Strong Faith Takes Action

Strong Faith Takes Action

Hebrews 11:7

Hebrews 11:7 (NIV)
"By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith."

1. Strong Faith Starts Moving

Hebrews 11:7,
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen...built an ark

- Noah had never seen rain

Genesis 6:11 NIV
Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence.

Genesis 2:5b-6 (NIV)
for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground,

2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
We live by faith, not by sight

- Noah had never seen a boat the size of the Ark

Genesis 6:13-15 ESV
And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence... Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark ...This is how you are to make it: the length of the ark 300 cubits, its breadth 50 cubits, and its height 30 cubits.

Size of the ark compared to a football field

Size of the ark compared to James River Church

- Noah wouldn’t know how to get all the animals in the ark?

Genesis 6:19 NIV
“You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.”

Genesis 6:22
Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.

James 2:17 ESV
faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

2. Strong Faith Takes a Stand

Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world”

Genesis 6:5 (ESV)
The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 6:2 ESV
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.

Genesis 6:4 ESV
The Nephilim (were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.

Jude 6 ESV
the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day—

Genesis 6:11 ESV
Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence.

Genesis 6:13 ESV
“God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them.”

Genesis 6:5 ESV
The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

3. Strong Faith Saves

Hebrews 11:7 ESV
“By faith Noah, being warned by God...in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.”

Luke 12:4-5 NIV
do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

Matthew 24:37-39 NIV
As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away.