By Faith: The Walls of Jericho Fell and By Faith: Sarah
Ryan Rainey - VR campus and Josh Brake - FB campus
Part of By Faith—Hebrews 11
July 18, 2021

For Farmers Branch Campus notes please scroll down to the bottom of the Vista Ridge notes.

By Faith: The Walls of Jericho Fell

By Faith Series
July 18, 2021
Vista Ridge Campus
Ryan Rainey, VR Campus Pastor, The Branch Church


Hebrews 11:30 (NIV)
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.


Joshua 6:2 (NIV)
“See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.”

Two Things We Need To Keep In Mind

  • When attacking your Jericho, focus on the promise, not the problem.

Joshua 6:2 (NIV)
“See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men.”

Favorite Banners To March Under

  • … everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. (1 John 5:4 NIV)

  • “For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” (Deuteronomy 20:4 NIV)

  • No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (I Corinthians 10:13 NIV)

  • If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:9 NIV)

  • “… the Lord your God, goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6b NIV)

Second Thing We Need To Keep In Mind

  • When attacking your Jericho, obey even when you don’t understand.


Luke 18:27 (NIV)
“What is impossible with man is possible with God.”

A Good Template For Living By Faith

  • Believe God will make a way.

  • Focus on His promise.

  • Believe enough to make your move.

  • Obey, even when you don’t understand.


Father, Your Word says that no weapon formed against me will prosper, and I declare it in Jesus’ Name. Your Word says that trouble will not arise a second time. I declare in Jesus’ Name that Satan cannot make trouble for me again, like he has in the past. I declare in the Name of Jesus that all of these prayers are answered and taken care of by trusting You. I stand on Your Word. The enemy is driven out from me; and from my home, workplace, church family, children, and loved ones. I declare that he is not able to stand against me.

No weapon formed against me will prosper, because the Spirit of the Lord is with me, protecting me. I declare these truths in the Name of Jesus. Anything that comes against me or my family that is not in line with the truth and will of God, I command to bow to the powerful Name of Jesus. Father God, I give You all of my thanksgiving, praise, glory, honor, and worship. Thank You for loving me, making me clean, and giving me purpose. I pray this through Jesus Christ, Amen.

FARMERS BRANCH CAMPUS NOTES

By Faith: Sarah

By Faith Series
July 18, 2021
Farmers Branch Campus
Josh Brake, NexGen Minister, The Branch Church


Hebrews 11:11-12 (ESV)
By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.


Genesis 16:1-4a (ESV)
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, “Behold now, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram her husband as a wife. And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived.


Genesis 20:17-18 (ESV)
Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, and also healed his wife and female slaves so that they bore children. For the Lord had closed all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.


Genesis 21:1-2 (ESV)
The Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did to Sarah as he had promised. And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him.

Three Quick Ways We Can Run Our Race With Endurance

  • Running our race with endurance involves reminding ourselves of God’s promises.


Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)
“(God) will never leave you nor forsake you.”

  • Running our race with endurance involves surrounding ourselves with people who remind us of God’s promises.

  • Running our race with endurance involves getting back up when we fall down.