The Great Hall of Faith | Hebrews 11:1-6 | Broken People and Famous Faith

Summit Life with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Who are you, really? In a culture rife with comparison, the question of identity is one that tends to plague many of us. Is your identity anchored in things such as your accomplishments, your net worth, your social media presence—or in God’s purpose and plan for your life? In this week’s message from Matthew 3 and 4, Pastor J.D. explains common snares that Satan uses to attack our identity and how, by being grounded in the truths of Scripture, we can avoid becoming entangled in them.

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0:00.0	The deliverer's name was Jesus.
0:02.0	He paid for your sin and covered it over through his death just like God promised to Adam and Eve.
0:07.0	The deliverer who would cover our sin debt and crush the head of the serpent has come.
0:11.0	All you have to do is believe it and then make your offerings in response to God's favor, not as an attempt to earn it.
0:32.5	Welcome back to the Summit Life podcast with Pastor, author, and apologist, J.D. Greer.
0:38.1	As always, I'm your host, Molly Bidovich. Did you know that we have a weekly newsletter packed with free content? Every Tuesday, we'll send you the latest from Pastor J.D., links to recent
0:42.9	podcast episodes, news on free downloads, updates on new releases, and even stories from fellow listeners.
0:49.8	Head over to jd.gere.com right now and sign up. Today, Pastor Jaddy begins a brand new,
0:55.9	never before-aired teaching series through Hebrews 11 by helping us see what faith looks like
1:01.1	in practice. Hebrews 11 is often referred to as the Great Hall of Faith. But while the stories
1:07.5	are indeed powerful, the people in them aren't perfect, and their faith isn't unattainable.
1:13.1	Today we look at Abel and Enoch, and we're reminded that faith isn't just what we believe.
1:18.3	It's how we live.
1:19.7	So let's get started.
1:21.0	Here's Pastor J.D.
1:30.8	Hebrews chapter 11.
1:38.6	I love sports halls of fame, and I particularly love watching good Hall of Fame induction speeches.
1:41.6	One of my all-time favorites was from this guy.
1:43.9	I'm not sure if you recognize him or not.
1:45.3	Hopefully you do. This is Walter Payton, who played running back for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears in the 1980s when
1:50.4	all of the greatest athletes lived. His nickname, his nickname was, anybody remember his nickname?
1:56.6	Sweetness, exactly. Sweetness, because the way he could move and glide was just, it was like molasses. It was sugar. It was sweet. The best part of his induction speech was his explanation of how he developed all of his crazy moves. He said in that induction speech, and I quote, he said, my mom went to work on Saturdays, and she made my older brother
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