Deutero Q

This past Sunday I preached from Hebrews 11:1-19 and sprinkled my sermon with the following quotations from three great Christians:

"Without an element of risk in our exploits for God there is no need for faith." --Hudson Taylor

"Attempt great things for God, expect great things from God." --William Carey

“Faith, though it hath sometimes a trembling hand, it must not have a withered hand, but must stretch.” --Thomas Watson

Of course as wonderful as those quotations are, more wonderful and powerful still is the following scriptural declaration:

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him" (Hebrews 11:6).