, life changing and life impacting. It decides the course of one’s life. For many a young person, your course of study, choice of career, choice of life partner, choice of faith determines future direction in life.
Moses’ decision to leave Egypt was one such decision. It impacted his life forever. It was God’s will for his life. By the time he left Egypt, he was 40 years of age. One who was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. (Acts 7:22).
He obtained mastery in life in things pertaining to success in Egyptian life. And such success can go over the head of one to cling on to it for a sense of fulfilment and accomplishment in life, a sense of achievement and pride. One can throw one’s sense of well-being behind maintaining that status and worldly accolade. Solomon calls such a life vainity or empty! For him to reach such a conclusion, he actually tried indulging himself in the high life but found it in the final analysis disappointing.
Proverbs 3:31-35 (KJV)
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Hymns: RHC 416 Wherever He Leads I’ll God, RHC 418 O Jesus I Have Promised, RHC 567 Follow Me
Hebrews 11:24-26 (KJV)
24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
Moses’ Faith
OUTLINE
(1) Faith’s Humbling Choice/Sanctified Choice
(2) Faith’s Heavenly Reward/True Riches
Proverbs 3:27-30 (KJV)
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Hymns: RHC 355 Day by Day Faith, 311 Does Jesus Care?, 336 Only Believe
Hebrews 11:23 (KJV)
23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
Moses’ Parents’ Faith
OUTLINE
Faith’s Wisdom
Faith’s Courage