Grace Covenant Church - Charlotte
Faith of the Flawed and Afflicted
A quick survey of some unlikely Old Testament people commended for their faith reveal people who are flawed, had significant failures, suffered greatly, and marginalized from society. It’s a great insight into God’s great mercy in redemption and His great grace in using broken people to accomplish his work.
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Grace Covenant Church Charlotte
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REFLECTION VERSE: John 1:16-17
SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 11:32-40
FAITH of the FLAWED
(vv 32-34)
Gideon: (Judg. 6:11–40)
Barak: (Judg. 4:6–8)
Samson: (Judg. 14:1–4, 8–9, 19–20; 15:1–8; 16:1–17)
Jepthah: (Judg. 11:29–40)
David: (1 Sam. 17:45; 2 Samuel 11–18)
Samuel: (1 Sam. 2:12–17, 22–36; 8:1–4)
In spite of all this...the writer/preacher does not remember them for their flaws. He commends them for their faith.
If they could act in faith and see God work, so could the sermon-letter’s first hearers, some of whom had “drooping hands” and “weak knees” (Heb. 12:12–13)— so can we in our trials and frailty.
(vv 32-34)
Gideon: (Judg. 6:11–40)
Barak: (Judg. 4:6–8)
Samson: (Judg. 14:1–4, 8–9, 19–20; 15:1–8; 16:1–17)
Jepthah: (Judg. 11:29–40)
David: (1 Sam. 17:45; 2 Samuel 11–18)
Samuel: (1 Sam. 2:12–17, 22–36; 8:1–4)
In spite of all this...the writer/preacher does not remember them for their flaws. He commends them for their faith.
If they could act in faith and see God work, so could the sermon-letter’s first hearers, some of whom had “drooping hands” and “weak knees” (Heb. 12:12–13)— so can we in our trials and frailty.
FAITH of the AFFLICTED
(v35-40)
The author is not calling us to die as they did, but he is calling us to trust in the Lord as they did—even if that means suffering a death like theirs.
Voice of the Martyrs’ site: Persecution.com. It would do all of us well to read one Martyr’s story per week.
"Both their testimony to God’s faithfulness and his testimony to their faith challenge our self-centered and frivolous conceptions of faith, calling us instead to lifelong endurance, with our eyes fixed steadfastly on Jesus and our hearts resolved to follow him to the end, by the grace he supplies." -Dennis Johnson
(v35-40)
The author is not calling us to die as they did, but he is calling us to trust in the Lord as they did—even if that means suffering a death like theirs.
Voice of the Martyrs’ site: Persecution.com. It would do all of us well to read one Martyr’s story per week.
"Both their testimony to God’s faithfulness and his testimony to their faith challenge our self-centered and frivolous conceptions of faith, calling us instead to lifelong endurance, with our eyes fixed steadfastly on Jesus and our hearts resolved to follow him to the end, by the grace he supplies." -Dennis Johnson
Persecution.com
Voice of the Martyrs - Serving persecuted Christians through practical and spiritual assistance, and leading other members of the body of Christ into fellowship with them.
https://www.persecution.comFINAL THOUGHT:
ARE YOU TOO FLAWED FOR GOD?
NO!
ARE YOU TOO AFFLICTED FOR GOD?
NO!
"And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” - Mark 2:17
ARE YOU TOO FLAWED FOR GOD?
NO!
ARE YOU TOO AFFLICTED FOR GOD?
NO!
"And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” - Mark 2:17
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