Chris Sheppard

Hebrews 11:8-12 presents Abraham and Sarah as examples of living the whole journey of life by faith in God's promises. The sermon calls believers to make the life of faith their all-consuming aim from beginning to end.

Hebrews 11:7 shows Noah obeying God by faith because he worshiped rightly and walked with God faithfully. The sermon calls believers to become people whose faith produces righteousness, blamelessness, and obedient lives before God.

Acts 9:10-19 completes Saul's conversion account by showing Christ sending Ananias, restoring Saul's sight, and summoning him into service. The sermon distinguishes Saul's unique experience from the common marks of conversion: encountering

Genesis 5, Hebrews 11, and Jude present Enoch as a man who walked with God by faith and pleased Him. The sermon teaches that faith is both the way to life and the way to live, and that God rewards those who diligently seek Him.

Acts 9 introduces the conversion of Saul, the persecutor of the church who is confronted and saved by the risen Christ. The sermon calls hearers to rejoice in saving grace and to recognize repentance, surrender, and service as marks of true

Hebrews 11:4 and Genesis 4 contrast Abel's worship by faith with Cain's rejected, man-centered worship. The sermon warns that worship must be offered God's way and that every life leaves behind a testimony of true or false worship.

Hebrews 11:1-3 explains biblical faith as confident assurance in what God has promised and conviction about what is unseen. The sermon introduces faith as the way to life and the way to live before the chapter's examples unfold.

Acts 8:25-40 shows Philip led by the Spirit to explain Christ from Scripture to the Ethiopian eunuch. The sermon highlights Spirit-directed evangelism, the gospel's spread beyond Jerusalem, and God's ability to use faithful servants in

Ephesians 5-6 frames parenting as a Christian responsibility carried out in love, holiness, and the life of the local church. The sermon calls parents and children to pursue God's purposes together as families are brought up in the

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Christian parenting is framed as stewardship under God, with children treated as His blessing and fathers called to lead in nurturing their families. The sermon begins seven practical lessons for bringing up children in the discipline and