Lessons Learned from Noah: Faith, Obedience, and Salvation

1. L ESSONS L EARNED F ROM N OAH Hebrews 11:7 1

2. H EBREWS 11:7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith NKJV 2

3. I NTRODUCTION Noah was a man of great faith Listed with many other Ancients (Elders) Abel Enoch Abraham Isaac Jacob Moses The account of Noah and the Ark is well known This account captures our attention Many lessons can be learned 3

4. L ESSONS L EARNED F ROM N OAH 4

5. G OOD & E VIL E XIST I N T HIS W ORLD God allows us to make choices We are a free moral agent to make choices Isaiah 1:18-20 Every choice has consequences We will choose between one or the other Joshua - 24:15 Isaiah - 7:15 We must choose righteousness to please God Romans 6:8-18, 23 Noah was a good man in an very wicked world! Genesis 6:5-8 Lessons Learned From Noah 5

6. G OD H ATES S IN God Loves Mankind John 3:16-17 God saw the great wickedness in Noahs day 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart Genesis 6:5, 6 We must hate evil! Psalms 97:10 Proverbs 6:16-19 Lessons Learned From Noah 6

7. N OAH B ELIEVED G OD Noah had great faith in God He believed Gods promises Hebrews 11:7 Faith comes by hearing Gods word Romans 10:17 Faith is confidence in Gods promises before receiving the promise Hebrews 11:1 Noah received Gods approval by his faith became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith - Hebrews 11:7 obtained a good testimony - Hebrews 11:2 Lessons Learned From Noah 7

8. N OAH O BEYED G OD Noah did not act by faith only James 2:26 He demonstrated his faith coupled with works Built the Ark according to Gods instructions Genesis 6:14-16, 22 Godly faith - Works, Acts, Obeys! This faith does exactly what God says, the way He says! No questions asked! Lessons Learned From Noah 8

9. N OAH W AS A P REACHER OF R IGHTEOUSNESS Noah preached while the ark was being prepared and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly - NJKV, 2 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 3:19-20 He condemned the world Hebrews 11:7 Noah demonstrated the example of Godly faith Righteous, upright & just - Genesis 7:1 Noah walked with God - Genesis 6:9 Lessons Learned From Noah 9

10. G OD S P ATIENCE H AS L IMITS God is Longsuffering 1 Peter 3:19, 20; 2 Peter 3:9 He waited while Noah prepared for the flood The day Gods patience would end The end of Gods patience came Genesis 7:6-24 We must live for the day of the Lord Matthew 24:37-42 The door will be shut Matthew 25:1-7 Lessons Learned From Noah 10

11. G OD P UNISHES THE D ISOBEDIENT Only 8 souls were saved Others could have obeyed God Chose not to obey The God of love will allow you to make your own choice Isaiah 59:1, 2 All were saved but those outside of the Ark God does not refuse man, man refuses God 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 Lessons Learned From Noah 11

12. G OD B LESSES T HE O BEDIENT Noah found favor with God He walked with God He influenced his family to obey God The 8 souls that were saved OBEYED We must be obedient to God to be saved Acts 10:34, 35 We must obey God in faith on His terms Hebrews 5:8, 9; 11:6 Lessons Learned From Noah 12

13. C ONCLUSION Lesson Learned From Noah Good & Evil Exist in this World God Hates Sin Noah Believed God Noah Obeyed God Noah Was A Preacher of Righteousness Gods Patience Has Limits God Punishes the Disobedient God Blesses the Obedient Lessons Learned From Noah 13

14. T RUST AND O BEY G OD Lessons Learned From Noah 14