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Today’s Focus:

Witnesses

In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Dear Heavenly Father,

You are an amazing God. Thank you for sending your son to be our Savior. We are sorry for our sin. Help us learn from those who came before us so we can be more like Jesus and share the love He showed us. Please bless our time together. In Your Name, Amen.

Opening Prayer

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.

2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1-2

WitnessesHebrews 12: 1a

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses…”

Today’s Focus

What can we learn from them?

What is a witness?

Who are these

witnesses?

Today’s Questions:

What is a witness?A witness is a person who testifies to

something they have seen and know is true.

Who are these Witnesses?

The author of Hebrews offers a

partial list in Chapter 11.

Why Should we Care?We often rely on ourselves to make

decisions, but the witnesses mentioned in Hebrews 11 show us

that we should trust and rely on God.

Our way doesn’t always work, God’s way does.

Who Am I?

(Faith Edition)

My name may mean vanity, breath, or

vapor

I was the second child born in my family

I was probably a shepherd

I lived in what is now present-day Iraq or Iran

After I died my brother Seth

was born

I can be found in

Luke 11:51

And in Matthew

23:35

But most people know me from Genesis 4:1-8

I am Abel.

Think on it.Later in your small groups you will

answer theses questions:

1. Why was Abel mentioned as a witness in Hebrews 11?

2. What can we learn from Abel?

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Noah

That’s Pretty Neat!Hebrews 11:7

“It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.”

God said to Noah There’s gonna be a floody, floody.

God said to Noah There’s gonna be a floody, floody.

Rise and ShineGen 6-8

Get those children Out of the muddy, muddy,

Children of the Lord.

So, rise and shine And give God the glory, glory.

Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory.Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory,


Noah, he built him, He built him an arky, arky.

Noah, he built him, He built him an arky, arky.

Made it out of gopher Barky, barky,


The animals, they came on,They came on by two-sies, two-sies.

The animals, they came on,They came on by two-sies, two-sies.Elephants and Kangaroosies, roosies,


It rained and poured for forty daysies, daysies.It rained and poured for forty daysies, daysies.

Nearly drove those animals crazy, crazy.Children of the Lord.

Finally, yes finally, the rain did stoppy, stoppy.Finally, yes finally, the rain did stoppy, stoppy.

Landed on a mountain toppy, toppy,Children of the Lord.

The animals, the animals,They came off by threesies, threesies.

The animals, the animals,They came off by threesies, threesies.

Elephants and chimpanzeesies, zeesies.Children of the Lord.

The sun came out And dried out the landy, landy.

The sun came out And dried out the landy, landy.

Everything was Fine and dandy, dandy,Children of the Lord.

This is the end of, The end of our story, story.

This is the end of, The end of our story, story.

Everything is hunky-dory, dory,Children of the Lord


Rise and shine And give God the glory, glory.

Rise and shine And give God the glory, glory,


Who Am I?

(Faith Edition)

I did not die. God “took me away”

My father’s name was Jared

I lived in the Ancient Fertile

Crescent

My most famous child was Methuselah

You can read about me in Jude 1:14-15

Noah was my great-grandson

I lived 365 years

Most people know me from the book of

Genesis

I am Enoch.



1. Why was Enoch mentioned as a witness in Hebrews 11?

2. What can we learn from Enoch?

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Abraham

That’s Pretty Neat!Hebrews 11:8-19

• Left his home and went to a land God gave him• His wife Sarah had a child even

though she was old and barren• He offered his only son, Isaac, as

a sacrifice when God tested him• And because of his faith his

descendants became as numerous as the stars

Father Abraham had many sonsAnd many sons had father Abraham

I am one of them, and so are youSo let’s all praise the Lord!

1. Right Arm 4. Left Foot2. Left Arm 5. Nod Your Head3. Right Foot 6. Turn Around

Father Abraham

ConfessionUnlike the witnesses we’ve looked at, we often rely on ourselves instead of

on God.

