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The Book of Hebrews, Part 49: The Hall of Faith – Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, A Dying Faith I (Heb. 11:20-22)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 5, 2023) The most extreme version of faith is the faith that we exhibit in dying. In today’s message, we begin looking at the faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph as they approached the end of their lives. Each man’s faith was different: Isaac’s was a complicated…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 48: Abraham & Isaac, A Faith That Obeys in the Midst of Questioning (Heb. 11:11-12)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 22, 2023) In today’s sermon, we see a faith that obeys in the midst of questioning. When God told Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac, there were surely questions in the minds of both Abraham and Isaac. But even in the midst of those questions, Abraham…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 47: The Hall of Faith – Sarah, A Faith That Obeys After Questioning (Heb. 11:11-12)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 18, 2023) In the last sermon, we saw in Abraham a faith that obeys without questioning, which is the kind of faith we all ought to possess. But is that really where we always start out? Is it not more common that we question God initially, even…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 46: The Hall of Faith – Abraham, A Faith That Obeys Without Questioning II (Heb. 11:8-10)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 8, 2023) As we began to see yesterday, throughout most of his life – with very few exceptions – Abraham exercised faith in God without questioning. Whenever God said “go,” he went; whenever God said “move”, he moved! He was always a stranger and sojourner in a…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 45: The Hall of Faith – Abraham, A Faith That Obeys Without Questioning I (Heb. 11:8-10)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 8, 2023) As we move on into the 11th Chapter of Hebrews, we come to a man named Abraham. Abraham is often called the “Father of the Faithful,” and it is because throughout most of his life he obeyed God without questioning. In today’s sermon, we begin…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 44: The Hall of Faith – Abel, Enoch, and Noah II (Heb. 11:4-7)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 1, 2023) As we began to see yesterday, Abel, Enoch, and Noah are the first characters set before us in the great “Hall of Faith” of Hebrews 11. We saw that Abel approached God by faith; today, we will see that Enoch pleased God by faith and…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 43: The Hall of Faith – Abel, Enoch, and Noah I (Heb. 11:4-7)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 1, 2023) We are beginning today to look at the Old Testament characters listed In Hebrews Chapter 11, the great “Hall of Faith” of Scripture. None of these men and women were perfect, but all ultimately exhibited the faith that is the fruit of the Spirit. The…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 42: The Hall of Faith – Faith in the Creation II (Heb. 12:1-3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 24, 2023) As we continue in the “Hall of Faith,” we find that the very first item that we must believe by faith is that the universe was created by God. While the world itself bears independent witness to its creation, it is by faith that we…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 41: The Hall of Faith – Faith in the Creation I (Heb. 11:1-3)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 24, 2023) The very first item of faith that is mentioned in the great “Hall of Faith” in Chapter 11 is the Creation. Ultimately, if we cannot accept that the Creation account of Genesis is true by faith, then we will struggle with every other concept in…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 40: An Introduction to the Hall of Faith (Heb. 11:1)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 9/27/2023) As we move into a new section of our study of the Book of Hebrews, we come to Chapter 11 and the Great Hall of Faith. Today, we look at an overview of what faith is, and why it is important here and now. There are many…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 39: A Better Sacrifice Needed for A True Profession of Faith(Heb. 10:23-39)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 27, 2024) As we conclude our look at Christ as a “better” sacrifice, we see in the latter part of Chapter 10 that a better sacrifice than bulls and goats was needed in order for us to have a true profession of faith. Truly we could have…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 38: A Better Sacrifice Needed for Full Assurance (Heb. 10:19-22)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on August 27, 2024) We are continuing in our study of the Book of Hebrews, particularly focusing on the ways in which Christ’s sacrifice was the “better” sacrifice that was needed. In today’s message, we find that ONLY the perfect sacrifice of Christ can bring us full assurance! Anything…