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HEROES OF FAITH 2-6-25 VIDEO A SISTERS SACRIFICE
A hero is someone who sacrifices himself for the benefit of others. The Bible is filled with stories and testimonies of men and women who gave all they had for others. Of course, the greatest hero ever recorded is Jesus Christ. He gave everything to save mankind. Lets take time to recall these awesome stories about heroes in the Bible.
HEB 11:13 These heroes of faith all died believing. Although they did not witness the promise in their lifetime, they saw its fulfillment in the future and embraced the promise by their persuasion. Convinced of its reality; they declared by their way of living that they were mere sojourners and pilgrims in a shadow land whose geography could neither confine nor define their true inheritance.
14 They clearly declared by faith a hinterland beyond their immediate horizon.
15 They did not regret the country they had left behind. Their faith took them beyond the point of no return.
16 Their faith saw a greater reality in the spiritual realm than that which they experienced in their present situation; they reached for their true native city designed by God where he himself is proud to be their permanent address. MIRROR
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HEB 11:13 'These heroes all died still clinging to their faith, not even receiving all that had been promised them. But they saw beyond the horizon the fulfillment of their promises and gladly embraced it from afar. They all lived their lives on earth as those who belonged to another realm. '
14 'For clearly, those who live this way are longing for the appearing of a heavenly city. '
15 'And if their hearts were still remembering what they left behind, they would have found an opportunity to go back. '
16 'But they couldnt turn back for their hearts were fixed on what was far greater, that is, the heavenly realm! So because of this God is not ashamed in any way to be called their God, for he has prepared a heavenly city for them.' TPT
HEB 11:17 Faith became a more tangible evidence of the promise than even Isaac could ever be to Abraham. Isaac neither fulfilled nor replaced the promise. Inspired by what faith saw, Abraham was ready to do the ridiculous; to sacrifice his only son, convinced that not even Isaacs death could nullify the promise that God had made to him.
18 Yet Abraham knew that God had said that his lineage of faith would be traced through Isaac!
19 He made a prophetic calculation by faith to which there could only be one logical conclusion based on the word he had received: that God would raise the promise from the dead. MIRROR
HEB 11:11 Sarahs testimony of faith is just as amazing: she conceived and bore a child when it was humanly impossible. She believed that God would be faithful to his promise, and gave that belief authority over her life. MIRROR
HEB 11:23 By faith the parents of Moses did not fear the kings decree, but hid him from Pharaoh for three months, because they saw a future in the child. MIRROR
HEB 11:24 It was faith that made Moses realize that he was not the son of Pharaohs daughter.
25 By faith he preferred to be associated with the affliction of Gods people rather than with the fleeting privileges of Pharaohs house, which did not constitute the true portion of his inheritance.
26 He was not embarrassed to be associated with the Messianic promise at the expense of the treasures of Egypt. He deliberately looked away from those towards the greater riches of his reward in Christ.
27 The rage of the King did not scare him when he abandoned Egypt; faith, giving substance to the invisible, made him brave.
28 His faith saw the Paschal Lamb and the sprinkled blood on the door posts as the salvation of the people.
29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea on dry ground, but the Egyptians drowned when they followed them. MIRROR
HEB 11:31 Rahab the prostitutes faith saved her even though her house was built in the wall! While all the other houses collapsed around her, her own remained. She welcomed the spies and acknowledged the God who saved them out of Egypt. Her family also was given an equal opportunity to be saved through her faith. MIRROR
LUKE 1:32 The eminence of his stature will be magnificent. He will be known as the son of the Most High. And the Lord God will return to him what already belongs to him, the throne of his father David!
33 And he will reign as king over the house of Jacob and his kingdom will be without any boundaries.
34 And Mary asked the Messenger, So how can this be possible while I am still a virgin?
35 And he said to her, Holy Spirit will overwhelm you - hovering over you in the power of the Most High. Therefore, this holy begotten one will be called, son of God!
36 Oh, and let me tell you the good news about your aunt Elizabeth! She, who everyone called barren, is now already six months pregnant with a son, in her old age!
37 Then Gabriel quotes Every word of God is equal to Gods power and purpose to perform that word!
38 Then Mary responded, See, I am the handmaid of the Lord; I wish for it be with me exactly according to this conversation! And with that, the messenger left. MIRROR
Josh 10:12 The day God gave the Amorites up to Israel, Joshua spoke to God, with all Israel listening: "Stop, Sun, over Gibeon; Halt, Moon, over Aijalon Valley."
