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The Book of Hebrews, Part 59: The Hall of Faith – “Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy” I (Heb. 11:32-40)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 31, 2024) As we approach the end of the “Hall of Faith” chapter, we find a list of some other heroes of faith from the Old Testament. Their accomplishments are summarized, but not listed specifically; nonetheless, they are examples of great faith. Moreover, we find a reference…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 58: The Hall of Faith – A Harlot’s Faith II (Heb. 11:31)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, God inspired the writer of Hebrews to include someone in the Hall of Faith that we might not expect: Rahab the harlot. She was a very unlikely candidate for the Hall of Faith as men look at it, and…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 57: The Hall of Faith – A Harlot’s Faith I (Heb. 11:31)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on March 3, 2024) In our study of the “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews Chapter 11, we have seen many characters that we would expect to see in such a Hall of Faith. But in today’s verse, we come to a name we would not expect to see alongside…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 56: The Hall of Faith – When the Walls Came Tumbling Down (Heb. 11:30)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 11, 2024) When Joshua and the Israelites came upon Jericho, the city was shut up tight against all invaders and appeared to be impenetrable. But when God is in the matter, no fortress is impenetrable! Join us today as we see God’s deliverance of Jericho into the…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 55: The Hall of Faith – The Faith of Moses IV (Heb. 11:27-29)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 4, 2024) As we conclude our examination of the faith of Moses, we find him leading the nation of Israel out of Egypt, but then immediately facing the obstacle of the Red Sea. Instead of panic, Moses chose faith, trusting God to deliver them in ways they…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 54: The Hall of Faith – The Faith of Moses III (Heb. 11:27-29)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on February 4, 2024) In the verses under consideration today, we learn more about the great faith of Moses. Moses faced a wicked king with great power, but he feared the Righteous God Who has all power more! He followed God by faith when he left Egypt alone the…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 53: The Hall of Faith – The Faith of Moses II (Heb. 11:24-26)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 17, 2023) As we began to see in the first half of this sermon, Moses had great opportunities for worldly advancement in Egypt. He was the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, and we learn through Scripture that he was learned in all the wisdom and teaching of Egypt….

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 52: The Hall of Faith – The Faith of Moses I (Heb. 11:24-26)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 17, 2023) As we continue in the Hall of Faith of Hebrews, we come to one of the greatest of the Old Testament Patriarchs: a man named Moses. Last time, we saw the faith of Moses’ parents; today, we begin examining Moses’ own faith. We see in…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 51: The Hall of Faith – Moses’ Parents (Heb. 11:23)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 10, 2023) As we continue looking at the characters in the Hall of Faith, we come today to the parents of Moses. Moses certainly was a great hero of faith, but what about his parents? In today’s sermon, we look not at the faith of Moses, but…

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The Book of Hebrews, Part 50: The Hall of Faith – Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph, A Dying Faith II (Heb. 11:20-22)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 5, 2023) In the first half of this sermon, we were beginning to look at the faith of Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph as they approached the end of their lives. Each man’s faith was different: Isaac’s faith was a complicated faith, Jacob’s faith was a conflicted faith,…

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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…