What I hope to do is show you from the book of Hebrews

that if you've ever dreamed of having a faith that is so real

that you'd be willing to sacrifice all your possessions for the sake of Christ and do it gladly?

Or if you've ever dreamed that you would have a faith that is so authentic

that you would be a faith that is so authentic

that you would be able to choose against wealth

and comfort and security in order to serve God's people

for 40 years and do it gladly.

Or if you've ever dreamed that you could have a faith

so powerful that you would give your life

to save other lives gladly, then the pathway to your dreams is here. It's here. So what I'm about to show you is the pathway into that kind of

radical, real, authentic, life-changing faith

from the book of Hebrews,

and I invite you to turn to Hebrews chapter 11

as I pray.

Father, I do need your help.

We need your help

because faith is a gift.

And it is so different than anything this world knows.

There are no analogies that come close to what we're about to see.

And I want to see the students and the faculty and the friends here go so deep with face, this kind of face that they would indeed be able to lose all their possessions, choose against comfort, lay down their lives gladly,

for Christ's sake.

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