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Obeying God The Life of Noah! Hebrews 11:7 Hebrews 10:36-39 Never Shrink Back From Obeying His Word! Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. Noah's Beginning! Genesis 5:28 Lamech lived one hundred and eighty-two years, and became the father of a son. 29 Now he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will give us rest from our work and from the toil of our hands arising from the ground which the LORD has cursed." NASU Noah's Environment! Genesis 6:1-7 Noah's Character! Genesis 6:8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. 9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. 2 Corinthians 6:14 -18 Keep Yourself Unbound to Unbelievers! 1. Noah Trusted, Obeyed and Pleased God! • Hear the Word of God! Genesis 6:13-21 Noah Heard the Word of God! Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. • Fear the Lord! Ecclesiastes 12:13 The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. • Obey the Word of God! Genesis 6:22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did. The Connection between faith and Obedience! • Faith Results In Salvation! Acts 16:31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." • Faith Produces Obedience! Hebrews 3:12-19 Faith and Obedience! 2. Noah's Obedience Saved His Household! Noah In Fear Prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, Your faith, your actions, your life style Effects Your Children! Deuteronomy 5:8-9 You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. 9'You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, 3. Noah Condemned the World! Your Faith Exposes the World! Romans 12:19 Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord. 20 "BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD." Your Faith Warns the World! Matthew 24:37 "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days which were before the flood they were eating and drinking, they were marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be" |
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