Hebrews 11:5-6: Enoch

Hebrews 11:5-6: Enoch

***vs. 5- Enoch walked with God and God did not let him experience death. Enoch was pleasing to the Lord because of his faith. That faith led to a life of walking with the Lord- having a relationship with the Lord and doing things that pleased Him.

~Genesis 5:21-24: Enoch walked with the Lord. Walking with God is something that we can only do if we have the same nature as God.

~2 Corinthians 6:14-18: If we are in Christ, we are the temple of the Lord and have nothing in common with darkness (we have been made new and changed from our old nature to a new nature). We are called to be different than the world and please the Lord.

~2 Corinthians 5:17: If we are in Christ, we are a new creation. He has made us new so that we can have a relationship with Him.

~1 Corinthians 6:9-11: We need to remember the gospel. We were all at one time apart from Christ. Jesus made us clean through His blood. He washed us, sanctified us, and justified us SO THAT we could be near to Him and walk with Him as Enoch did.

~Romans 8: The righteous will live by faith- as Enoch did. Living by faith is not easy but you will NEVER sacrifice anything for the Lord and regret it in the end. Remember that in the Lord there are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16).

***vs. 6- Without faith we cannot please God. We have to believe that He is who He says He is according to His Word(we must read and trust the bible). We submit to Him and what He says- otherwise we are worshipping an idol- a god that we have created with our own imagination that cannot save or satisfy us.

~Ephesians 2:8-9: We are saved by His grace through faith. We must come to Him and ask for faith because it is a gift given by Him. We all have times where we relate to the man in Mark 9:24 who believed but needed help with his unbelief.

~The same words were used in the Bible when it says that Enoch "walked" with God and was "pleasing" to God. Those things go together and cannot be separated. To be like Enoch, we must find out what pleases God and do it. This is walking with Him and it cannot be accomplished without the grace of the Lord.

~Enoch was 65 years old when he started walking with God. As long as we are breathing, it is not too late. The Lord knew all of the horrible things that we would do in our lives and He still went to the cross so that we could have a relationship with Him. It is not too late. Come to Him today. Acknowledge your lack of faith and ask the Lord to help you live a life that pleases Him. He wants you to have a relationship with Him where you enjoy one another and have continual fellowship with one another as a bride and her husband.

We are praying for you all tonight. We pray that you will remember the convictions that the Lord gave you tonight and pray that you will hold nothing back. If there is anything hindering your relationship with Christ, let it go!! It isn't worth. Only Jesus will satisfy you fully. We love you! If you want a place to come and have fellowship and a place where you can confess sin and grow in your relationship with Christ, we would love to have you on Sunday nights in small groups. Again, we love you!

~Sonny and Casi

Tonights song list:

1. We Have Come: Will Reagan & United Pursuit

2. Savior King: Hillsong

3. Solid Rock: Page CXVI

4. Restless: Switchfoot

5. With Everything: Hillsong

6. For Who You Are: Hillsong

7. You're Beautiful: Phil Wickam