By Faith Abraham Obeyed God When He Was Tested

As I prepared to write this message, I wrote down the following thought: Do you believe that God is the God of the impossible and miraculous?

If your answer is yes, it might be because you’ve seen him at work through improbable, bizarre, and yet incredible situations in your life and in the lives of those around you. Despite this, it’s often still hard for us to trust him, remembering and believing his promises, isn’t it? We don't always admit it out loud, but, for example, you might have seen the most unlikely people come to Christ, yet struggle to believe he will save the loved ones you’ve been praying for over the years. Or maybe you’ve seen God provide when things were tight financially, and even remembering those times, you still can’t make the math math, so you struggle to trust that he will provide when you face financial strain. Maybe you remember how God opened doors of opportunity that you never expected, but now you struggle to believe that he will open the right doors at the right time.

As we continue our series through Hebrews 11, we’ll be reminded that God made some awesome promises to Abraham, and all God called Abraham to do was trust him and follow him, one step at a time. When we trust and follow, we can expect him to demonstrate his perfect faithfulness to us.

Series: By Faith

Message 4: By Faith Abraham Obeyed God When He Was Tested

Text: Hebrews 11:8-10, 17-19

Patrice Charade

Harvest Alliston

September 27, 2026

When I believe the promises of God, I will…

…follow his lead (v. 8-9)

2 Corinthians 5:21