UNDERSTAND THE ASSIGNMENT

HEBREWS 11:6 (NKJV) Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church April 2, 2022 Rev. Ronald Bell Sr. Hebrews 11:1-2,6 (NASB) 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. I. You must believe God to please him. (v6) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Believe – pisteúō, pist-yoo’-o: Faith – pístis, pis’-tis: Please – euarestéō, yoo-ar-es-teh’-o: – Hebrews 11:1 NASB 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. Romans 10:17 NKJV 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. John 20:29 NLT 29 Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV) 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. MARK 10:27 NASB 27 Looking at them, Jesus *said, “With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” Matthew 17:19-20 (NLT) 19 Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?”20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.” II. You must seek God to please him. (v6) 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Mark 10:47, 52 NRSV 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 52 Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. Psalm 100:3 NKJV Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. III. You must believe that pleasing God will payoff after while. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Rewarder – noun misthapodótēs Hebrews 11:1-5, 7-10 NLT 11 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. 2 Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. 3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. 4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith. 5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.”[a] For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God. 7 It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the res...