Ep. 186 - The World Was Not Worthy of Them - Hebrews 11:32-40

The Sermon Focus:The festival of All Saints Day celebrates the belief in eternal life through Jesus. The promise of a new heaven and earth offers hope to believers.Heroes of faith in the Bible include flawed individuals who acted in faith. God defines a hero not by perfection but by faith in Him. All believers are considered saints and heroes in God's eyes. Eternal life connects us with those who have gone before us. The Sermon Text: Hebrews 11:32-40And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by stoning;[a] they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.