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By faith… what more can I say?
God's people have always lived by faith, looking forward in hope, trusting an invisible God. We must learn to recognise faith in the lives of Old Testament saints. The judges, David, Samuel, the prophets were all men of faith.
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Jesus and the Seventy (10:1)
Jesus sent out seventy (or was it seventy-two?) messengers. Like the elders chosen by Moses, they were his representatives, sharing his work and equipped by his Spirit.
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By faith… Joshua and Rahab
All God's elect are saved through faith. But faith may show itself in many very different ways. The faith shown by the Israelites at Jericho was very different from the faith shown by Rahab within the city. But both were God-given.
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By faith… Moses persuaded
Moses had to persuade an entire nation that they were in danger, that there was only one way of escape; that they had to leave Egypt without delay and brave the wilderness. By faith he rose to the challenge and succeeded.
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God’s purpose, God’s Messiah, God’s people
A look-back over the first nine chapters of Luke's gospel, tracing the main themes.