13 And Sun stopped, Moon stood stock still Until he defeated his enemies. (You can find this written in the Book of Jashar.) The sun stopped in its tracks in mid sky; just sat there all day. MSG
Acts 7:54 At that point they went wild, a rioting mob of catcalls and whistles and invective.
55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, hardly noticed he only had eyes for God, whom he saw in all his glory with Jesus standing at his side.
56 He said, "Oh! I see heaven wide open and the Son of Man standing at God's side!"
57 Yelling and hissing, the mob drowned him out. Now in full stampede,
58 they dragged him out of town and pelted him with rocks. The ringleaders took off their coats and asked a young man named Saul to watch them.
59 As the rocks rained down, Stephen prayed, "Master Jesus, take my life."
60 Then he knelt down, praying loud enough for everyone to hear, "Master, don't blame them for this sin" his last words. Then he died. Saul was right there, congratulating the killers. MSG
Rev 12:11They defeated him through the blood of the Lamb and the bold word of their witness. They weren't in love with themselves; they were willing to die for Christ. MSG
HEB 11:32 And so the list of faith-heroes continues. There is not enough time to tell the stories of Gideon and Barak and Sampson and Jephtah, of David, Samuel and the Prophets.
33 These are they who conquered kingdoms by faith. They accomplished righteousness by that same faith and thus secured the promise. By faith they shut the mouths of lions.
34 Their faith extinguished powerful fires. They escaped from fierce battles. They were empowered in spite of their frailty. They became heroes in battle and caused hostile armies to flee before them.
35 By faith women received their children back from the dead. Others were severely tortured for their faith and refused to accept release when it was offered them on condition that they would renounce their opinions. To have accepted deliverance then could have saved their lives, but their faith saw a more honorable and glorious resurrection.
36 Still others were mocked and ridiculed for their faith: they were beaten up, shackled and imprisoned.
37 While some were stoned to death, others were sawn asunder with a wood saw. There were yet others who were tempted by the promise of possible release from torture, and then were brutally slaughtered with the sword. Many became wandering refugees with nothing but sheep and goatskins for clothing. They lost everything and were harassed and tormented.
38 The world did not realize their worth. These faith-heroes were often driven from their homes and forced to live in the deserts and mountains; sleeping like animals in caves and holes in the ground.
39 Their lives were trophies to their faith, as the substance of what was visualized by their hope, and the evidence of things their natural eyes never saw. MIRROR
1 John 3:16 This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. MSG
John 15:13 No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends. AMP
Matt 20:28 That is what the Son of Man has done: He came to serve, not be served and then to give away his life in exchange for the many who are held hostage." MSG
ROM 5:8 Herein is the extremity of Gods love gift: mankind was rotten to the core when Christ died their death.
9 If God could love us that much when we were ungodly and guilty, how much more are we free to realize his love now that we are declared innocent by his blood?(God does not love us more now that we are reconciled to him; we are now free to realize how much he loved us all along! MIRROR
HEB 9:12 As High Priest, his permission to enter the Holy Place was not secured by the blood of beasts. By his own blood he obtained access on behalf of the human race. Only one act was needed for him to enter the most sacred place of grace and there to institute a ransom of perpetual consequence. MIRROR
HEB 9:14 How much more effective was the blood of Christ, when he presented his own flawless life through the eternal Spirit before God, in order to purge your conscience from its frustration under the cul-de-sac rituals of the law. There is no comparison between a guilt and duty-driven, dead religious system, and the vibrancy of living your life free from a sin-consciousness! This is what the new testament priesthood is all about! MIRROR
HEB 12:1 So now the stage is set for us: all these faith-heroes cheer us on; they are the cloud of witnesses; as it were, like a great multitude of spectators in the amphitheater. This is our moment. As with an athlete who is determined to win, it would be silly to carry any baggage of the old law-system that would weigh one down. Make sure you do not get your feet clogged up with sin-consciousness. Become absolutely streamlined in faith. Run the race of your spiritual life with total persuasion.
2 Look away from the shadow dispensation of the law and the Prophets and fix your eyes upon Jesus. He is the fountainhead and conclusion of faith. He saw the joy [of mankinds salvation] when he braved the cross and despised the shame of it. As the executive authority of God [the right hand of the throne of God] he now occupies the highest seat of dominion to endorse mankinds innocence!
3 Ponder how he overcame all the odds stacked against him; this will boost your soul-energy when you feel exhausted.
4 Would you be willing to die for your faith? MIRROR
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