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Sermon Audio: Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:32-40
Duration: 26:54
Size: 18.4 MB

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Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy
Hebrews 11:32-40

It is hard not to feel like all our efforts were turned to ash this week by the Taliban’s victory,

The question? Is there ever a time when being a Christian is NOT worth it?

The difference between submission and permission is all about who is in charge. Is God in charge…or am I?

You see, we have an enemy. He’s called Satan, and Satan’s desire is to destroy anything that belongs to God.

GOD PAYS ATTENTION when you suffer because of your stand for Jesus. God notices, and He blesses you.

Death for the Christian is the greatest event possible because only death has the ability to break the seal and usher you into inexpressible glory.

If Jesus had not died on the cross THEY (and WE) would have no hope of heaven.

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Sermon Audio: God and the Harlot
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:31
Duration: 25:15
Size: 17.3 MB

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God and the Harlot
Hebrews 11:31

Now, just so we’re clear here…prostitution is a sinful lifestyle.

Matthew the Tax Collector and Simon the Zealot and Rahab the Harlot. That’s what they were known for.

They look to me like someone the shepherd brought home.

So, the spies went to find a place to stay, and they ended up in the home of the prostitute.

The drug dealer told him this: “I’m there when Johnny goes out for a loaf of bread for Mama. I’m there, you’re not. I win, you lose. It’s all about being there.”

The question for you this morning: Do you know what to tell people to be saved?

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Sermon Audio: Josh and the Big Wall
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:30
Duration: 24:50
Size: 17.0 MB

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Josh and the Big Wall
Hebrews 11:30

And that’s exactly what Israel did–and the walls came a tumbling down, the army of Jericho was routed, and Israel burned the city and everything in it.

If God says something happened, it happened–just the way He said it did.

GOD WON THE BATTLE WITHOUT THEIR HELP!!!
God did all the heavy lifting and all they did was show up.

God doesn’t win the battle with people of power; God wins the battle with people of faith.

Because Joshua was a type or image of Christ in the Bible.

Jesus has done all the heavy lifting. He won the victory for us at the cross. He did it all, and all that remains for us to do is SHOW UP.

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Sermon Audio: The Day Moses Said “No”
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:24-27
Duration: 22:32
Size: 15.4 MB

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The Day Moses Said “No”
Hebrews 11:24-27

When the King’s daughter came to river, she heard the baby cry, and immediately loved him and wanted to make him her own little boy.

But, even if he wasn’t going to be the next Pharaoh, then unquestionably, he would have become a man of prominence and power.

Albert Einstein said “Coincidence, is God’s way of working anonymously.”

My point is–there’ll come times in your life when YOU’LL have to make those choices.

It’s not faith if you have to HIDE what you’ve done. That’s not faith…that’s guilt.

God takes people who mess up, and He turns them into men and women who NOW have faith and power.

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Sermon Audio: Fixing Your Eyes on the Promises
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Hebrews 11:22
Duration: 23:41
Size: 16.2 MB

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Fixing Your Eyes on the Promises
Hebrews 11:22

Do you think God would ever forget a promise? Of course not! God always keeps His promises.

Instead, He commended Joseph for his faith because he gave directions about how his bones were to be handled?

He believed that because he believed God would bring Israel back to the promised land…because that’s what God had promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants.

Now, granted…that’s not exactly the kind of promises we want to hear, but God is being honest with us–Christianity isn’t always going to be an easy ride.

Jesus promised much the same thing in Matthew 11:28-29, “Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”

But in a world where people are measured by their beauty, their influence, and their wealth and power, a lot of people get…LEFT OUT.

We must always remember—we are not better than the others in the world around us. We are simply those who have accepted better promises than the world can offer.