Opening:

• “Little Faith will bring your soul to heaven….great faith will bring heaven to your soul”

• The tone of Hebrews 11 discusses the obstacles people face there are greater achievements to be accomplished and a richer relationship with God to be enjoyed

• We have some great things to accomplish in life but can only be accomplished by our stubborn faith in God

• We should be looking to know and enjoy God in this lifetime 

• African Americans in the United States have come this far in this lifetime by FAITH not by money, political, or athletic abilities

Sermon Key Points:

• Hebrews 11:23-Share that “by faith” Moses mother hid him for 3 months and not afraid to disobey the king’s command

• Hebrews 11:24- “By faith” Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter 

• “By Faith” shows up 19 times in Hebrews 11. What are we really leaving our children behind? 

• Most people will want to leave their children strong values, morals, good education, and money

• This text urges us to leave our children a consecrated heart and the faithfulness of God’s goodness. Share how God has extended his grace to you and your family. “A Spiritual Heritage”

• Hebrews 11:1- “Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”. This scripture means believing that God will bring you the things you hope for.

• African American people journey of faith through the years:

• The Black Church is the only institution that has safely seen us through abolish of slavery, reconstruction, civil rights movement, Jim Crow, and the new Jim Crow

• God has used Black people of faith to help black people get the right to vote, access to housing and education

• Jesus is the only way to the Father and rescued us from the slavery of sin. God will liberate you from not only what oppressed you spiritually but physically too.

• The Black Church has been the place where social justice was organized and began. The Black Church is the birth canal for greatness in the United States

• It was “By Faith” that:

• Our institution has been built

• Turned legislation around

• We mobilize people to march

• We funded universities

• We have provided scholarships

• Our disobedience has been challenged

• Our rebellion has been corrected

• We has resisted inaccurate theological dogma 

• The text says we should anchor our faith in God because of what God has done and what God will do

• You only need faith to accomplish things that are impossible to get done

• Can you say God is still good even if you don’t receive the answer you were looking for?

• They knew if they died but they knew it would be a better resurrection 

• They saw the goodness of God and wanted more than what Earth has to offer