Noah’s Faith Walk

Genesis 6:5-14 (NLT)

Faith Overcoming Doubt 01 | Mick Veach | lead pastor | first aired on 04.11.2021

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The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart. And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.” But Noah found favor with the Lord.

This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God. Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Now God saw that the earth had become corrupt and was filled with violence. God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt. So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth!

“Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. —Genesis 6:5-14

Introduction

1 ) Faith “is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”—Hebrews 11:1

2 ) Faith and Doubt at times both exist

a. You have to doubt in order to have faith

1. Examples—Mickey is born that experience builds my faith

2. A helpless child is sexually abused brings doubt

2 ) Three Types of people with faith

a. People who have caught what faith because of doubt

b. People who have chosen not believe

c. People who vacillate between faith and doubt depending on the situation

3 ) Faith is Trust and the question is, can you trust God?

4 ) Faith Walking is active and it build upon itself

a. It begins with worship, intimacy with Jesus

b. Moves to walking with God—getting to know him daily

c. Lastly, working for God is the result of prior two

5 ) Understanding Hebrews 11:6—without faith it is impossible to please God.

a. No faith=no relationship with God

b. “Name it, claim it” can have horrible consequences

6 ) Hebrews 11:7 declares the benefits of Noah walking with God

a. Noah’s family is saved

b. Wicked are proved to be wrong

c. Noah is considered righteous

7 ) God calls Noah to a wild act that seems completely crazy:

a. Build a boat

b. 450 feet long, 75 wide and 45 high with no power tools

c. 100 miles from the ocean

d. Flood—no one understands this

8 )The call of God most of the time demands faith

a. It is bigger than us

b. It is beyond our ability

c. It is beyond our resource

d. It is sometimes defies logic

Three Requirements for Noah to walk with God

I. Noah

God’s

Reveal Answer

call

A. Hebrews 11:7—He did it out of fear

1. Understanding reverence for God

2. Exodus 20—Mount Sinai

3. Fear of God trumps doubt

B. Genesis 6:22—Noah did everything just as God called him, why?

1. Verse 13-21 explained what was going to happen

2. God’s call had context—not blind faith

C. Noah believed what logic called foolishness

D. Question: How do we know God’s call is authentic?

1. It is God centered

2. The call will not leave us

3. The church should affirm it

4. Mentors come alongside us

E. Understanding that God does not need you to finish his mission

1. He loves you and so he reaches out to include you

2. He wants to be with us

3. Worship leads us to moving ahead with God’s call—Isaiah 6, he saw God

F. Noah did not have moral support for his decision to say yes. No church or good people

G. His obedience saved his family

H. Psalm 19:11 — God uses servants to warn us

Key Point—God’s call is consistent in our lives

II. Noah

his

Reveal Answer

life

for his faith

A. James 2:14-20 — Don’t tell me what you believe show me. Action speaks louder than words

1. Faith is built one step at a time

2. Faith is a relationship in action with God

B. Genesis 6:3 — It is going to take 120 years to accomplish this work

1. Noah had to adjust his life to accomplish this

2. He lived 950 years but he did not know how long he would live so this would take a good portion of his life

3. God’s time table is different than ours

C. Noah’s doubts scream at him:

1. You deserve results, move on

2. Quit so you won’t be mocked anymore

3. I have one problem after another in building this

4. My kids are grumbling

D. How does adjusting look?

1. Added more hours to the call

   • Prioritize

2. Gave something up

   a. Barna says 55% say they would adjust to make their lives better
   b. But they are not willing to do whatever it takes

3. Staying away from comfort

   • The poison that will infect us and immobilize us

4. Submit to the Lord —Psalm 37:4 — He will give us the desires of our heart, it is a daily decision

5. Question: Are you willing to adjust to walk with God?

• It will look different for each of us

Key Point—Faith Walking demands a day to day interaction with Jesus

III. Noah

with God

A. Building with God is difficult because we have influences that get in the way.

B. Culture gets in the way;

1. Genesis 6:5, 11 — that generation was wicked so building a boat without support difficult
2. Building for God today has the same opposition

3. People will mock our faith

   a. Today, we are feeling the same with the exclusivity of Jesus so we do the humanitarian thing only
   b. Faith in the Bible. Really??

4. The Task itself becomes overwhelming

   a. Noah kept commands when others missed it
   b. Noah listened when others laughed
   c. Noah revered God when others disregarded God

5. Matthew 24:37-51—Jesus warns us today using Noah as an example

   a. This generation will be judged—it is coming do you believe?
   b. Jesus is the Ark today and Christ alone can save
   c. Once he comes back the ship door will be closed
   d. We are called to get people into the ark

6. We build with God in a culture that stands against us

   a. We engage culture
   b. We don’t acquiesce to the culture
   c. Striking a balance on the practical side of engaging

7. I Corinthians 15:58 — Paul says our work is not in vain

   • Can you say the things you are engaged with will last?

Key Point—Faith Walking demands dependency upon Jesus

Call to Action:

1. Take your faith from salvation to daily living

2. Listen to God’s call — Psalm 46:10

3. Choose to adjust your life for his purpose

4. Begin to build for his kingdom

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