Idreamedadreamin*mesgonebyWhenhopewashighandlifeworth

livingIdreamedthatlovewouldneverdie

IdreamedthatGodwouldbeforgiving

ThenIwasyoungandunafraidAnddreamsweremadeandused

andwastedTherewasnoransomtobepaid

Heb.11:4-6ByfaithAbelofferedGodabeEersacrificethanCaindid.Byfaithhewascommendedasarighteousman,whenGodspokewellofhisofferings.Andbyfaithhes*llspeaks,eventhoughheisdead.ByfaithEnochwastakenfromthislife,sothathedidnotexperiencedeath;hecouldnotbefound,becauseGodhadtakenhimaway.Forbeforehewastaken,hewascommendedasonewhopleasedGod.AndwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleaseGod,becauseanyonewhocomestohimmustbelievethatheexistsandthatherewardsthosewhoearnestlyseek

him.

Threefaithstories

Gen.4:3-7Inthecourseof*meCainbroughtsomeofthefruitsofthesoilasanofferingtotheLORD.ButAbelbroughtfatpor*onsfromsomeofthefirstbornofhis

flock.TheLORDlookedwithfavoronAbelandhisoffering,butonCainandhisofferinghedidnotlookwithfavor.SoCainwasveryangry,andhisfacewasdowncast.ThentheLORDsaidtoCain,“Whyareyouangry?Whyisyourface

downcast?Ifyoudowhatisright,willyounotbeaccepted?Butifyoudonotdowhatisright,sinis

crouchingatyourdoor;itdesirestohaveyou,butyoumustmasterit.”

Isa.1:11“Themul*tudeofyoursacrifices—whataretheytome?”saystheLORD.“Ihavemorethanenoughofburntofferings,oframsandthefatoffaEenedanimals;Ihavenopleasureinthebloodofbullsandlambsandgoats.

"Heisnofoolwhogiveswhathecannotkeeptogainwhathecannot

lose."

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Heb.11:5ByfaithEnochwastakenfromthislife,sothathedidnotexperiencedeath;hecouldnotbefound,becauseGodhadtakenhimaway.Forbeforehewastaken,hewascommendedasone

whopleasedGod.

Gen.5:23-24Altogether,Enochlived365years.EnochwalkedwithGod;thenhewasnomore,

becauseGodtookhimaway.

Deut.30:15-16“See,Isetbeforeyoutodaylifeandprosperity,deathanddestruc*on.ForIcommandyoutodaytolovetheLORDyourGod,towalkinhisways,andtokeephiscommands...andtheLORDyourGodwillblessyouinthelandyouareenteringto

possess.”

ThreethingsaboutEnoch:1.HewalkedwithGod

2.Heescapedthedyingprocess

3.Godcommendedhim

Heb.11:6"AndwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleaseGod,becauseanyonewhocomestohimmustbelievethatheexistsandthatherewardsthosewhoearnestlyseek

him.”

1.AllpossiblethingsarepossibleforGod

2.Ifwearegoingexperiencehimwemustfirstbelieveheexists

3.Thenwemustbelieveheactuallyrespondstothosewhoseekhim

Gal.5:22-23ButthefruitoftheSpiritislove,joy,peace,pa*ence,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,

gentlenessandself-control.

1.AllpossiblethingsarepossibleforGod

2.Ifwearegoingexperiencehimwemustfirstbelieveheexists

3.Thenwemustbelieveheactuallyrespondstothosewhoseekhim

Gal.6:9Letusnotbecomewearyindoinggood,forattheproper*mewewillreapaharvestifwedonotgive

up.

Heb.11:6"AndwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleaseGod,becauseanyonewhocomestohimmustbelievethatheexistsandthatherewardsthosewhoearnestlyseek

him.”

ItisimpossibletopleaseGodwithoutfaith,becauseitisimpossibletobepleasedwithGodwithoutfaith.

Isa.1:18“Comenow,letusreasontogether,”saystheLORD.“Thoughyoursinsarelikescarlet,theyshallbeaswhiteassnow;thoughtheyareredascrimson,theyshallbelike

wool.”