That Apart From Us The OT Saints Should Not Be Made Perfect

September 3, 2017
Sermon
Lesson 43
Hebrews 11:35b-40

That Apart From Us The OT Saints Should Not Be Made Perfect

Main Idea: Our forbears in the faith model saving faith for us!

Part I: Through their triumphs (32-35a) (last week)

Part II: Through their sufferings (35b-38)
• Tortured (35b)
• Mocked and flogged (36)
• Chained and imprisoned (36)
• Stoned (37)
• Sawn in two (37)
• Killed with the sword (37)
• Wandered in skins of sheep and goats (37)
• Were destitute, afflicted, and maltreated (38)
• Wandered about in deserts, mountains, dens and caves (38)

Part III: Through their future perfection with us (39-40)
• Commended for their faith (39)
• Did not receive what was promised (39)
• God provided something better for us—that apart from us, they should not be made perfect (40)

Applications
We need the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ to atone for our sin.
We need the atonement of Christ to cleanse our consciences.
We need a clean conscience to please God in all that we do.
We need to believe in Christ as our perfect sacrifice!

God’s sovereignty sometimes brings triumph,
sometimes suffering,
but always His glory!