Faith that Risks Reproach and Mistreatment

Hebrews 11:23-31

About the Sermon

Courageous action involves a calculation that the potential negative cost is worth the reward. In Hebrews 11:23–31, we will consider seven examples of faith from the life of Moses and those connected to him, observing how faith infused these men and women with courage. They made the calculation and were willing to suffer reproach and mistreatment, because their hope was fixed on the invisible God and His promised reward. And this type of courageous faith is not just reserved for those of faith from our Old Testament—it is the mark of all who identify with Christ and consider reproach and mistreatment for His name as greater wealth than any treasure found in this world.

About the Series

“I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly” (13:22). That’s how the author of the book of Hebrews ends his letter. While the book of Hebrews is famous for its exposition of the Old Testament in light of Christ, showing Christ to be our great high priest, all of that teaching is for an urgent exhortation: do not fall away. Or, as he put it in 2:1 , “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Jesus is an anchor for our souls. He is anchored in heaven and his work is perfectly fitted to keep us in the midst of every trial and temptation.
“I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word of exhortation, for I have written to you briefly” (13:22). That’s how the author of the book of Hebrews ends his letter. While the book of Hebrews is famous for its exposition of the Old Testament in light of Christ, showing Christ to be our great high priest, all of that teaching is for an urgent exhortation: do not fall away. Or, as he put it in 2:1 , “Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.” Jesus is an anchor for our souls. He is anchored in heaven and his work is perfectly fitted to keep us in the midst of every trial and temptation.

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