Adrian Rogers was a motivator, an encourager, and a leader of the faith.

He was also passionate about presenting scriptural application to everyday life circumstances,

and you'll hear that in today's message.

Now, let's join Adrian Rogers.

How would you like to have great faith?

I trust that's what you want.

And when you came to Jesus Christ,

God enrolled you in the school of faith.

Life is the classroom, the Bible is the textbook. The prophets and the apostles are the professors,

and Abraham would have to be the dean in the school of faith.

We're going to learn about Abraham.

Abraham, what a great man was Abraham.

He's called the father of them that believe.

And most of this 11th chapter of Hebrews

that speaks of champions of the faith

is given over to the life of this man, Abraham.

Let's look in Hebrews 11, beginning in verse 8.

By faith, Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive

for an inheritance, obeyed.

And he went out, not knowing whether he went.

By faith, he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob,

the heirs with him of the same promise, for he looked for a city which hath foundations,

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