Let’s take a moment to confess our sins and ask for forgiveness.

ConfessionL: Let us make a confession of our sins.

C: Merciful Father, we poor sinners confess that we are guilty of our sins. We sin when we try to rely on ourselves instead of on You. When we focus on ourselves we often hurt others and don’t do what you want us to do. Help us learn from those who have come before us so we can be more like Jesus. Lord, we are sorry and seek your forgiveness.

ForgivenessL: Our loving Father sees our pain and the pain we give

to others. Christ lived, died, and rose again, so that there would be forgiveness to replace the hurts of our lives. Through the love and grace of Christ, we are forgiven.

C: May we go out into the world knowing we are completely forgiven and that You will guide our thoughts and actions so that we can be more like Jesus. Amen!

Who Am I?

(Faith Edition)

I disobeyed God at Meribah

My parents were slaves

I carried a staff

I grew up in Egypt

Led people to the edge of

Canaan

I spent a lot of time in the desert

I wrote Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,

Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

With God’s help, I

parted the Red Sea

I am Moses.



1. Why was Moses mentioned as a witness in Hebrews 11?

2. What can we learn from Moses?

Pharaoh, Pharaoh,Oh baby, let my people go!

(Oofta!)Ya, sure, you betcha.

(repeat)

Pharaoh, PharaohEx. 3-15

Well, a burnin’ bush told me just the other dayThat I should come over here and stay.

Got to get my people out of Pharaoh’s hand.And lead them all to the promised land!



(repeat)

So me and God’s people comin’ to the Red Sea,And Pharaoh’s army comin’ after me.I raised my rod, stuck it in the sand,

And all of God’s people walked upon dry land!



(repeat)

Well, old Pharaoh’s army was a-comin’ too.So what do you think that I did do?

I raised my rod, and I cleared my throat,And all of Pharaoh’s army Did the dead man’s float



(repeat)

WitnessesOt

her Check Out Hebrews 11 to learn more!

•Sarah•Isaac•Jacob•Joseph•Joshua

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Read Hebrews 11

Make a list of everything you learned from those who have come before you.

Who are other ‘witnesses’ in the Bible who are not mentioned in Hebrews 11? What can you learn from them?

Meet back in about 20 minutes

Small Groups

What did you learn from the people mentioned in Hebrews 11?

Who else did you list as ‘witnesses’ from the Bible that you can look to? What did you

learn from them?

Small Groups

Turn your eyes upon JesusLook full in His wonderful face

And the things of Earth will grow strangely dimIn the light of His glory and grace

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Pastor’s Message

Apostle’s CreedI believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell.

Apostle’s CreedThe third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Today’s ThoughtThe Bible is filled with witnesses, people who have seen what God can do, yet we still have a hard time changing from relying on ourselves to relying on God. I challenge you to spend more time in the Word, in prayer, and in doing daily devotions to learn directly from God what his plans are for you. Switch from trying to tell God your plans to listening to God’s plans for you!

Men: Walkin’, walkin’, walkin’ in the light.Walkin’, walkin’, walkin’ in the light. (repeat)

Women: Walkin’ in the light, ooh-ooh, We can trust each other; Walkin’ n the light, ooh-ooh, We can see ourselves.

Walkin’ in the LightPs 89:15; Isa 2:5; 1 Jn 1:7

It’s a sad situation,People running scared.

It’s a crazy mixed-up worldWhere there’s nothing to fear but fear.

2, 3, 4, What da ya think your feet are for?

We always walk in darkness,Forget about the day.

We’re afraid to face our problems;We’re hoping they’ll go away!


So we finally pull our heads out,Pull ‘em from the sand.

There’s light and warmth and sunshine,And it’s never dark again!


ClosingL: Lets us fix our eyes on JesusC: The author and perfecter of our faith

L: Let us fix our eyes on JesusC: So that we can be more like Him.

BenedictionL: Jesus is here, Jesus is there, Jesus is everywhere,

but especially, because He loves us, He lives right here in our hearts.

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