Hebrews 11:
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Confidence in what we hope for and Assurance about what we do not see!
13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.
14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Confidence and Assurance!
Faith is- I Believe God is who He says He is, and I Declare He will do what He says He will do!
How do we live out Confidence and Assurance?
“Just Keep Swimming” -Dory
Faith Trusts Even When It’s Scared
Faith doesn’t eliminate fear—it moves in spite of it!
Faith Walks With Others
Faith gets stronger in community!
Faith Believes the Unseen
Faith holds onto God even when we can’t see what He’s doing.
2 Corinthians 5:7- "For we live by faith, not by sight."
Faith Doesn’t Quit
Faith trusts the One who made the Promise!
Hebrews 11:39-40
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
Faith moves us forward, Believing in Confidence, Declaring with Assurance, until we see what we Hoped for!
Family Follow-up:
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
This week, do one thing that scares you—but do it in faith.
Encourage one person whose faith is weak.
And in the moments where you feel lost, uncertain, or stuck—remember Dory’s wisdom:
“Just Keep Swimming”
