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Faith Now, but Soon Face to Face - Lectio Continua

Faith overcomes fear when the world and its rulers turn hostile. Faith sees the invisible King, celebrates His deliverance in the Passover, and follows Him safely through the waters of judgment.

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Faith overcomes fear when the world and its rulers turn hostile. Faith sees the invisible King, celebrates His deliverance in the Passover, and follows Him safely through the waters of judgment.

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Aug 15, 2026

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Pastor Chris Gordon

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Show Notes

0:00 - Introduction
0:48 - Scripture Reading: Hebrews 11:23–29
1:54 - The Theme: Overcoming Fear
4:03 - Faith's Overcoming Quality
5:38 - Faith Sees, Celebrates, Follows
6:11 - Verse 27: Forsaking Egypt
9:28 - Exodus 2 and an Apparent Contradiction
12:12 - The Fears We Actually Carry
13:49 - Persecution and the Hebrew Christians
15:58 - The Danger of Apostasy
18:37 - Seeing Him Who Is Invisible
21:20 - Verse 28: Faith Celebrates the Passover
25:07 - The Supper and the Fear of the Disciples
26:42 - Verse 29: Faith Follows Through the Red Sea
31:37 - Closing Encouragement and Prayer

Mentions:
John Calvin — on the identity of Moses' departure from Egypt
John Knox — his reply concerning Queen Mary I ("Bloody Mary")
Queen Mary I of England
Joshua Harris — author of a widely read book on dating; cited as an example of apostasy
Exodus 2 and Exodus 14
Hebrews 12:1–2
Matthew 26 — the institution of the Lord's Supper
2 Kings 6 — Elisha and the opened eyes of his servant

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