PLEASING GOD (Part 2)

Hebrews 11:4-5

I. (v.4) WORSHIP OF GOD BY FAITH PLEASES HIM

  • Our example is Abel - Genesis 4:1-8
  • Our example is Enoch - Genesis 5:21-24

  1. Abel pleased God
  2. Cain didn’t please God
  1. Abel offered a sacrifice to God
  2. God expressed His approval of Abel

  1. His heart was revealed in his response to God
  2. His heart was revealed in his response to his brother

II. (v.5) WALKING WITH GOD BY FAITH PLEASES HIM

  1. The reality of Enoch’s walk with God
  2. The effect of Enoch’s walk with God

  1. Walking – a metaphor for daily life
  2. Walking with – demonstrates fellowship and agreement

  1. God took him
  2. Enoch left a testimony