With a relaxing of the lock down rules during the Coronavirus crisis the church is able to run services again in the sanctuary, but with a limited number of worshippers. However, the decision to simultaneously continue with the live-stream services online was taken.

Below is the recording of the sermon for this week. Pastor Ray Pountney introduces two of our Bible College students who bring today’s exegetical sermon in digging deep for the treasure of God’s Word.

Living in Faith pt. 2: Meaning of Faith – Hebrews 11:1-3a, 4-11a, 13a, 23-30a – Ken and Mercy Nakamura – 27th September 2020

• Reflective Hymn & Hebrews 11:1-11a, 13a, 23-30a

  Trust and Obey

  When we walk with the Lord
  In the light of His Word,
  What a glory He sheds on our way;
  While we do His good will,
  He abides with us still,
  And with all who will trust and obey.

  Trust and obey,
  For there’s no other way
  To be happy in Jesus,
  But to trust and obey.

  Not a shadow can rise,
  Not a cloud in the skies,
  But His smile quickly drives it away;
  Not a doubt or a fear,
  Not a sigh or a tear,
  Can abide while we trust and obey.

  Trust and obey…

  Not a burden we bear,
  Not a sorrow we share,
  But our toil He doth richly repay;
  Not a grief or a loss,
  Not a frown or a cross,
  But is blest if we trust and obey.

  Trust and obey…

  But we never can prove
  The delights of His love,
  Until all on the altar we lay;
  For the favor He shows,
  And the joy He bestows,
  Are for them who will trust and obey.

  Trust and obey…

  Then in fellowship sweet
  We will sit at His feet,
  Or we’ll walk by His side in the way;
  What He says we will do;
  Where He sends, we will go,
  Never fear, only trust and obey.

  Trust and obey…

  
  By Faith We Understand
   
  1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
   
  3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, [Pastor Ray did not read section b of this verse but expounded briefly on it instead] …so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
   
  Faith at the Dawn of History
   
  4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.
   
  5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
   
  7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
   
  Faithful Abraham
   
  8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
   
  11a By faith Sarah herself also received strength…
   
  The Heavenly Hope
   
  13a These all died in faith…
   
  The Faith of Moses
   
  23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the king’s command.
   
  24 By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 25 choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,26 esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for he looked to the reward.
   
  27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured as seeing Him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them.
   
  29 By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned.
   
  By Faith They Overcame
   
  30a By faith the walls of Jericho fell down…
   
  New King James Version

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