By Faith: Old Testament Believers (Part Two)
(Hebrews 11:32-38)
I. Faith makes you triumphant in victory. (Hebrews 32-35a)
A. Faith obtains the victory (Hebrews 11:32-33; Joshua 23:14; 2 Samuel 8:15; Hebrews 11:13, 39)
B. Faith rescues from danger (Hebrews 11:33-34; Daniel 3:28, 6:21-22; 2 Peter 2:9)
C. Faith turns weakness into strength. (Hebrews 11:34-35; Judges 7:2; 1 Kings 17:17-24; 2 Kings 4:18-37; 2 Corinthians 12:9)
II. Faith makes you triumphant in suffering. (Hebrews 11:35b-38)
A. Faith overcomes physical persecution. (Hebrews 11:35-36; 1 Kings 22:24-28; Jeremiah 37:14-21; Hebrews 10:32-34)
B. Faith overcomes execution and death. (Hebrews 11:37; 2 Chronicles 24:20-22; Jeremiah 26:20-23; Matthew 14:10, 23:37; Luke 11:50-51)
C. Faith overcomes hardships of all kinds. (Hebrews 11:37-38; Zechariah 13:4; Matthew 8:20)