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When We Listen – April 27, 2022
Hebrews 11:32-40 (HCSB)And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the...
When We Listen – April 20, 2022
Hebrews 11:31 (HCSB)By faith Rahab the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed. Rahab was an interesting woman. She is described in the Hebrew text as a zonah, which can be translated as innkeeper, tavern keeper, or...
When We Listen – April 19, 2022
Hebrews 11:30 (HCSB)By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being encircled by the Israelites for seven days. The story of Jericho's cataclysmic fall is well-known by many. But few would list it as an example of outstanding faith, even though it is one of the...
When We Listen – April 18, 2022
Hebrews 11:29 (HCSB)By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned. The miraculous crossing of the Red Sea was a watershed moment for the whole nation of Israel. It was remembered in a...
When We Listen – April 13, 2022
Hebrews 11:27-28 (HCSB)By faith he left Egypt behind, not being afraid of the king’s anger, for Moses persevered as one who sees Him who is invisible. By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not...
When We Listen – April 11, 2022
Hebrews 11:24-26 (HCSB)By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived pleasure of sin. For he considered the reproach because of the Messiah to be...
Today’s Scripture – March 23, 2022
Hebrews 11:23 (HCSB)By faith, after Moses was born, he was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict. Moses was born in a scary time for the Israelites. Not only were they enslaved in...
Today’s Scripture – March 22, 2022
Hebrews 11:20-22 (HCSB)By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and he worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. By faith Joseph, as he was nearing the end of his life,...
Today’s Scripture – March 21, 2022
Hebrews 11:17-19 (HCSB)By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son, the one it had been said about, Your seed will be traced through Isaac. He considered God to be able even to raise someone from...
Today’s Scripture – March 15, 2022
Hebrews 11:12-16 (HCSB)These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth. Now those who say such things make it clear that they...